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Indian friends called him by the high title "Kulapathi," a term used in ancient Indian educational systems to indicate a man who supervised 10,000 people.<ref>Suvarna Nalapat ''Education in Ancient India: Valabhi and Nalanda Universities'' Kottayam: D C Books, 2012. Electronic book available at [https://books.google.com/books?id=oO-vDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT124&lpg=PT124&dq=kulapathi&source=bl&ots=Rzy81ZMy_J&sig=Hl6cOJALk8yPDlfsCRDuyIplkPI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1soiqx97VAhWhy4MKHV9FCNk4ChDoAQgqMAE#v=onepage&q=Kulapathi&f=false Google.]</ref> | |||
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James Henry Cousins (July 22, 1873- February 20, 1956) was an Irish writer, poet, playwright, actor, critic, editor, and educator who with his wife Margaret Cousins was active in the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India.
Cousins was significantly influenced by the teachings of Madame Blavatsky and G. S. Russell's ability to reconcile mysticism with a pragmatic approach to social reforms. He had a life-long interest in the paranormal and acted as reporter in several experiments carried out by William Fletcher Barrett, Professor of physics at Dublin University and one of the founders of the Society for Psychical Research. He also wrote widely on the subject of Theosophy and in 1915 Cousins travelled to India with the voyage fees paid for by Annie Besant the President of the Theosophical Society (Adyar).
Early life
Role in Irish literary revival
Work in education
Indian friends called him by the high title "Kulapathi," a term used in ancient Indian educational systems to indicate a man who supervised 10,000 people.[1]
Theosophical Society involvement
Later life
Writings
- James H. Cousins and Margaret Cousins. We Two Together. Madras: Ganesh and Co, 1950. Joint autobiography.