29 March 2026 : The Sixteenth Anniversary of Overman Foundation
On 29 March 2010, Overman Foundation had started its journey at Kolkata with a heart full of dreams and aspirations. In the past sixteen years...
Publication of “At the Feet of the Mother: Reminiscences by Her Children”, Volume One; “Who is Sri Aurobindo?” and “The Mystery of Sri Aurobindo’s ‘Departure’ vis-à-vis The Ideal of Physical Transformation”
Dear Friends, We are happy to announce Overman Foundation’s latest publications, At the Feet of the Mother: Reminiscences by Her Children, Volume One (ISBN: 978-81-996505-9-6),...
Aniruddha Sircar—The Scholar-Sadhak by Anurag Banerjee
Sri Aurobindo writes in his Record of Yoga (p. 170): “This is Aniruddha’s method, the method of the patient intellectual seeker & the patient and...
Publication of Rishabhchand’s ‘The Teachings of the Mother’ and ‘A New Light for a New Life’
Dear Friends, Founder of the renowned Indian Silk House (Kolkata) and the first member of the Jain community to join Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, Rishabhchand...
My Time with Champaklal by Bob Zwicker
When I arrived at the Ashram in 1971, Champaklal was a rarely-seen, almost legendary figure. He had come to Pondicherry from Gujarat as a young...
The Birth of Blessing Packets by Sunanda Poddar
The tiny Blessing packets, associated with our Ashram, are unique in themselves in many and varied ways. They have travelled all over the world, may...
The Mother on the New Consciousness—la Conscience du Surhomme
Dear Friends, On 1 January 1969 the Mother experienced the presence of a new consciousness which She has called in French la Conscience du Surhomme....
Indu Rai: In Memoriam by Jishnu Guha
Dear Friends, Our dear Indu Rai, and Indu-di to many of us left us for the Mother’s abode on 15th December 2025. Born to Vijay...
The Biggest Puzzle in the Text of Savitri by Amal Kiran alias K.D. Sethna
Dear Friends, In 1950, Part One of Sri Aurobindo’s epic poem Savitri was published in book-form. Parts Two and Three of Savitri saw the light...
Sri Aurobindo’s Descent into Death by Georges Van Vrekhem
“The time is very serious” [1] In June 1946, less than a year after the unconditional surrender of Japan, Sri Aurobindo wrote: “There was a...