ABSTRACT
Aurobindo is identified as a beacon of light to the youth of Bengal, especially during the Swadeshi campaign. Politically, the late nineteenth century was one of the most vibrant phases of Indian nationalism for many reasons: prominent among them was a phase when the Moderates appeared to have lost their salience, to a significant extent, if not completely. Aurobindo was a trailblazer in a new mode of thinking, which included a creative blending of ideas the Italian nationalists articulated and indigenous ideational visions derivative of India's long socio-cultural heritage. Despite being critical of the state for being deficient in fulfilling human goals, Aurobindo did not appear to have completely forsaken his faith in the phenomenon. Aurobindo's notion of passive resistance contained possibilities of both non-violent resistance and application of coercive methods to emancipate the enslaved nation from British hegemony.
