Sri Aurobindo Bhavan

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The garden house where Sri Aurobindo was born in 1872.

About Sri Aurobindo Bhavan

Aurobindo Ghose, revolutionary nationalist and later philosopher and yogi, was born in this house on what is now Shakespeare Sarani in 1872. The state gave the house to a trust in his name; it holds a shrine with his relics, a meditation hall, a library and a lawn used for talks and cultural programmes.

Why visit

A lawn and a meditation room behind a gate on a busy commercial road.

What to see and do

The shrine and meditation hall
The colonial bungalow and lawn
The bookshop

Plan your visit

Area: Bhawanipur, South Kolkata
Nearest landmark: Shakespeare Sarani
Best time: Morning or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into. Open to visitors; hours are not currently verified.
Metro: Maidan or Rabindra Sadan (Blue Line), then a short walk
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is fine with some care.

Nearby and related places

Netaji Bhawan: The house from which Subhas Chandra Bose made his great escape.
Victoria Memorial: The white-marble memorial museum and its gardens.
Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick: A Bhawanipur sweet shop since 1885, known for baked rosogolla and nolen gur sweets.
Balwant Singh’s Eating House: A Punjabi dhaba from 1926 that serves tea from before dawn.
St Paul’s Cathedral: The Gothic Revival cathedral beside the Maidan, consecrated in 1847.
Nehru Children’s Museum: The Ramayana and Mahabharata told in miniature clay models.

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Last checked on 2026-10-02. Each place was checked to exist and its position confirmed. Timings, closing days and ticket prices are shown only where known and can change: confirm before you travel.