SRI AUROBINDO COMPLEX:
Sri Aurobindd Complex Trust & State Committee of Sri Aurobindo Society in Karnataka have kept the following Aim & Objectives, namely,

Objectives:
a) Developing Sri Aurobindo Complex as the State training Centre in Integral Education in course of time.
b) To propogate Sri Aurobindo's immortal message upto village levels in Karnataka through various media of propogation and publication in Kannada, English and other languages and co-ordinate with the creative activities at the local centres in the state.

Ultimate Aim:
Supramental Manifestation and Divine life on earth for establishing abiding Peace, Harmony, Concord and human unity on earth as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

Vision:
The highest vision in consonance with the highest aim of Sri Aurobindo's Yoga is to develop & transform Sri Aurobindo Complex as one of the Gnostic centres of the world( detailed description of Gnostic centres available in chapter 55 & 56 of the Magnum Opus, Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo)

Sri Aurobindo Complex is a microstructure occupying a land area of 1 1/4 acres in J.P. Nagar I phase, Bangalore and function as an experimental laboratory in service of the Truth as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo & the Mother.
Sri Aurobindo Complex shelters 2 organisations namely,
1) Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust(R) meant for development and maintenance of the Complex.
2) Sri Aurobindo Society State Committee meant for co-ordinating the on going creative activities at 36 Sadhana Centres of Sri Aurobindo Society in Karnataka and for propogating Sri Aurobindo's immortal message of individual and collective Sadhana through his Integral Yoga for divine life on earth.

A project for the development of Sri Aurobindo Complex on exemplary lines of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry was taken up by the members of Sri Aurobindo Society in 1987 & building constructions worth Rs. 25 lakhs were completed by 1993 on a C.A. site of 11/4 acres granted by the State Government in J.P. Nagar, I Phase, on a long lease basis. In Dec. 1993, on appraisal of the voluntary devine service taken up by the devotes at Sri Aurobindo Complex , State Government was fully convinced and came forward to meet half the cost of the Project with Government Funds with the conditions that matching public funds should be mobilised by the Trust in advance.

SRI AUROBINDO COMPLEX TRUST® :
Meanwhile from 1991 onwards, thrust was given by the parent body, Sri Aurobindo Society under the leadership of Sri M.P. Pandit, Sri. Pradeep Narang and Sri. Vijay K. Poddar for the establishment of Sri Aurobindo Complex Trust to found a solid state Head Quarters on the lines of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry and to set an example to other states keeping in view the objectives of Sri Aurobindo Society. Sri M.P. Pandit became the first chairman of the Trust at J.P. Nagar, Bangalore In order to house the State Head Quarters & Trust and to carry out the mission, a suitable project worth Rs. 260 lakhs was placed before the Government of Karnataka by the Board of Trustees and financial help was sought for. By Mother's grace and constant efforts of a very few dedicated devotees, Government and public funds were mobilised and most of the project is complete as on November 2003.

SRI AUROBINDO SOCIETY STATE COMMITTEE KARNATAKA:
Shree(alias S.V. Sabnis) who had the fortune of first balcony darshan of the Divine Mother on 24th November, 1968 had later got the permission through late Sri. M.P. Pandit, a highly evolved soul from Karnataka for an individual darshan of the Divine Mother with his entire family on 14th May, 1969. This day was the complete turning point in Shree's life and he was completely taken over by the unique teachings of sri Aurobindo and the Mother aiming at divinisation of collective life on earth. Taking up this thread, Shree started a new organisation in India called as "Friends of Auroville Group, Karnataka" with the support of a few noble and dedicated engineers given to sincerity and honesty. This organisation was approved in writing by the Divine Mother as a wing of Sri Aurobindo Society, and was ushered into existence on 4th April, 1973. Late Sri K.G. Katwey a senior Chief Engineer was the guide and a group of other devoted engineers supported this organisation. With this strong support, Shree visited a number of local study centres of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother along with Sri K.S. Anantharamaiah, the then Chief Engineer and others situated in different districts of the state and pleaded for their individual registration as members of Sri Aurobindo Society. Fortunately, the devotees accepted this suggestion of 'Shree' for the progressive development of collective consciousness in the path of 'collective yoga' of Sri Aurobindo. This impetus given by Shree assumed a considerable movement in Sri Aurobindonean cause in Karnataka between 1973 and 1980, during which period 55 local centres of "Friends Auroville Group" sprouted and about 18-20 local centres of Sri Aurobindo Society were constituted by conversion of the above said local study centres. A State Committee - called as "Sri Aurobindo Society, Karnataka" was ushered into existence in 1980 with Dr. B.D. Jatti as the chairman, Sri K.G. Katwey as the Vice-Chariman and Shree(alias S.V. Sabnis) as the State secretary of Sri Aurobindo Society. This State organisation was subsequently registered under societies Act at Karnataka level as per the specific instructions of Dr. B.D. Jatti. Further decade upto 1991 saw the steady growth in the local centres and membership of Sri Aurobindo Society. 55 centres of "Friends of Auroville Group" were wound up and membership merged into Sri Aurobindo Society in 1984 as per the directions of our parent body, head quartered at Pondicherry due to separation of Auroville from the Society.
Then by 1992 - 93, the II stage of revamping the state unit of Sri Aurobindo Society started by the merger of Sri Aurobindo Society, Karnataka into the Sri Aurobindo Society State Committee with Late Justice E.S. Venkataramaiah, former Chief Justice of India as the chairman in place of Sri B.D. Jatti who relinquished the post himself on helath grounds. The revamping and rejuvenation of the local centres, zonal centres and the State Committee went on vigorously upto 1996 with strong support from Sri Vijay K.Poddar and Sri Pradeep Narang.

Present local centres and zonal centres by the state commitee of S.A.S in Karnataka

As on date Nov. 2003 there are 36 centres including 5 zonal centres of Sri Aurobindo Society, Karnataka unit comming under the jurisdiction of the state committee housed in Sri Aurobindo complex, J.P Nagar, Bangalore. The state commitee coordinates with these centres through correspondence circulation of monthly magazine in kannada(ABP), conferences and visits to the centres etc.More about Centres.