Sri Aurobindo & The Mother stayed for 50+ years in a block of 4 houses known as the Ashram Main building at Pondicherry. The Samadhi is located here as well.
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother stayed for over half a century in a block of four houses that came to be known as the Ashram main building at Pondicherry. It was the centre of life in the Ashram when they were physically present and will remain so even in their physical absence. Hundreds of people go inside daily to breathe the serene atmosphere and come out spiritually charged. On special occasions, long queues are formed and visitors wait patiently to get a glimpse of their rooms. The building has become a means of contact with their subtle-physical presence. It is this reverence for the House of the Lord that has inspired this book on the Ashram main building.
Please refer to the PDF version for the following indexes:
- Subject Index - Index of Photographs
The Mother
Self-sketch by the Mother dated 4.3.1948
Jayantilal Parekh
temporary and permanent supports of the Service Tree...106-107
Sammer, Francois
design of the pergola to support the Service Tree …105
Ashram Main Building
Plans
ground & first floor plans of Old Secretariat in 1929 .... 29 reconstructed ground floor plan in 1929 …30-31
ground floor plan in 1931 …28
ground floor plan in 1932 with symbolic names of rooms…159
first floor plan in 1932 with symbolic names of rooms…158
plan of the pergola in 1942 .. 108
Perspectives
from south-east in 1929 .... 32-33, 53
from south-east in 1947 …54
from south-east in 2000 …55
from north-west in 1929 .... 34-35, 61
from north-west in 1930…62
from north-west in June 1931…63
from north-west in 1932…64
from north-west in 1935…65
view of the central courtyard of in 1929 showing the present location
of the Samadhi.... 102
inside view facing east in 1929, showing the Mothers passage
for carrying Sri Aurobindo’s lunch .... 167
Elevations
north elevation, 1929-2005 .... 56-57
south elevation, 1929-2005 .... 58
west elevation, 1929-2005 .... 59
east elevation, 1929-2005 .... 60
Isometric Views
part open Isometric View showing first floor occupancy
of Library House in 1923 .... 161
part open Isometric View showing ground floor occupancy of Library
House and Sri Aurobindo’s passage to the dining room in 1923 .... 163
part open Isometric view showing the Mother’s passage through
the Old Secretariat in 1929 .... 168
the New Secretariat in 1932 .... 169
part open Isometric View showing the route of the Mother’s terrace walk in 1940’s.... 149
open Isometric View of the first floor of Meditation House showing rooms & furniture used by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother .... 170-171
open Isometric View of ground and first floor of Meditation House and New Secretariat showing rooms and furniture used by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.... 172-173
Abdoul Aziz Khan 6-7
Abhay Singh 50, 52, 58, 60
Ambu 96,104
Amrita 10,21, 25,157,159,162-163,172-173
Andre Morisset 21,25,51
Anilbaran Roy 21,158,166-169
Barin Ghose 6,10,12,20-21,25,162-163
Bijoy Nag 162-163
Bushy, the cat 21
Carounamballe Francis 12
Champaklal 24,33,35,37,51,71,89, 101,121, 158, 160,162,166-169
Chandulal 25,28,30,51-52,77,81,85,157
Chinmayi 148
Dara 12,20
Datta 10, 158,160-161
David 25
Dikshit 25
Dilip Kumar Roy 52
Doraiswamy Iyer 25, 159
Dyuman 12, 30, 50-51, 78, 96, 100,104, 120-121, 128,148,157,159
Haradhan Bakshi 24
Harikant Patel 12
Hindocha 47
Iyengar, Srinivas 121, 132
Indexes and References 183
Jayant Patel 111
Jayantilal Parekh 106-107
Jwalanti 148
Kamalaben 43, 148
Kanai Ganguly 12
Kaplan, H.P. 112
M.P Pandit 43, 148
Manubhai 96, 104
Mary (Udar’s aunt) 128
Moni 162-163
Mrityunjoy Mukherjee 78, 157, 164, 166
Mysore, Maharaja of 128
Nagin Doshi 52, 78
Nakashima 104
Navajat 52, 58, 120
Nirodbaran 50-51, 81, 110
Nishtha 148
Nolini Kanto Gupta 21, 25, 157, 159, 162-163, 172-173
Panou 111
Parichand 104
Pavitra 12, 16, 25, 40-41, 50-51, 72-78, 80, 82, 111, 128, 148, 157-158, 161, 164-169
Potel 25
Prafull 51
Pujalal 12
Punamchand 25
Purani 159
Purushottam 52, 159
Radhanand 51
Raghava Chettiar 21
Rajangam 159-160
Rajani Palit 21
Rakhal Bose 148
Ranadhir Upadhyaya 120
Ravindra 52, 59, 162
Raymond 104
Rene 12
Sahana 2, 52,77
Sammer 104-105
Sanyal, Prabhat 110, 112
Satyen 159
Shreekrishna Prasad 140-141
Soli Albless 121, 126
Subramaniam 25
Udar Pinto 100, 111-113, 126, 128
Umirchand 126
Vishwanath Lahiri 111, 126
Xavier, Saint Francis 112
Accounts Office 68-69
Andre’s Office 51
Atelier 51
Banana garden 31-37,46-47, 70-71, 74-75,163
Building Service 52, 68-71, 83-85, 100-102,126, 157
Bulletin Office 50-52
Cold Storage 51-52,57, 59, 90-94
Cow shed 31,38-39
Cycle House 88-89
Dining Room
in Library House (1922-27) 160-161
in Library House (1929-34) 31-35,51-52,59,88-89,159
in Rosary House 12
Dispensary 159
Drawing Office 17,33,40-41,46-47, 80, 126
Electric Service 78, 126,157
Embroidery Dept 32-33
Fruit room 52,57, 59, 92-94,162-163
Garages 31-35, 38-39,46-47, 51, 59, 163
Gardening 96,104
Golconde 92-93,122-123
Guest House 160,162
Grace 33,69
Kitchen
in Aroume 52
in Library House 31-39
in Rosary House 17, 31-35, 40, 42-43, 52, 79-82, 102-104, 106, 164-165, 168-169
Champaklal’s kitchen 33,35,71,89
Library 159
Milking place 31
Notice board verandah 32-33,36-37,42-43, 50-51, 72-73,166
Prosperity office 51-52,57,87-89
Prosperity Stores 51,158,160-161,166-169
Publication Dept 162-163
Reading Room 159
Reception Hall 162-163
Reception Service 162-163
School 79
Soup Hall 159
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