Issue No. 414, January 2024

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Art

Roger Anger, the artist

Roger in his studio in AuromodѐleRoger Anger, the artist is the first ever exhibition of the work of an artist who, by the age of 40, had won several prestigious architectural prizes, but who never exhibited his paintings or sculptures during his life Read more >>

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Art

Exhibition Roger the Artist

The Roger Anger Exhibition represents a homage dedicated to the artist’s centenary, showing an extensive collection of dr ...

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Art

The Adesha I received from Roger Anger

Once, in later years, I went to see Roger in Auromodѐle, but it was different from the other times I visited him. I canno ...

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Spirituality

Exploring the inner being

Iris, Dan and CarlaA few months ago, announcements appeared on various Auroville forums and in the News and Notes invitin ...

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Reflection

Divine Comedy or the art of sewing the buttons of your shirt

“Midway in the course of our life I found myself within a dark wood, where the right way was lost.”First line of the Divi ...

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Opinion

The land exchange debate

Land exchange is very much in the news at present, with Auroville land being exchanged for privately-owned land in AuroOr ...

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Opinion

The Chariot of Jagannath: Auroville in the making

The three colorful chariots that carry the idol of Jagannatha, his sister Subhadra and his brother Balabhadra, at the Rat ...

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Outreach

40 Years of Auroville’s Village Action

Pongal celebration at the AVAG officeIn 2023, Auroville’s Village Action Group (AVAG) celebrated 40 years. In this issue ...

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Outreach

Empowering women, transforming communities: AVAG’s loan initiative

AVAG’s director Moris addressing a women groups’ meetingIn the villages around Auroville, where women’s lives are penned ...

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Outreach

Flour power

The aroma of freshly baked cakes and the joyous chatter of women learning new skills recently filled the air at AVAG. Ove ...

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Outreach

Rewriting stereotypes

A unique race unfolds in Auroville’s bioregion. Forget stopwatches and podiums; these victories are measured in triumphan ...

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Profile

Ikebana and Auroville

Valeria preparing ikabanaValeria has been teaching ikebana, the traditional Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement, in Aurovi ...

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Auroville Statistics

Population review 2023

Last year’s review of the population statistics was entitled ‘Strange Times’ and the piece ended ‘awaiting 2023 with grea ...

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Art

‘Soft Self’

Lisa Suchanek’s second exhibition at the Centre d’Art, titled Soft Self: Inner Multiplicity and Gentleness, unfolds as a ...

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Passings

Passings: Mani Jayraman; Selvam Nadesan; Giorgio Luciani

Mani JayramanOn December 15th, Mani Jayraman left his body at the age of 54.Mani, as he was known in Auroville, was born ...

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In Brief

News in Brief

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