Sri Aurobindo Ghose (15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yoga guru, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist.
He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Vande Mataram.
He was one of the revolutionary leader of Bengal along with Anushilan Samiti.
He was arrested in the aftermath of a number of bombings linked to his organization in a public trial where he faced charges of treason for Alipore Conspiracy.
At Pondicherry, Sri Aurobindo developed a spiritual practice he called Integral Yoga. In 1926 he founded Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
His main literary works- The Life Divine, which deals with the philosophical aspect of Integral Yoga, Synthesis of Yoga which deals with the principles and methods of Integral Yoga, and Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, an epic poem.
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