The documentary film, ‘The Transformation’, which portrays the rising revolutionary fervour against British rule in early 20th century Bengal and focuses on the period of internment of Sri Aurobindo during the days of the freedom struggle, received its public hall premiere at an event hosted by the Pondicherry University recently to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the poet-philosopher and the 75th anniversary of Independence. The nearly one-hour film is co-produced by Sri Aurobindo Society (SAS) in collaboration with Kolkata Sukriti Foundation. Titled ‘The Transformation’ in English and ‘Naya Janma’ in Hindi, it depicts the 1908-1909 period when Sri Aurobindo was in jail in Alipore in erstwhile Calcutta. The following year Sri Aurobindo would arrive on the shores of then Pondicherry, which he would describe as “....a place appointed by those who are Beyond”, to pursue his spiritual goal.

Click to watch The Transformation and Naya Janma.