Issue No. 400, November 2022

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Auroville Yesterday

In November 1988, thirty-four years ago, Auroville Today began life, and this month marks our 400th issue. Peter Lloyd, one of our most loyal subscribers and a recent addition to our editorial team, gives his reflection.Issue 400! What a great opportu Read more >>

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Reflection

Do we have a future?

We have grown accustomed to having a future. It’s why we have children, why we make long-term plans and investments, why ...

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Kajimba: Bottling the Auroville Teen Spirit

Nahar Emet, now 22, was nine years old when he came to Auroville with his family. He attended Deepanam, TLC, and Last Sch ...

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Letters

Letter

Dear Aurovilians, The current situation in your community is affecting not only its residents but also people who may be ...

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Perking up the coffee scene

Marc and MatildeMarc Tormo Altimira is Auroville’s coffee entrepreneur, roaster, brewer and consultant. His journey start ...

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The trials of an Auroville entrepreneur

Sheril and DanielDaniel Emdin first came to live in Auroville in 1977, after a career as a radio journalist and an art de ...

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Internal Organisation

The last room

Diwali celebration outside the Council office.Peter reflects on many months of keeping the council office in the Town Hal ...

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News in Brief

News in Brief

The Chairman visits AurovilleThe Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu and Chairman of the Governing Board, Shri R N Ravi, visit ...

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Exhibition

Presence and Flow

In mid October, Aurovilian Frederic Martin Duchamp presented ‘Presence and Flow’, an exhibition of photographs from diffe ...

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Exhibition

‘Unexpected’

On the 25th of August, Charles Zanon opened his sculpture exhibition ‘Unexpected’, at the Auroville Botanical Gardens, wh ...

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New Books

‘Crossroad: A New Humanity’

Paulette has published an interesting new compilation in celebration of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary. ‘Crossro ...

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Passings

Passing: Francis Malan

Francis Malan of Citadines peacefully left his body in the morning of Wednesday 5 October while listening to ‘A New Birth ...

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New Books

Building a ‘New Earth’

Every so often a story comes along that captures the spirit of Auroville in a unique way, bringing to light aspects of it ...

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New Books

Interview with Avigal, author of ‘New Earth’

Auroville Today: Has the ‘New Earth’ been created daily since the 1970s?Avigal: Yes - it started with Auroculture, who di ...

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