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From 1890 to May 1908

NOTE

The articles in this Volume are not an index of

Sri Aurobindo’s later views on the leading

problems of the day. His views had undergone

a great change with the development of his

consciousness and knowledge.

The latest views of Sri Aurobindo on these problems appear in

Volume 15 : "Social and Political Thought".

India Renascent*

            THE patriot who offers advice to a great nation in an era of change and turmoil, should be very confident that he has something worth saying before he ventures to speak; but if he can really put some new aspect on a momentous question or emphasise any side of it that has not been clearly understood, it is his bounden duty, however obscure he may be, to ventilate it.
                                                                                                                     

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It is time that an Indian who has devoted his best thoughts and aspirations to the service of his country, should have in his turn a patient hearing.
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*Notes found in Sri Aurobindo’s earliest available manuscripts, dated 1890-92, his student days in England.

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