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Theosophical Society International Headquarters, Adyar, India, in 1890. The Theosophy Society was founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875. The designation 'Adyar' is sometimes added to the name to make it clear that this is the Theosophical Society headquartered there, after the American section and some other lodges separated from it in 1895, under William Quan Judge. [1]
The organization split into the Theosophical Society Adyar (Olcott-Besant) and the Theosophical Society Pasadena . The former group, headquartered in India, is the most widespread international group holding the name "Theosophical Society" today. Theosophical Society-Adyar is located at Adyar situated in the Indian city of Chennai. [3]
Nilakanta Sri Ram or Nilakantha Sri Ram (N. Sri Ram) (* 15 December 1889 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India; died 8 April 1973 in Adyar, India) was a freemason, theosophist and president of the Theosophical Society Adyar during twenty years.
The Adyar library is also used by post-graduate students in Sanskrit and Indology of the University of Madras. In 1990, a bequest by the Australian philanthropist Elliston Campbell (1891 – 1990) further funded the Adyar Library and founded the Campbell Theosophical Research Library, in Sydney , Australia .
During the 1920s the Theosophical Society Adyar had around 7,000 members in the U.S. [333] There also was a substantial following in Asia. According to a Theosophical source, the Indian section in 2008 was said to have around 13,000 members while in the US the 2008 membership was reported at around 3,900.
After a holiday in England, he returned to India to devote himself to the activities of the Theosophical Society. He and his aunt settled at the society's sprawling campus at Adyar in Madras . The Indian Independence Movement was picking up pace during these years, as was a revival of interest and pride in the ancient culture and philosophies ...
In 1893, soon after becoming a member of the Theosophical Society, she went to India for the first time. [67] After a dispute the American section split away into an independent organisation. The original society, then led by Henry Steel Olcott and Besant, is today based in Chennai, India, and is known as the Theosophical Society Adyar ...
He noted that in that latter year, there were about 35,000 members of the Adyar-based [citation needed] Theosophical Society (9000 of whom were in India), c. 5,500 members of the Theosophical Society in America, c. 1,500 members of the Theosophical Society International (Pasadena), and about 1200 members of the United Lodge of Theosophy. [140]