This long narrative poem by Sri Aurobindo is based on the story of King Pururavas and the heavenly nymph Urvasie. Written in Baroda (circa 1898-1902). This tale has been earlier immortalised by Kalidasa in his poem “Vikramorvasie or The Hero and the Nymph”, which has also been translated by Sri Aurobindo.
This poem is written during the pre-Pondicherry days in the form of a dialogue between the Rishi and Manu the king.
This talk touches upon some of Sri Aurobindo’s poems on Science.
Seeds of a Revolutionary Today we read some lines from early poems written by Sri Aurobindo in England, published in 1898 as a part...