Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Who of the following said that God had appeared to him in prison, placed the Gita in his hands and made him realise the simple truths of the Sanatana Dharma?
AVivekananda
BMahatma Gandhi
CAurobindo Ghosh ✓ Correct
DSavarkar
Correct answer: (C) Aurobindo Ghosh — Aurobindo Ghosh recounted this mystical experience, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★Aurobindo Ghosh recounted this mystical experience, so he is the answer.
★He described how, in prison, God appeared to him, placed the Gita in his hands and revealed the truths of Sanatana Dharma.
★He was imprisoned by the British in connection with the Alipore bomb case for writings against their rule.
★During this imprisonment he underwent profound spiritual experiences that reshaped his life.
★After his release he moved to Pondicherry and turned from politics to spiritual work.
★This marks the turning point from Aurobindo the revolutionary to Aurobindo the yogi and philosopher.
★Vivekananda, Gandhi and Savarkar are distractors not linked to this prison vision.
★Aurobindo had earlier attacked the Moderates for political mendicancy in his articles New Lamps for Old (1893).
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