Interview with Nirata - Part 1 | A Childhood in the Early Ashram | Hosted by Narad

In this captivating first part of our interview with Nirata, we travel back to 1943, when a ten-year-old girl arrived at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and immediately felt she was exactly where she needed to be.Nirata shares intimate, firsthand accounts of the Ashram’s early atmosphere—a time when the Mother could be approached at any hour in the playground and when spiritual discipline was woven into the very fabric of daily play and study. She recounts the moving experience of her first darshan with Sri Aurobindo and the unique way the Mother nurtured the "Ashram children" of her generation.Highlights of this conversation include:•    A Family’s Arrival: The emotional journey of her father and siblings to Pondicherry in the early 1940s.•    Becoming a Captain: How Nirata became a leader in the physical education groups at just 11 years old.•    Personal Treasures: Memories of the French lessons and prayers the Mother hand-wrote specifically for the young captains.•    The Mother in Action: Rare stories of the Mother playing tennis in a sari, her meticulous care for the children, and her "sublime humility" in daily life.•    Wrestling and Boxing: Nirata’s surprising path from being a "clumsy" dancer to finding her strength in the boxing ring under the guidance of "Dada" (Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya).Join us for a journey into a time that felt "like a song, a poem," where the Divine Presence was as natural and accessible as the air itself.#SriAurobindoAshram #TheEarlyYearsPodcast #IntegralYoga #TheMother #SriAurobindo #PranabKumarBhattacharya #AshramLife #SpiritualEducation #AshramMemories #PhysicalEducation #FreeProgress #DivinePresence #PondicherryHistory #SpiritualJourney #PodcastIndia #YogaCommunity #WisdomOfTheSages