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...as chartered on 17 November 1890 effective from 1 January 1891. The Indian Section of the Theosophical Society was registered on 31 August 1903 with its Headq The Theosophical Society in India publishes a journal, ''The Indian Theosophist''.

...t India and work at Varanasi contributed greatly to the development of the Section." He died in 1959.<ref>N. Sri Ram, "Presidential Address," ''The American T ...ty'''. The British government awarded him the title of '''Companion of the Indian Empire''', or C.I.E.

Babu '''Dina Nath Ganguli''' was an early Indian member of the [[Theosophical Society]] from Berhampore. He was mentioned in ..., regular meetings, and public lectures. He was a Councillor of the Indian Section.

'''Hirendranath Datta''' was an Indian attorney of Calcutta who was prominent in the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar ...the Society in 1894 and was present at the first convention of the Indian Section, in 1896, visiting [[Adyar (campus)|Adyar]] for the first time in 1903, whe

...Theosophical Society]], with [[Bertram Keightley]] as Inspector-General of Indian Branches. ...Aloha Branch in Hawai'i and served as General Secretary of the Australian Section of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]] based in Adyar

'''Chaganti V. K. Maithreya''' was a prominent Indian Theosophist who was a candidate for 2014 election to the Presidency of the ...eosophical Order of Service, Chennai Region. He was a member of the Indian Section Council and he is on the National Board of the TOS, India. He has been invo

* 1892 &ndash; [[Alexandra David-Néel]] joined the European Section of the [[Theosophical Society]], in London. ...he [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]], and scholar in the fields of Yoga and Indian Philosophy (b. 1898).

...rer who traveled widely all over India, and an active member of the Indian Section of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]]. ...um," while being the Secretary of the Kumbaconam Branch.<ref>Anon, "Indian Section," Lucifer VII:48 (August 15, 1891), 510.</ref> Later in life he would trans

Mr. Bertram Keightley, one of the General Secretaries of the Indian Section, is an Englishman by birth, son of a Liverpool solicitor, and was born [[Ap ...d America as H.P.B.'s special messenger, and he helped to found the Indian Section, of which he was the first General Secretary. Himself finely educated and

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'''Martandrao B. Nagnath''' was one of the early Indian members of the [[Theosophical Society]] who was well known to the [[Founder ...ded some instances of his seeing the "generally unseen Brothers of the 1st Section of the Theosophical Society." He wrote:

...e a Presidential Address "The Case for India" at the 32nd session of the [[Indian National Congress]], Calcutta, which she presides. ...Ervast]], writer, lecturer, clairvoyant, and linguist; founder of Finnish Section of [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|TS Adyar]] (d. [[May 21]], 1934).

...Theosophists living in India formed what was going to be called the Anglo-Indian Theosophical Society at Simla, but eventually was named the '''Simla Eclect ...gh the assistance of the [[Masters of Wisdom|Adept Brothers]] of the First Section of the [[Parent Society]] a knowledge of the psychological truths which the

...s a young girl, drawn there by a deep affinity. She lived for a time in an Indian household in a period when such things were not done as easily and naturall ...tion; of the South African Section from 1926-1927; and then of the English Section from 1933-1936. She was also an executive of the European Federation, and s

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...[Theosophical Society (Adyar)]], and scholar in the fields of [[Yoga]] and Indian Philosophy. ...nd although invited several times to visit Krotona as well as the American Section, he always refused.<ref>Joy Mills email to Janet Kerschner. May 31, 2012. T

...ian Theosophist and educator who served as General Secretary of the Indian Section and as Secretary of [[Central Hindu College]]. Dr. Das's son, '''Sri Prakasa''' (3 August 1890 – 23 June 1971) was an Indian freedom fighter who became Governor of Assam (1949-1950), Governor of Madra

...ety (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]], and as General Secretary of the Indian Section. ...rm, he took on the responsibility of being General Secretary of the Indian Section from 1945 until 1959.

'''Manilal Nabhubhai Dvivedi''' was a prominent Indian scholar whose translations of Sanskrit works were published in several Theo ...is now able to announce the definite engagement as Pandit for the American Section of Prof. Manilal N. Dvivedi of Nadiad, India. He is a B. A. of the Universi

'''Rama Prasad''' was an Indian Theosophist and Sanskrit scholar. He had a Master of Arts degree and was a ...[[Hinduism]]). The author emphasized the scientific nature of traditional Indian religious thought. These writings were quoted extensively in other works, a

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...was still one of the most prominent and popular lecturers in the American Section. ...tting on the floor of the Temple - here on the Adyar grounds - over in one section, while across the floor space sat three musicians. The Temple is small, the

'''Gyanandra Nath Chakravarti''' (1861-1936) was an Indian Theosophist and scholar who greatly impressed the world with his excellent ...in 1902 he held a position as an Inspector of Schools.<ref>''Report of the Indian Universities Commission: 1902.'' Page 90.</ref> Professor Chakravarti, "the

...Poland.<ref>Tomaszweski, Irene. <i>WandaDynowska/Umdevi: A Polish Guide to Indian Culture. </i> Cosmopolitan Review: A Transatlantic Review of Things Polish, ...ustria.<ref>Tomaszweski, Irene. <i>WandaDynowska/Umdevi: A Polish Guide to Indian Culture. </i> Cosmopolitan Review: A Transatlantic Review of Things Polish,

...st Series but a facsimile of it for the first time is given here). In this section are also letters received in America 1875-76. * Letters to Indian Chelas [[S. Ramaswamier]], [[Mohini Mohun Chatterjee|Mohini M. Chatterjee]]

...5 (website file: 1B/18).</ref> He was instrumental in forming the European Section of the Theosophical Society and, beginning July 9th, 1890, served as its fi ...in 1910, Northbrook was able to offer a few rooms as temporary lodging for Indian visitors and students.<ref> https://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingb

..., 1948), widely known as '''"Mahatma Gandhi''','''"''' was a leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule whose policy of nonviolent civil ...al Society President [[Annie Besant]] were key figures in the movement for Indian independence. While each advocated a different approach to disengagement fr

...etary. The General Council includes the General Secretary of each national section, plus some at-large and emeritus members. ...ther information. A copy is sent to the General Secretary of each national section and to other members of the [[General Council]], but this publication is no

...nd a member of the [[Theosophical Society]]. He was part of the [[Esoteric Section#Inner Group|Inner Group]] formed by [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blava ..., (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1993), 98-99.</ref> Interested in Indian philosophy, the next year he went to [[Adyar (campus)|Adyar]] hoping to get

...is Gardner''' (1869-1969) was a noted writer and lecturer from the English Section of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society based in Adyar, ...(website file: 3B/73).</ref> He served as General Secretary of the English Section from 1924-28, and was a popular lecturer and writer for several decades. Cl

...heosophy in the 1890s, and served as one of the councilors of the American Section.<ref>"Still Secretary: Theosophists will retain W. Q. Judge" ''San Francisc ...y. I think it will be found to have been merely a convention of the Indian section with some of the Europeans...

From 1938 to 1944 she studied classical Indian dance with her aunt [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]] at Kalakshetra, the Arts Acad ...dia in a year and a half, trying to cast the role of Melanie, because most Indian women were not permitted by their families to perform in a film, especially

...resident of the American Section as well, for at least three years. He and Indian member [[C. V. K. Maithreya]] received enough nominations to be on the ball '''THIS SECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''<br>

From the Brotherhood of Luxor, Section the Vth [[Serapis Bey]] (Ellora Section)<br>

...ist, and freedom fighter who worked with [[Annie Besant]] to establish the Indian Home Rule Movement. ...a’s freedom and evolved the scheme of a national assembly. In 1885 the '''Indian National Congress''' held its first formal session in Bombay. Mr Iyer, as

...arly as 1909 in Allahabad, but were open only to boys of English and Anglo-Indian families.<ref>[http://www.bsgindia.org/ Bharat Guides and Scouts web page.] === The beginnings of Indian Scouting ===

...est India he served as president of the Quetta T.S.<ref>Anonymous, "Indian Section," General Report of the Theosophical Society, 1906 (Adyar, Madras, India: T ...st energetic members of the Harrowgate [sic] Lodge. The good wishes of the Section will follow her to India, where Mr. Powell is, very appropriately, statione

'''Nilakanta Sri Ram''' (15 December 1889 - 8 April 1973) was an Indian Theosophist who served as the fifth International President of the [[Theoso ...were schools established by [[Annie Besant]] in her initiative to improve Indian education.

...cation, science, and industry, and was said to be a major influence on the Indian pioneer industrialist, Mr. Jamsetiji N. Tata (1839-1904), who founded the T ...the Cobden Medal in Political Economy. His mother wanted him to enter the Indian Civil Service as his elder brothers had done but Burjorji followed another

...ver in northeast India. Later he served as General Secretary of the Indian Section of the [[Theosophical Society]] from 1919 to 1923. [[Category:Nationality Indian|Sinha, Purnendu Narayan]]

...studied [[Theosophy]] in his spare moments. He made the acquaintance of an Indian gentleman who gave him another view of religion, spurring further study. ...Farthing has said this of his service as General Secretary in the English Section:

...1 Holland Villas Road, and the second is at the Headquarters of the Indian section of the Theosophical Society in Varanasi (Benares), India. [[The Mahatma Let

He was a member of the Indian Peace Commission which in 1868 settled Indian troubles in the Middle West, and in 1869 he was United States Consul at Tre '''SECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''<br>

...ef> [[Clara Codd]] recalled that as Arundale walked around, he would have "Indian boys hanging on each arm. He was very fond of his scholars and they were ve ...ciety for the Promotion of National Education]], which provided support to Indian universities, colleges, and schools. As Registrar, he managed the membershi

...religion/hinduism</ref> It is regarded as a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with very diverse roots and no founder. This "Hind ...r (also known as the Indus River) at one time divided the Persian from the Indian territories. Most Persians began this word with an H rather than an S sound

That year, 1911, saw Indian headquarters for the OSE established at Benares. In 1924, a European headqu An example was published in the "Questions Answered" section of the American Section's journal. The response was written by Mr. Leadbeater:

..., to do it far more effectually than I can, for he belongs to the "foreign Section." ...al lines on which we wish the work of organizing — if possible — the Anglo-Indian Branch to proceed: the details must be left to you — if you are still wil

...ork</ref> His wife Manek, then 30 years old, was in England at Chiswick, a section of London. Two sons, a daughter, and a nephew lived with her.<ref>1911 Cens ...ndian Section in Bombay on August 24, 1891 and transferred to the American Section on August 29, 1962 at the age of about 89.<ref>Theosophical Society General

...s is attained by few missionaries, having made herself conversant with two Indian languages, Hindu and Hindustani or Urdu. ...ss Neff transferred her membership from the American Section to the Indian Section, and did not transfer back again until May 13, 1939 after a long stint abro

...veral occasions, the honour to see these ‘Brothers’ of our Society’s First Section. We have thus been led to know that they represent a class of living, not [[Category:Nationality Indian|Shankar, Bhavani]]

...osophical Society]] in 1875. He provided superb leadership to the American Section until his untimely death in 1896, but left a body of writings that are amon === Formation of American Section ===

...0 members.<ref>''Report of Proceedings and Documents'' (New York: American Section Headquarters T.S., 1893), 10-12.</ref> Indian [[Manilal N. Dvivedi|Professor Manilal N. Dvivedi]], was not a member of th

...ll be of interest to our members that through the courtesy of the American Section a complete unit of microfilming equipment and microfilming reading equipmen ...1969), 8.</ref> She supervised conversion of the shelf arrangement of that section to correspond to the modified Dewey Decimal System arrangement of Eastern r

'''Rukmini Devi Arundale''' (1904-1986) was an Indian Theosophist best known as a dancer and educator, and as wife of [[George S. ...S. Arundale]], a 44-year-old Englishman who was a Theosophist prominent in Indian education at [[Central Hindu College]]. Rukmini wrote of her husband,

==== Iraqi and Indian Jews ==== ...t of these Jews moved from India to the new country of Israel, where a new section of the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]] formed in 1954

...ld gave lectures on astrology and contributed to the Questions and Answers section of [[The Vahan (periodical)|''The Vahan'']]. He was a student of the [[Kabb ...Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the Society in 1893, and lectured to Indian members with great success and organized some new branches.

...nown from her role in the Indian National Congress during the struggle for Indian home rule, and for her support of national education in India. She was pres ...and the South Kensington Science and Art Exam.<ref>"Besant, Annie." ''The Indian Biographical Dictionary, 1915'' (Madras: Pillar, 1915), 38.</ref> She was a

...eosophist'']] and stated how pleased she was to get better acquainted with Indian people and how friendly they were.<ref> Müller, Henrietta. "A Lady’s Lec ...to attend its convention, where Müller was also present. Many articles on Indian women appeared in the ''Women's Penny Paper'' before it ceased publication

In 1872, George Allen, the proprietor of the Anglo-Indian newspaper [[The Pioneer (periodical)|''The Pioneer'']], offered him the edi ...even years of his editorship, the little paper grew into the leading Anglo-Indian daily newspaper of the day.<ref>[http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/mahatm

=== Esoteric Section === The [[Esoteric Section]] maintains private archives and the Shrine Room in the Headquarters Buildi

...ch]] as nothing would come of it," but — "to give up the idea of the Anglo-Indian Branch <u>in co-operation with [[A. O. Hume|Mr. Hume]]</u>, as nothing woul ...ide or leader, no more than a modern [[Othello|Desdemona]] would choose an Indian [[Othello]] nowadays. The prejudice of race is intense, and even in free En

...Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India]], in the Dutch Section.<ref>Membership Records of Theosophical Society in America. Microfilm reel ...ers, Dr. Roest and Miss Henkel, since last Convention have traveled in the Section over 23,000 miles, 20,000 of it by automobile, and they have contacted 119

...Headquarters are established. It is composed of several large Sections—the Indian, the American, the Australian, and the European Sections.<ref>Blavatsky, H. ...V5_A8.pdf# Public Speeches at the Second Annual Convention of the European Section of the Theosophical Society] by W.Q. Judge, G.R.S. Mead, Count Leiningen, H

* '''''The Ideas of Theosophy '''''. Auckland [N.Z.] : New Zealand Section of the Theosophical Society, 1950-1978. ...narajadasaTheConventionsOfTheIndianConstitution'''''The Conventions of the Indian Constitution'''''] 1933.

She was admitted to the French Section of the Theosophical Society at age 27, on December 16, 1903,<ref>The Intern ...Miss Codd was appointed to be the first national lecturer for the English Section, supported by an annual salary of £50 provided by a wealthy member from Bi

...] on [[May 9]], 1886, and later that year on [[October 30]] the [[American Section]] of the [[Theosophical Society]] took form. The records of the Cincinnati ...re'''''. 1885. Available in Peabody Museum of Salem, Phillips Library East Indian Marine Hall. (per John H. Drais).

...dāsa|Miss Dorothy M. Graham]], an English member who founded the [[Women's Indian Association]] with [[Margaret Cousins]]. ...rles Webster Leadbeater|C. W. Leadbeater]] as Outer Head of the [[Esoteric Section]].

...hini Mohun Chatterjee, to explain to the London Theosophists of the Secret Section — every or nearly every mooted point and to defend you and your assumptio [[Category:Nationality Indian|Chatterji, Mohini, Mohun]]

...ent of the Women's Education league, organized to improve the education of Indian women. ...es of society in her simple, matter-of-fact way. When in 1895 the American Section was left with only 14 branches, the Countess offered her services as organi

...Occultism|studies in the hidden laws of nature]]. And so I and every other Indian patriot feel the strongest gratitude for every kind word or deed that is gi ...nd a failure, looking as incongruous as a Paris Daumont drawn by a team of Indian yaks or camels. You ask us to teach you [[Science#Occult_Science|true Scien

...n appeal was made to HPB by forty-five prominent members of the [[American Section]] to publish [[The Secret Doctrine (book)|''The Secret Doctrine'']] without [[Category:Nationality Indian|Subba Row, T.]]

...he case to court, Colonel Olcott and a committee of fourteen distinguished Indian members persuaded her that such a course of action would be unproductive. S ...86). The entire article is reproduced in the "''Boston Courier'' reaction" section of this wiki page.</ref>

...], [[George S. Arundale|Dr. George S. Arundale]], and his wife, the famous Indian dancer [[Rukmini Devi Arundale]], spent time in The Netherlands, visiting t ...the guest of several of the governments. She has now established an Indian Section of the Association Montessori International.

...esant]] and [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|Leadbeater’s]] ''Thought Forms'', Indian Philosophy, and the [[Kabbalah|cabbala]] and espoused the views of the Mazd ...amily learned about "seeing" the color green by reading the ''Perception'' section of the Chapter entitled ''Notes on Some Oral Teachings'' in the "third volu

...e 2500th birth anniversary of the Buddha, he had a series of meetings with Indian Prime Minister Nehru and Premier Chou about the deteriorating situation in ...cribed the three xylographs as biographies of Pandit Atisha Dipankara; the Indian Pandit Thelo and his disciple Narope of Nalanda; and the Tibetan disciples

...ciety]] in New York City, probably in the mid-1890s, to serve the American Section of the [[Theosophical Society]]. * James, George Wharton. '''''Poetry and symbolism of Indian basketry'''''. 1913. 40 pages.

...w.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12b008.htm Mahabharata, Book 12, Mokshadharma, section CLXXXI] | source = Moto of Esoteric Section in TS (this day is skipped in ''Gems'')

Prakrit = ancient Indian dialects<br> ...service to H. P. B. by calling upon some one or more of our most competent Indian colleagues to have verified the renderings of the Sanskrit words and phrase

Finally, in one of her instructions to the members of the [[Esoteric Section]], [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] quotes the words of one of ...and to fail, than ignobly not to try at all."<ref>C. Hayavando Rao, ''The Indian Biographical Dictionary'' (Adyar: Pillar & Co.,1915), vi. Available online

...s shown by his applying to H.P.B.'s school of discipleship, the [[Esoteric Section]] of the T.S., on January 4, 1891. He recorded in his diary, "A new life ha ...e Theosophical Society at the Parliament of Religions'' (Chicago: American Section Headquaters TS, 1893), 6.</ref></blockquote>

...otherhood of Adepts|‘Brothers’]], i.e., the Masters, who formed the ‘First Section’ of the Society. By 1882 the majority of members in the T.S., especially ...iginal position, with the [[Masters of the Wisdom]] as once more the First Section of the Society.

...i Arundale]] in 1959, of which she served as President for many years.<ref>Indian Vegetarian Congress Website http://www.vegcongress.org/, accessed February ...treat Centre of Theosophy]] in Perth, Australia. Members of the [[Esoteric Section]] always practice vegetarianism.

...nskaya as a sign of respect, love and devotion from the nineteenth-century Indian avatars Radda Bai. Elena Blavatsky. Nice. March 1884." Unfortunately, about ...r, 1884, and was later presented by Mrs. Toni Schmeichen to the [[Esoteric Section|Esoteric School]]; for some years past, it has been in [[Curuppumullage Jin

friend Mr. [[C. C. Massey]] to study with that London Jewel who so despises Indian [[occult]] knowledge "The Lotus of the Good Law," and "Atma Boddha" — in ...o]] and [[Iamblichus]] in the West, and since the far earlier times of our Indian [[Rishi]]s. How these must be complied with to suit each individual tempera

...lishing houses''' published many of his books, such as '''''The Rebirth of Indian Music''''' in 1928 by the [[Theosophical Publishing House (Adyar)|Theosoph ..., India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1928. One of the earliest works on Indian music.

...ded the streets of your metropolis, where the houses are as if "painted in Indian ink," & a day's sunshine is an event to remember. You have measured ...''Ātma-bodha'', translated by Monier-Williams and published in his book ''Indian Wisdom''.

...t he saw. We were by this time seated on a garden seat in the smaller park section of Wormwood Scrubbs. Bishop Leadbeater looked up the dream and saw Mr. Varl ...use my surname is Codd. The connection is obvious. Then an extremely stout Indian received the name of ‘Colossus’.

...in Ojai, California, on [[August 20]], 1922, as described in the following section on [[Jiddu Krishnamurti#Life-altering experiences|Life-altering experiences ..., [http://oakgroveschool.org/ Oak Grove School] in Ojai, California. Other Indian schools include [http://www.rishivalley.org/ Rishi Valley Education Center]

<blockquote>The Stanzas which form the thesis of every section are given throughout in their modern translated version, as it would be wor 5. The wheel whirled for thirty crores<ref>'''Crore''' is a term used in the Indian numbering system to indicate ten million - 10,000,000 or&nbsp;10<sup>7</su

...root race was called Lemuria and it began some 18 million years ago in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the major remains today are Australia, the islands o ...e set of 14,306 readings in a database residing online in the members-only section. The readings can also be found in their entirety in A.R.E.’s physical li

...the Writings of Chuang-tze, the Apostle of Tao-tze.'' (Madras: The Indian Section of the Theosophical Sociery, Adyar, 1894), ii-iv.</ref></blockquote> ...“O.C.,” whom is most likely Otway Cuffe, General Secretary of the European Section of the Theosophical Society from 1898-1900. Following is an excerpt:

...nal letter with the blue ink typically used by the Master. Given that this section has a disparaging remark about women and a confusion of terms (Jivatma corr ...it will also graze the [[H. P. Blavatsky|old lady]], reviving in the Anglo-Indian press last year's outcry. The Thersites and literary Philistines will go ha