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(Shyam Sunder:) “When a disciple found that Dr. S. Radhakrishnan had taken some material verbatim from Sri Aurobindo's writings and incorporated it as his own in a book of his, he wanted to write about this plagiarism and asked for Sri Aurobindo's approval. Sri Aurobindo said, “But so long as he is saying what I am saying, he is doing my work!” ”[1]
- (Shyam Sundar, 1968:) “As a trial we have written to the Government of India to register the Ashram as the owner of the copyright of one of Sri Aurobindo's works. Now I am filling the form for Mother's “Entretiens”. The form asks for the author's nationality. What nationality can I put? French?
(Mother:) Do not fill the form for my book or books. I do not claim any copyright and I refuse to reply to the question that has been asked.
It is true that this body was born in Paris and that its soul declared that it was Indian, but I belong to no nation in particular. And as the officials cannot understand it, I refuse to deal with them.”[2]