Issue No. 407-408, June-July 2023

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Matrimandir

New experiments at the Matrimandir Lake

The Lake on the hillWhile preparatory work for the expansion of the Matrimandir Lake has started, two new experiments involving the Lake are under way. One is pumped hydro; the other, underwater water storage.“All the earth from the digging of the Tes Read more >>

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Receiving Visitors

Ekattva Maarg inaugurated

On May 27th, Bharat Nivas inaugurated Ekattva Maarg [meaning Discovery Path], a Unity Path to discover Auroville. The pat ...

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Join Auroville

The Entry Board: an interview with the interviewers

From left: Lakshmanan, Matilde, Grace, Swadha, Alain, Jayanthi, Sonja and SaraOne of the powers of the Residents' Assembl ...

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Economy

Accountancy today is highly complex

Palani in his officeThe Auroville Foundation has 37 management trusts which together hold 600 units and activities. Palan ...

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Internal Organisation

Prioritising RA decision making

In order to prioritise the upcoming decision making events of the Residents’ Assembly, the Auroville Council organised a ...

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Profile

My life in Auroville at the Service of Truth, by Mallika

“Once upon a time ..” is how we begin telling stories, and here’s mine. Once upon a time exactly 50 years ago, there was ...

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Youth

The value of youth

Cheenu at workOn a sultry May summer’s evening, after one of its communal and tasty pizza nights, the Youth Centre (YC) p ...

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Profile

My journey of perseverance and growth

VigneshwaranYuvabe team member Vigneshwaran writes about striving for personal growth despite challenges posed by a flawe ...

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Youth

The Auroville Youth Integration Programme

Top from left: Viknesh, Satyavan, Ankita, Mahana, Lucrezia, Leela, Asia, Madhu, Tenzin, Yolane, Arav. Bottom: Zohar, Namu ...

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Youth

Integral Youth

NamuRecently, Jai Naidoo, an ex-freedom fighter from South Africa, visited Auroville and addressed an important question ...

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Youth

YouthLink, my University of Life

GwjwnGwjwn Daimari first heard about Auroville while he was working on his B.Sc. in Physics at Pondicherry University. He ...

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Youth

An Abundance of Love

Over the past seven years, Lucrezia Fassi has been involved in various youth initiatives and projects including the Youth ...

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Youth

Embracing the Melody of French

NivethaBonjour! My name is Nivetha Narayanaswamy, and this is the story of how I came to master French. Growing up in Aur ...

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Youth

Home

I came to Auroville as an angry, friendless twelve year old who refused to go barefoot and hated the red soil, the stains ...

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Youth

Free expressions

A JourneyIn a world where love brings joy and pain,We seek solace and light in the darkest hour,Seeking support from love ...

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Profile

Towards Auroville: A journey of dedication and resilience

Anjalai is an Aurovilian who has worked in Auroville for the last 50 years. She grew up in Kuilapalayam and has been livi ...

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Profile

Embark – come what may

In April word spread that Frederick was seeking personal testimonies of what drew us to and kept us living in Auroville. ...

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Profile

The view from next door

Arun Kumar (age 24) and V. Vignesh (age 22) are both Kottakarai village youth who grew up in and around Auroville. Here t ...

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Health

Divine Love and Amazing Grace

Few are those from whom the Grace withdraws, but many are those who withdraw from the Grace.Sri Aurobindo If vengeance an ...

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Passings

Passings: Deborah Lawlor, Bernd Theilman, Jules Arindam, Volkher Eike Riech, Padmanaban, Mirajyoti Sobel, Gowri Raman, Leonard Meakin, David Nagel, Mallika

Deborah LawlorOn May 2nd, Deborah Lawlor left her body in Los Angeles, California at the age of 84. Deborah and her husba ...

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In Brief

News in Brief

Scorching summerIn May and June, the Indian Meteorological Department recorded temperatures in parts of Tamil Nadu of 2 t ...

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