Annie Besant (née Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist...
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Besant Nagar is an upscale, exclusive residential neighbourhood in South Chennai, India. It is located along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. The neighbourhood...
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Secularist, and Co-Freemason Annie Besant and her husband Rev. Frank Besant. She had an older brother named Arthur Besant. When her father and mother separated...
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(210 ha) of land that was bought in 1927 by Besant. It was later renamed in July 2007 in Besant's honor. Annie Besant – Main Founder of the school, women's...
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and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant. The son of wine merchant William Besant (1800–1879), he was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire...
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the stage for the Indian independence movement under the leadership of Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak to the educated English speaking upper class...
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Helena Blavatsky (section Annie Besant)
reformer Annie Besant; impressed by it, Besant met with Blavatsky and joined the Theosophists. In August 1890, Blavatsky moved in to Besant's large house...
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India was an early 20th century daily newspaper published in India by Annie Besant, to highlight issues related to the Indian freedom struggle. New India...
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favour of the Theosophical Society, where he became an associate of Annie Besant. He became a high-ranking officer of the Society and remained one of...
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developed a strong bond with Annie Besant and came to view her as a surrogate mother. His father, who had initially assented to Besant's legal guardianship of...
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Annie Besant, captivating her with his personality and ideas. This dynamic led to speculation about Chakravarti's intent and the impact on Besant's subsequent...
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of novelist Walter Besant. Another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant. William was born in Portsea, Portsmouth on 1 November 1828. According...
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body into the concepts of 'tulpa' and 'thoughtform'. The Theosophist Annie Besant, in the 1905 book Thought-Forms, divides them into three classes: forms...
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to Bouverie Street, seeking the support of Annie Besant. Chapman was one of three women who met with Besant, securing her assistance in forming a strike...
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and animal physiology. Both Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and Annie Besant assisted him. Annie Besant wrote in her autobiography: At the opening of the new year...
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York:1995 State University of New York Press Annie Besant, The Case Against W. Q. Judge (1895), p. 13. About Besant’s closeness to Morya, in a letter of 27 March...
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Romesh Chunder Dutt, p10 Mazumdar, Pg 58 Mazumdar, Pg 59 Annie Besant, Pg 35 Annie Besant, Pg 36 "Congress Sessions". Indian National Congress. Archived...
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India, established in 1934 by Jiddu Krishnamurti. It is named after Annie Besant and located near the Kashi Railway Station on the banks of river Ganges...
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The planes in Theosophy were further systematized in the writings of Annie Besant and C. W. Leadbeater. From theosophy the term made its way to later esoteric...
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Travancore. The Sabha was inaugurated by Annie Besant on 17 June 1918. The movement was inaugurated by the Annie Besant under the presidency at Gokhale Hall...
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nearly 6,000 members. The Adyar-based Society was later taken over by Annie Besant, under whom it grew to its largest extent during the late 1920s, before...
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Besant is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Annie Besant (1847–1933), British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer...
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Women's Indian Association (WIA) was founded at Adayar, Madras, in 1917 by Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins, Dorothy Jinarajadasa, and others to liberate women...
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Gurubagh, Bhelupur, Varanasi (India). It was established in 1904 by Dr. Annie Besant. Central Hindu Girls School (CHGS) is now an integral part of Banaras...
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that section in a business meeting. Henry Steel Olcott (1875 to 1907). Annie Besant (1907 to 1933). George Arundale (1934 to 1945). Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa...
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and reactionary attitude". Bailey "objected to the 'neo-Theosophy' of Annie Besant" and worked with Foster Bailey to gain more power in the American Section...
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anti-Brahmin attitude shaped many of its ideas and policies. It opposed Annie Besant and her Home rule movement, because it believed home rule would benefit...
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An introduction to Yoga is a book by Annie Besant from 1908. The book consists of four lectures held by the author on the practice of yoga, its connection...
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and The Lost Lemuria (1904). Annie Besant further developed the model in Man: Whence, How and Whither (1913). Both Besant and Scott-Elliot relied on information...
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a book written by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, who were both members of the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, India. Besant was at the time the...
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