Surendra Nath Jauhar (Aged 83) was born on August 13, 1903, in the village of Vahalee in the Jhelum district of Punjab, undivided India. He studied at DAV College, Lahore, and joined the freedom struggle at the age of 16.
As a member of the Delhi Pradesh Committee, he organized a boycott of foreign clothes around Town Hall, Chandni Chowk, and read out the Congress Independence Day pledge and resolution at the Clock Tower. He was arrested and tried in six courts. He and his wife went to jail together when she was on her way to becoming a mother. During the Quit India movement, he was arrested and sent to Multan Central Jail.
Another interesting facet of his personality was his attachment to Aurobindo and Mother. In 1939, while on an all-India trip, he met Mother at the Pondicherry ashram and was spiritually attracted to her instantly, becoming a lifelong follower. He returned to Delhi and started preparing to set up the Aurobindo ashram in Delhi.
Within 10-15 years, he succeeded in setting up the ashram in South Delhi, along with the Mother’s International School and Mirambika, a free progressive school. Surendra Nath Jauhar passed away on 2 September 1986. The Government of India recognized his service to the nation by releasing a commemorative postage stamp in 2011.
Surendra Nath Jauhar
(1903 – 1986) – (Delhi)
Surendra Nath Jauhar (Aged 83) was born on August 13, 1903, in the village of Vahalee in the Jhelum district of Punjab, undivided India. He studied at DAV College, Lahore, and joined the freedom struggle at the age of 16.
As a member of the Delhi Pradesh Committee, he organized a boycott of foreign clothes around Town Hall, Chandni Chowk, and read out the Congress Independence Day pledge and resolution at the Clock Tower. He was arrested and tried in six courts. He and his wife went to jail together when she was on her way to becoming a mother. During the Quit India movement, he was arrested and sent to Multan Central Jail.
Another interesting facet of his personality was his attachment to Aurobindo and Mother. In 1939, while on an all-India trip, he met Mother at the Pondicherry ashram and was spiritually attracted to her instantly, becoming a lifelong follower. He returned to Delhi and started preparing to set up the Aurobindo ashram in Delhi.
Within 10-15 years, he succeeded in setting up the ashram in South Delhi, along with the Mother’s International School and Mirambika, a free progressive school. Surendra Nath Jauhar passed away on 2 September 1986. The Government of India recognized his service to the nation by releasing a commemorative postage stamp in 2011.
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