8970 Sri Aurobindo Study Circles in Orissa

Orissa: 1948-1968 Although the first Sri Aurobindo Study Circle began in Rairangpur of Mayurbhanj District in 1948, the movement grew gradually from 1960. In Cuttack, weekly Pathachakra sessions were conducted in the residences of Narendra Kishor Das (Naribabu) and Lalit Mohan Ghosh. Around the same time, Nimain Charan Mohapatra started a Study Circle in the Railway colony of Retang in Jatni. He also organized the first State level Conference there. Later in 1964, Gobinda Tej on behalf of the Sri Aurobindo Society held a Conference from April 4-7 in the Barabati Stadium. The next Conference took place in 1968. Prasad Tripathy, THE MATRUBHABAN PATRA, AUGUST 2006 Editor : Gadadhar Mishra, Matrubhaban, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Cuttack - 753013 E.mail - ctk_matrubha@sancharnet.in Please visit us : matrubhaban.com Posted by Tusar N Mohapatra at 1:59 PM Friday, September 01, 2006

Babaji Maharaj, Prapatti and Pathachakra DOORS TO ENTER Dr Shyama Kanungo matrubhaban.com When The Mother’s Work in Orissa started gaining momentum Prapatti had a vision of 4 doors- Education, Commerce, Agriculture and Politics. He had the clear indication to enter through Education. Infact the numerous Sri Aurobindo Study circles and the Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centers are an infrastructure of these doors of ‘Education’ through which the Transforming Consciousness enters to touch the bedrock of society to bring about the change. Posted by Tusar N Mohapatra at 12:45 AM Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Raghunath Pani passes away Educationist and author of Integral education: Thought and practice and many other books, Raghunath Pani (1923-2007) passed away at his Puducherry residence on January 3. He was the Joint Editor of Navajyoti when it commenced publication in 1958 with Prapatti as the editor. His autobiographical writings are replete with documentary evidence of the spread of the teachings of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo across Orissa over the last half a century. [News source: Navaprakash, Feb ’07 – TNM] Indian Scriptures and the Life Divine by Binita Pani (Author) Posted by Tusar N Mohapatra at 4:42 PM Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Sri Aurobindo's action in Orissa
7200 Sri Aurobindo Study Circles
1124 Sri Aurobindo Women's Study Circles
646 Sri Aurobindo Students' Study Circles
8970 Total No. of Sri Aurobindo Study Circles
429 Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centres
101 Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Centres with Hostels
65 Sri Aurobindo's Relics Centres
44 Publications
202 Sales Outlets
42 Industrial Sites
57 Agricultural Farms
40 Dairy Farms
From Matrubhaban Patra: August 2006
Printed and published by Sri Gadadhar Mishra on behalf of the Matrubhaban Trust & Printed at Graphic Art Offset Press, Nuapatna,Cuttack-1 & Published at Matrubhaban, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Cuttack - 753 013. Editor : Shri Gadadhar Mishra, Matrubhaban, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Cuttack - 753013 E.mail - ctk_matrubha@sancharnet.in Please visit us : www.matrubhaban.com
Posted by Tusar N Mohapatra at 11:40 PM Sunday, August 27, 2006 1:02 PM