Home ยป Questions on Mother, Sri Aurobindo and Savitri ยป I was listening to one of the talk where you mentioned about a book written by Anirvan which is on Gita. Can you please give the name of that book๐?
Anirvan translated The Life Divine in Bengali. You are probably referring to Anil Baran who has written the Bhagavad Gita with English translation and appropriate passages from Sri Aurobindo’s writings. It is available through SABDA.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
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