Annie Besant

Annie Besant, who was born in the UK, was outstanding Theosophist, speaker, activist for women’s rights and writer. After the death of her father, mother’s friend has taken care of her. In the nineteen she married priest, with whom she had two children, but her independent spirit constantly faced with her husband’s traditional views, which ultimately led to the separation.
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Since the Besant was prolific writer and a powerful speaker, she was asked to write a review of Secret Doctrine of H. P. Blavatsky for Pall Mall Gazette. Thus, she got to know yhe author, became her disciple and in the next few years, her interest in Theosophy grew.
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A year later Madame Blavtsky succeeded as leader of the Esoteric Section, and in 1893 she traveled to India and then in the same year represented the Association at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. After the conflict , in which was William Q. Judge, head of the American section, accused of embezzlement for Letters of Masters, the American section seceded. The remainder of the Society, which now has headquarters in Chennai, India and is today known as the Theosophical Society of Adyar are then led by Henry S. Olcott and Besant. Annie devoted her energies not only in the operation of the Society, but also in the struggle for freedom of India and its progress.
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Her intellectual journey always covered the spiritual dimension, search for the transformation of the human being as a whole. Due to the interest in theosophy has suspended its ties with the Marxists. In 1902, he founded the international order of Freemasonry in England and in the next few years established Lodges in many parts of the British Empire.
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Then in year 1908, Annie became President of the Theosophical Society, she began to steer away the Society from Buddhism to Hinduism. In India, she has also become politically active. Two years after that he took custody of Krishnamurti and his brother and took care of their education.
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She wrote large number of books and left behind huge legacy of theosophical literature.
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»It is better to be quiet, even better to not think, if you aren’t ready to take action.«

Annie Besant