In memoriam - Patrick Joubert

On Friday, September 30th, long-term Aurovilian Patrick Joubert left his body at his home in Dana in the presence of his partner Marie Angèle and daughter Emma after a battle with cancer. He was 63.

Hailing from France, Patrick came to Auroville in 1975. For almost thirty years he has been living with his family in Dana, where he planted a small tropical dry evergreen forest, lovingly cultivating it through the years.

On the afternoon of Monday 3 October, Patrick’s body was buried in Dana. Family and friends had arranged for a peaceful setting in the forest he cared for so dearly.