In memoriam - Tara Nayak

One of Auroville’s young children, Tara Nayak, had a lethal fall from the roof of Sunship on November 7th. She was 12 years old.

Born in Delhi, Tara came to Auroville in 2019 at the age of 8 with her mother Fakeera, and studied at The Learning Community (TLC) and in later years at Deepanam school. Due to her sweet and outgoing nature she made many friends and was very much loved. Auroville’s young children were deeply saddened by the accident and two days later joined a ‘Prayers for Tara’ gathering, brought together in grief, chanting familiar mantras and prayers and lighting their candles for Tara. In the afternoon of the same day, Tara’s remains were cremated at the Auroville cremation ground, with many children from various Auroville schools attending, – mourning and chanting, lovingly carrying the space, and supporting Fakeera and each other.