Kittuda -About Kireet-bhai: I have a rather long association with him. I know him since when he was chosen as the Registrar by the Mother. I had started teaching in the school in December 1957. He came one day when I was walking in front of the ‘Teachers’ Room’. Kireet-bhai called me and said: “I would like you to help me in the office. Come and workme.” I said: “We have to ask the Mother?” So he wrote to the Mother and the next day, Joshi-bhai called me and said: “From now on you are working with me in my office.” From 1958 to 1977 I was very closely involved in the administration. The most wonderful thing was that we had a lot of animated discussions and in all those animated discussions we had, I would often write a letter to the Mother regarding the points which we had discussed. I believe that the period when he came in 1958 was clearly the seed-time of awakening the recognition to Sri Aurobindo and its implementation to the education system. The Higher Course was given a very sound footing. The examinations were there — all that was abandoned with the Mother’s intervention. The Free Progress System was started and the Higher Course took a completely new turn in 1967. All these with Kireet-bhai’s help. From November 1972 to March 1973 — on every alternate days, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday — along with Kireet-bhai and Tanmay-da — we met the Mother and discussed mostly the school though we discussed other things also. That was the time I felt a tremendous support that the Mother gave to Kireet-bhai in his work. Many interesting things happened. Kireet-bhai was asked by the Mother to write; he used to write and read to the Mother. With very minor alterations the Mother generally approved. In 1976 Kireet-bhai leftPondicherryat the invitation of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He became an advisor in education. The contacts were reduced. When I had to go to Delhi I made a point to call on Kireet-bhai and talk to him. When he was called by Narendra Modi to take charge of education in Gujarat, during that time, I had a very intense interaction with him. I can only say this much that having seen Kireet-bhai with the Mother for so many months and the exchanges they had, I have seen his total commitment with the Mother. Secondly his understanding and clarity of thoughts, I think, is one of the best among all who have read Sri Aurobindo. Take any aspect, not only philosophy but the human side too. In 1970 when ‘Sri Aurobindo’s Action’ started, I saw that Kireet-bhai talked about the human side in all his talks. So he is one of those who, I can say, is extremely and very thoroughly well-versed in Sri Aurobindo. He is one of those who have lived out as much as taught.2011 care , auro ratna award ...ceremony...
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