Tara Jauhar
Tara Jauhar (born in 1936) is a writer and educationist from
Life and work
Tara Jauhar was born in the year 1936 as the third child of Surendra Nath Jauhar and Dayawati. Surendra Nath Jauhar was a freedom fighter who had to suffer imprisonment for 15 months in the Central Jail at Multan during the period of the Quit India Movement.[2] Surendra Nath had been associated with the Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry, India since 1939 and because of this association his children, including Tara Jauhar, were educated and brought up at the Ashram from an early age. In fact Tara Jauhar came to the Ashram in the year 1944 when she was only eight years old. She spent close to 30 years in the Ashram before moving to Delhi.
While at Delhi she worked with her father to found two highly regarded schools in Delhi, namely,
Recognition: Padma Shri
- In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the Padma Shri award, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, on Tara Jauhar for his distinguished service in the field of literature and education.[5] The award is in recognition of his service as a "Writer and Educationist dedicated her life to propagating the teachings of Sri Aurobindo".[1]
Auro-Ratna Award
Overman Foundation, a research institute based in Kolkata dedicated to the ideals of Sri Aurobindo and Mother conferred the Auro-Ratna Award on Tara Jauhar in the year 2017.[6]
Controversies
- Tara Jauhar has also been accused of alleged Manipulation in Admissions to The Mothers International School.
- Tara Jauhar has also been accused of alleged Lobbying for the Padma Shri Award.
Books
Tara Jauhar has written a few books explaining her experiences with The Mother the collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him and called her by the name "The Mother".
- Tara Jauhar. Learning with the Mother. The Incarnate World. Retrieved 13 March 2022. (The full text of the book is available at the cited link.)
- Tara Jauhar (1 January 2015). Growing Up with the Mother. New Delhi: Matri Store. (The full text of the book is available for free download in the Internet Archive.)
See also
External links
- Website of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Delhi Branch
- Interview with Tara Jauhar Part 1 (dated 11 February 2016) Video on YouTube
- Interview with Tara Jauhar Part 2 (dated 11 February 2016) Video on YouTube
- Tara Jauhar: Early Years in the Ashram (dated 1 May 2020) Video on YouTube
References
- ^ a b "Padma Awards 2022". Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Surendra Nath Jauhar". SRI AUROBINDO & THE MOTHER. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "All USA Meeting (AUM) 2020 is Cancelled". Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, New York. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi Branch Trust". Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi Branch Trust. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2022" (PDF). Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Tara Jauhar awarded the "Auro-Ratna Award" for the year 2017". Overman Foundation. Retrieved 13 March 2022.