Issue No. 391, February 2022

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The Crown

The Dreamweaving has begun!

Omar presents ancient city designsThe ‘Dreamweaving the Crown’ is part of a process which attempts to bring down to the ground the Galaxy and the Master Plan in the form of a Detailed Development Plan (DDP). The DDP, a framework within which Auroville Read more >>

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Auroville Foundation

The Secretary meets the community

On 31st December, the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, Dr. Jayanti Ravi, invited the community to meet with her the ...

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Economy

Indebtedness in Auroville

In the last two years, six Aurovilians (two individuals and a family of four), took their lives because of personal issue ...

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News in Brief

News in Brief

Governing Board meetsThe Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation held a meeting at Auroville on January 18th. Members ...

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The Water Challenge

The Art and Craft of Catching Water in Auroville

Water has always been at the centre of Auroville’s story. The land sits on the ridge of the only plateau in the 740 sq. k ...

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The Water Challenge

The Darkali Water Catchments: Integral Features of an Eco-Intelligent Urban Park

35 years ago, much of the land intended for Auroville’s future Mahasaraswati Park, located near to the Town Hall, still b ...

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Exhibition

Through a glass brightly

Robert L’Heureux’s last glass works exhibition from January 7 marks the swansong of his career as a glass worker. Eleven ...

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Environment

Alternative Futures

There are water issues in ZanskarThe distant worlds of Zanskar, in the north Indian Himalayas, and Auroville’s coastal pl ...

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Gardening

Feeling the silence: the new Japanese garden

A view of the garden looking towards the pavilionQuietly, without fanfare or publicity, a beautiful Japanese garden has b ...

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New Books

New Books

Reflections upon Psycho-Spiritual Obstacles on the Journey to the Divine – an insider’s view“This book is offered as an e ...

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Profile

The value of art

Krishna Devanandan studied and grew up in the forested hills and valleys of Kodaikanal. She is a Bharatanatyam dancer, sh ...

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Passings

Passings: Chitra Balaguru; E. Krishnamoorthy

Chitra BalaguruIn the afternoon of January 13th, Chitra Balaguru, commited suicide in her Humanscapes home, which she sha ...

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