Chronology

Chronology
The Mother and Sri Aurobindo

15 August, birth of Sri Aurobindo, in Calcutta.

21 February, birth of Mother
in Paris
62 boulevard Haussmann

Departure of Sri Aurobindo for England.

Mother lives at 3 square du Roule.

Sri Aurobindo at King's College, Cambridge.

Sri Aurobindo returns to India.
First revolutionary article.

13 October, Mother's marriage to Henri Morisset.

23 August, birth of André Morisset.

Beginning of Sri Aurobindo's revolutionary activities

Sri Aurobindo has the experience of the Infinite

Mother has her first vision of Sri Aurobindo.
Beginning of Sri Aurobindo's yoga.
Mother's first meeting with Max Theon.

Mother founds her first group: Idea.

First arrest of Sri Aurobindo

Divorce from H. Morisset. Mother moves to 49 rue de Lévis.
January: Sri Aurobindo meets the tantric yogi V. Lele.
Realization of mental silence and Nirvana.
2 May, the "Alipore Bomb Case": imprisonment of Sri Aurobindo, for one year.

February, Sri Aurobindo escapes to Chandernagor, in French India.
4 April, Sri Aurobindo takes refuge in Pondicherry.
April, Paul Richard's first visit to Pondicherry.

Beginning of Prayers and Meditations.

7 March, Mother embarks for India aboard the Kaga Maru.
29 March, meeting of Mother and Sri Aurobindo.
15 August, first issue of the Arya

22 February, Mother leaves Pondicherry for France aboard the Kamo Maru

13 March, Mother embarks at London aboard the Kamo Maru for Japan.

April, Mother leaves Japan.
24 April, arrival in Pondicherry
24 November, Mother comes to live near Sri Aurobindo in the Guest House.

January, end of the Arya

October, Sri Aurobindo and Mother take up residence at 9 rue de la Marine, the present Ashram building.

Period of the "Evening Talks."

24 November, Sri Aurobindo withdraws.
Official founding of the Ashram.

8 February, Sri Aurobindo moves to a room in the East Wing that he will never again leave

24 November, Sri Aurobindo fractures his right leg

Sri Aurobindo revises The Life Divine.
1 September, declaration of war.

2 December, beginning of the Ashram School.

15 August, Independence of India.

21 February, beginning of the Bulletin of Physical Education.

10 November, end of the revision of Savitri.
5 December, Sri Aurobindo leaves his body.
9 December, Sri Aurobindo's body is placed in the Samadhi.

1872	15 August, birth of Sri Aurobindo, in Calcutta.
1878	21 February, birth of Mother in Paris 62 boulevard Haussmann
1879	Departure of Sri Aurobindo for England.
1886-97	Mother lives at 3 square du Roule.
1890	Sri Aurobindo at King's College, Cambridge.
1893	Sri Aurobindo returns to India. First revolutionary article.
1897	13 October, Mother's marriage to Henri Morisset.
1898	23 August, birth of André Morisset.
1902	Beginning of Sri Aurobindo's revolutionary activities
1903	Sri Aurobindo has the experience of the Infinite
1904	Mother has her first vision of Sri Aurobindo. Beginning of Sri Aurobindo's yoga. Mother's first meeting with Max Theon.
1905-6	Voyages to Tlemcen
1906	Mother founds her first group: Idea.
1907	First arrest of Sri Aurobindo
1908	Divorce from H. Morisset. Mother moves to 49 rue de Lévis. January: Sri Aurobindo meets the tantric yogi V. Lele. Realization of mental silence and Nirvana. 2 May, the "Alipore Bomb Case": imprisonment of Sri Aurobindo, for one year.
1910	February, Sri Aurobindo escapes to Chandernagor, in French India. 4 April, Sri Aurobindo takes refuge in Pondicherry. April, Paul Richard's first visit to Pondicherry.
1911	Beginning of Prayers and Meditations.
1914	7 March, Mother embarks for India aboard the Kaga Maru. 29 March, meeting of Mother and Sri Aurobindo. 15 August, first issue of the Arya
1915	22 February, Mother leaves Pondicherry for France aboard the Kamo Maru
1916	13 March, Mother embarks at London aboard the Kamo Maru for Japan.
1920	April, Mother leaves Japan. 24 April, arrival in Pondicherry 24 November, Mother comes to live near Sri Aurobindo in the Guest House.
1921	January, end of the Arya
1922	October, Sri Aurobindo and Mother take up residence at 9 rue de la Marine, the present Ashram building.
1922-26	Period of the "Evening Talks."
1926	24 November, Sri Aurobindo withdraws. Official founding of the Ashram.
1927	8 February, Sri Aurobindo moves to a room in the East Wing that he will never again leave
1938	24 November, Sri Aurobindo fractures his right leg
1939	Sri Aurobindo revises The Life Divine. 1 September, declaration of war.
1943	2 December, beginning of the Ashram School.
1947	15 August, Independence of India.
1949	21 February, beginning of the Bulletin of Physical Education.
1950	10 November, end of the revision of Savitri. 5 December, Sri Aurobindo leaves his body. 9 December, Sri Aurobindo's body is placed in the Samadhi.