Sri Aurobindo Ashram — Delhi Branch
This Ashram has been created with another object than that ordinarily common to such institutions, not for the renunciation of the world but as a centre and field of practice for the evolution of another kind and form of life which would in the final end be moved by a higher spiritual consciousness and embody a greater life of the spirit.
— Sri Aurobindo, Letters on Yoga, p. 847
Shri Surendra Nath Jauhar, 'Faquir', popularly known as 'Chachaji', was a patriot and karmayogi who founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Delhi Branch and The Mother’s International School under the direct supervision of the Mother, was born on 13th August 1903. He hailed from Vahalee village, Jhelum district, Punjab, now in Pakistan, and had his early education at Dayanand Anglo-Vedic High School. Chachaji placed his services at the disposal of the Indian National Congress, and along with his wife, actively participated in the struggle for Independence.
This is an interview of The Mother by Shri Surendra Nath Jauhar, recorded on 11-May-1967. Click here to read the transcript of this interview.