Auroville Festival 2022

As part of the Auroville Festival to celebrate The Mother’s birthday and the foundation day of Auroville held from February 21-28, various events have been organized, amongst them were a number of zoom conferences on the themes of Mother’s Birth Anniversary and Charter of Auroville and Auroville as a Future Model for the World; Savitri, Cradle of the Overman; research on the Soul of Nations and National Pavilions; the practical manifestation of the city and the role of UNESCO and GOI; the spiritual significance of Auroville; the Five Dreams of Sri Aurobindo; and Towards Spiritual Education. Many eminent speakers have agreed to join the celebration, including: His Excellency Shri R.N. Ravi, Honorable Governor of Tamil Nadu and Chairman of the Auroville Foundation; Dr. Karan Singh, former Chairman of the Auroville Foundation; Dr. David Frawley and Ms. Dena Merriam, members of the Auroville International Advisory Council; Ms. Ameeta Mehra, former member of the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation; Dr. Jayanti Ravi, Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, Dr. Soumitra Basu, Dr. Alok Pandey, Dr. Ananda Reddy, Anu Legrand, Manoj Pavitran, Dr. Vladimir Yatsenko, Aurelio, Dr. Don Salmon, Matthew Andrews, Janak Khandwala, Chandresh Patel, Pashi Kapur and others.

Many Auroville residents, however, felt that the ‘Auroville Festival 2022’ is inappropriate at this moment due to the current and ongoing upheaval. Instead, some have been calling for a ‘Silence Festival’.