Dear Friends,
Chinmayi was born as Mehdi Begum into an aristocratic family of Hyderabad which was, in the pre-independence era, a princely state ruled by the Nizam. She was a sister of Aga Sayed Ibrahim who had joined the Sri Aurobindo Ashram sometime in 1927 and was renamed ‘Dara’ by Sri Aurobindo. Mehdi Begum too settled in the Ashram in 1927 at the young age of twenty or twenty-one and was renamed ‘Chinmayi’ by Sri Aurobindo, meaning, ‘the pure spirit consciousness. Chinmayi, one who is full or all made of the pure spirit consciousness.’
Chinmayi served the Mother as Her personal attendant and would accompany Her when the Mother walked on terrace over the room of Pavitra holding a parasol over Her. She passed away in 1953 due to cancer.
A painting of the Mother made by Chinmayi has been published in the website of Overman Foundation. In this painting, the Mother is seen at Her dressing table in the Boudoir situated on the first floor of the Ashram main building.
With warm regards,
Anurag Banerjee
Founder,
Overman Foundation.
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What a beautiful painting by the Mother.
Chinmayi too looks so sweet❤😊🌹
Thank you for sharing such anecdotes of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Anurag.
Hidden treasure.Excellent painting.
Thank you for sharing such wonderful painting of Mother. It’s really touched the heart.
Dear Anuragbhai,
Congrtulations. you have been doing very insightful researches and making ithem available to the Generations of all the Time.
Thank you very much.
with Warm Regards,
Kailash Joshi.
Thanks a lot for the post Anurag. As usual a gem from your relentless research on The Ashram and The Inmates.
Thanks a Lot, Anurag. You are bringing out and letting us know so many precious information on Ashram and Divine work. I am indebted to you.
Excellent Painting.It is a hidden Treasure.
It’s so beautiful!Thank you for sharing.
Awesome work & watching it for the first time thanx a lot
Beautiful