--- title: "“A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class..." description: "“A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class..." author: "Rohani Srivastava" published: 2018-03-11 updated: 2018-03-30 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39569/a-body-like-the-congress-which-represents-not-the-mass-of-the-population-but-a-single-and-very-limited-class category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # “A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class... “A [body](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336036/explain-about-html-header-body-and-footer-tags) like the Congress which represents not the mass of the [population](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33541/list-top-10-tiger-reserves-in-india-with-maximum-tiger-population), but a single and very limited [class](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12089/arrays-in-java-determining-class-of-an-array-part-8), could not be called national” The above statement in [context](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12899/how-can-i-extend-an-api-controller-to-hold-a-variable-for-my-database-context) with the [Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34642/which-indian-it-company-has-been-recognized-as-one-of-the-world-s-best-employers-by-the-top-employer-institute-for-the-third-consecutive-year) [National Congress](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110864/what-is-the-indian-national-congress-party-symbol) was given by which personalitie? ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![“A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/99da1003-c2f9-47c3-995d-404af1f55459/images/82ca0267-689d-4f82-ba0a-58ba5542bf2c.jpg) **Sri Aurobindo Ghosh** gave the statement “A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class, could not be called national”. The statement was given in context with the Indian National Congress. ![“A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/99da1003-c2f9-47c3-995d-404af1f55459/images/364c4973-fe7d-4c75-8661-be72c1d2a482.png) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born on **15th August 1872** in **Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)** in a **Bengali Kayastha** family. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was a philosopher, poet, guru, yogi and nationalist. He was part of the **Indian freedom struggle** against the British rule for sometime before becoming a spiritual reformer. ![“A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/99da1003-c2f9-47c3-995d-404af1f55459/images/7859110d-dff6-43f9-a809-a7e5a5f95b00.jpg) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh studied for the **Indian Civil Service** (officially known as **Imperial Civil Service** an elite civil service of the British Empire during the British rule in India from **1858** to **1947**) in **England**. After finishing his Indian Civil Service education from the **Kings College** in **Cambridge** Sri Aurobindo Ghosh returned to India and took up a job as a civil servant under the **Maharaja** of the **princely state of Baroda**. Eventually, he became active in nationalist politics and joined the Indian freedom struggle. He was jailed many times for charges of treason but was acquitted due to lack of evidence. It was during his stay in jail when Sri Aurobindo Ghosh had **spiritual experiences** and decided to move to **Pondicherry** leaving politics. ![“A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/99da1003-c2f9-47c3-995d-404af1f55459/images/d60c8885-1d7b-4ece-9e45-563838fc403d.jpg) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh in collaboration with his spiritual partner **Mirra Alfassa (referred to as “The Mother”)** founded the **Sri Aurobindo Ashram** in **1926**. His literary works include **The Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga** and **Savitri**. One of the epic poems written by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh is **“A Legend and a Symbol“**. Other works of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh includes translations and commentaries on the **Upanishads, Vedas** and the **Bhagavad Gita**. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh died at the age of **78** on **5th December 1950** at **Pondicherry, French India (now in Puducherry)**. ![“A body like the Congress which represents not the mass of the population, but a single and very limited class...](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/99da1003-c2f9-47c3-995d-404af1f55459/images/a5c5ffcc-e952-45f6-ad01-7c16bb68227c.jpg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39569/a-body-like-the-congress-which-represents-not-the-mass-of-the-population-but-a-single-and-very-limited-class Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.