N. C. Paul
A nineteenth-century Bengali physician who studied the physiological aspects of yoga. His A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy was reprinted in The Theosophist beginning in September 1880, with editorial comments by H. P. Blavatsky.
Known in India as Navinachandra Pala. The bibliography lists A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy, second edition (Calcutta, 1883) and third edition edited by Tookaram Tatya (Bombay, 1888). (BCW 2:539).
Also named Navinachandra Pala. His A Treatise on the Yoga Philosophy appeared in a second edition at Calcutta in 1883 and a third, edited by Tukaram Tatya, at Bombay in 1888. (BCW 3:517).
According to H. P. Blavatsky’s narrative, maintained contact with Captain Seymour, who had adopted a yogic way of life. B. de Zirkoff compares the story with The Mahatma Letters, but identifying Seymour with one of the Englishmen mentioned there remains conjectural. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 3:152-153)
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- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Пол, Навина Чандра
- Wikipedia: N. C. Paul
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