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Mohini Mohun Chatterji was a Bengali attorney and scholar who became a [[chela]] of the the [[Mahâtma]] [[Koot Hoomi]].  
Mohini Mohun Chatterji was a Bengali attorney and scholar who became a [[chela]] of the the [[Mahâtma]] [[Koot Hoomi]].  
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== Mohini and Koot Hoomi ==
== Mohini and Koot Hoomi ==


Mohini was present in London in 1884 when the young German artist [[Hermann Schmiechen]] painted portraits of the Mahatmas. He was described by [[Laura Holloway-Langford|Laura C. Holloway]] as being “nearer the Master than all others in the room, not even excepting H. P. B.”<ref> Laura C. Holloway,  “The Mahatmas and Their Instruments Part II,” ''The Word'' (New York), July 1912, pp. 200-206, available at The Blavatsky Archives [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway2.htm#The Portraits of the Mahatmas]</ref>
Mohini was present in London in 1884 when the young German artist [[Hermann Schmiechen]] painted portraits of the Mahatmas. He was described by [[Laura Holloway-Langford|Laura C. Holloway]] as being “nearer the Master than all others in the room, not even excepting H. P. B.”<ref> Laura C. Holloway,  “The Mahatmas and Their Instruments Part II,” ''The Word'' (New York), July 1912, pp. 200-206, available at The Blavatsky Archives [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/holloway2.htm#The Portraits of the Mahatmas]</ref> He and Mrs. Holloway wrote ''Man: Fragments of a Forgotten History'', which was published in 1887 under the pseudonym "Two Chelâs."<ref>Two Chelas, ''Man: Fragments of a Forgotten History'', 1887. The complete text is available at [http://www.theosophical.ca/books/ManFragmentsOfAForgottenHistory_MChatterjiLCHolloway.pdf]</ref>.


== Writings ==
== Writings ==
Mohini wrote poetry and prose in both English and his native Bengali. He translated the [[The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom (book)|''The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom'']] of [[Sankaracharya]]. He worked with [[G. R. S. Mead]] in translating [[The Upanishads (book)|''The Upanishads'']] in 1896, using the pseudonym J.  C. Chattopadhyaya.<ref>”Chatterji, Mohini Mohun,” ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 172.</ref>


Irish poets [[George William Russell|Æ]] and [[William Butler Yeats|W. B. Yeats]] were acquainted with Mohini, and he was said to have influenced the oriental turn to their writings.''
Irish poets [[George William Russell|Æ]] and [[William Butler Yeats|W. B. Yeats]] were acquainted with Mohini, and he was said to have influenced the oriental turn to their writings.''


Mohini wrote poetry and prose in both English and his native Bengali. He translated the [[The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom (book)|''The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom'']] of [[Sankaracharya]]. He worked with [[G. R. S. Mead]] in translating [[The Upanishads (book)|''The Upanishads'']] in 1896, using the pseudonym J.  C. Chattopadhyaya.<ref>”Chatterji, Mohini Mohun,” ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 172.</ref>
== Later years ==
 
Mohini died in February, 1936.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Revision as of 03:58, 15 April 2012


Mohini Mohun Chatterji was a Bengali attorney and scholar who became a chela of the the Mahâtma Koot Hoomi.

Early life and education

Mr. Chatterji, usually known as Mohini, was born in 1958. He attended university in Calcutta, and was awarded Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts degrees. His wife was the niece of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore.[1]

Theosophical Society involvement

Mohini became a member of the Bengal Theosophical Society on April 16, 1882. He worked as private secretary to Henry Steel Olcott and accompanied the him and Helena Petrovna Blavatsky on their European tour in 1884.

He gave evidence to the Society for Psychical Research concerning the reality of psychic phenomena at Adyar.[2]

Mohini and Koot Hoomi

Mohini was present in London in 1884 when the young German artist Hermann Schmiechen painted portraits of the Mahatmas. He was described by Laura C. Holloway as being “nearer the Master than all others in the room, not even excepting H. P. B.”[3] He and Mrs. Holloway wrote Man: Fragments of a Forgotten History, which was published in 1887 under the pseudonym "Two Chelâs."[4].

Writings

Mohini wrote poetry and prose in both English and his native Bengali. He translated the The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom of Sankaracharya. He worked with G. R. S. Mead in translating The Upanishads in 1896, using the pseudonym J. C. Chattopadhyaya.[5]

Irish poets Æ and W. B. Yeats were acquainted with Mohini, and he was said to have influenced the oriental turn to their writings.

Later years

Mohini died in February, 1936.

Notes

  1. ”Chatterji, Mohini Mohun,” The Theosophical Year Book, 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 172.
  2. ”Chatterji, Mohini Mohun,” The Theosophical Year Book, 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 172.
  3. Laura C. Holloway, “The Mahatmas and Their Instruments Part II,” The Word (New York), July 1912, pp. 200-206, available at The Blavatsky Archives Portraits of the Mahatmas
  4. Two Chelas, Man: Fragments of a Forgotten History, 1887. The complete text is available at [1]
  5. ”Chatterji, Mohini Mohun,” The Theosophical Year Book, 1938 (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 172.