Sri Aurobindo
Indian, 1872 - 1950
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, world federalist, and Indian nationalist. He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Vande Mataram.He joined the Indian movement for independence from British colonial rule, until 1910 was one of its influential leaders, and then became a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution.