Aurobindo Ghose left England for India after finishing up his studies there. As soon as he stepped in, he was able to see the misery and the way the people had been living in subjugation. He wanted to free this country.

His plan of action was threefold
1. Secret Revolutionary propaganda and organization
2. Public propaganda
3. Non-cooperation and resistance  

Sri Aurobindo was the secret editor for Jugantar Patrika and Bande Mataram. Two decades of the increasing influence of journals such as Bande Mataram in Bengal led to strict government censorship under the Press Act of 1910.  For the Alipore Bombing case, Sri Aurobindo was acquitted in 1909. But in the days spent in the jail, he extensively practiced yoga and got a new outlook on life and spirituality. By 1910, he left active politics and dedicated his life to a spiritual pursuit in Pondicherry where he set up an Ashram.  Sri Aurobindo's name is etched in Indian history as the most successful revolutionary, visionary and spiritual master.