Biography of H.P. Blavatsky

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was a co-founder of Theosophical Movement of the modern era. Born in Ukraine province of Russia on the midnight of 11/12 Aug. 1831 in a Russian noble family. 1831-1851: grew up and educated in Russia. 1851-1871: traveled all over the world for study and preparation under the direction of her Indian Masters for the mission of launching and steering the Theosophical Movement, which was inaugurated on Nov. 17,1875, by founding the original Theosophical Society in New York, whose three main objects were stated to be :

1. To form a nucleus of Universal Brotherhood without distinction of race, color or creed
2. To promote comparative study of world religion and myths, especially of the Brahminical, Buddhist and Zoroastrian religious philosophies
3. To investigate unexplained laws of nature and psychical and spiritual power latent in man

She recorded for the modern world a part of the archaic universal Wisdom-Religion, the synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy, named Theosophy . After working relentlessly for the furtherance of the Theosophical Movement through good and evil report, under the perpetual stress of constant misunderstanding, persecution and slander, she passed away on May 8th, 1891. This day is observed as "White Lotus Day" by Theosophists all over the world.