mother's arrival in pondicherry

The Mother arrived in Pondicherry on 24th April 1920 never to leave again! She lived in Pondicherry till she passed away on 17th November 1973. Sri Aurobindo said " The Mother's consciousness and mine are the same!" The Mother said "Without him I exist not,without me he is unmanifest!"
The Ashram came into existence after the arrival of the Mother. It was she who gave a practical shape to the Master's teachings! All the disciples had to work a minimum of 10 hours everyday as a part of their sadhana. She would allocate work to each sadhak in accordance with his aptitude and temperament. She herself toiled endlessly with little food and rest." All my realizations would have remained unaccomplished without the Mother!" Sri Aurobindo
After the passing away of Sri Aurobindo on 5th December 1950,the Mother took complete charge of the Ashram and continued to guide the sadhaks.During her lifetime the number of sadhaks increased from 10 to almost 10000.
In 1967 she created Auroville,an international township near Pondicherry,where people from all over the world could live and work for the supramental realization.
She also took active interest in world events and intervened from time to time whenever the adverse forces threatened to engulf the world.
" The Supramental manifestation is no longer a dream but is a certainty and a time will come when everyone will be forced to acknowledge its presence!" The Mother