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So it was that Aurobindo, on his return from prison, did not disengage himself from political activity. Though Bande Mataram had ceased publication, undeterred, Aurobindo started a new weekly called the Karma Yogin. The name was perhaps of some significance - it recognised that it was through the path of work that freedom for the individual and for India would be achieved. He sought to resuscitate the flagging political zeal of those around him, but he did not succeed. Not surprisingly, the Congress moderates moved to accept the Morley Minto reforms as the only way out of the debacle and this further demoralised the political atmosphere. Soon Aurobindo retired from active politics and migrated to Pondicherry which was at that time under French occupation. There he established an Ashram and covered himself with meditation. His Ashram became a refuge for various Indian revolutionaries running away from British India Government. Aurobindo also inspired the young lawyer, Chitranjan Das who had defended him in the Alipore trial. Chitranjan Das, later known as Deshabandu became a fearless fighter for India's freedom and served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1920. Another young Bengalee, Subhas Chandra Bose followed Aurobindo's footsteps by spurning the Indian Civil Service after having passed the examination in 1920 from Fitzwilliam Hall in Cambridge University. Many years later, in 1951, Aurobindo passed away in Pondicherry. Today, the ashram in which he lived in Pondicherry, attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. Aurobindo's life and work continue to influence and direct and his words continue to echo and re echo, not only in India, but across distant seas and lands.
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