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In November 1938 Sri Aurobindo broke his leg and as a physician, Nirodbaran was one of the disciples with medical knowledge who attended him while he recuperated. | In November 1938 Sri Aurobindo broke his leg and as a physician, Nirodbaran was one of the disciples with medical knowledge who attended him while he recuperated. | ||
Nirodbaran was born into an aristocratic and distinguished Zamindar family. Nirodbaran was paternal uncle of the late Major | Nirodbaran was born into an aristocratic and distinguished Zamindar family. Nirodbaran was paternal uncle of the late Major Sukumar Talukdar. Among Nirodbaran other close relatives were Rabindranath Tagore, Chittaranjan Das, General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri and Air Chief Marshal | ||
Subroto Mukherjee. | Subroto Mukherjee. | ||
Later he had published ''Talks with Sri Aurobindo'' (3 volumes), ''Correspondence with Sri Aurobindo'' (2 volumes), and his memoir ''12 years with Sri Aurobindo'', as well as various volumes of poetry and other writings. | Later he had published ''Talks with Sri Aurobindo'' (3 volumes), ''Correspondence with Sri Aurobindo'' (2 volumes), and his memoir ''12 years with Sri Aurobindo'', as well as various volumes of poetry and other writings. | ||