In memoriam - Agia Ram Lamba

Born in 1937 in undivided India, Agia Ram had experienced the painful partition of the country when, in 1947, he and his family left the city of Pindigheb in North West Punjab (now in Pakistan) and, after an arduous journey, arrived in an Indian refugee camp. He then moved through several cities before he settled in New Delhi, and finally worked as an engineer and scientist at the Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi.

After his retirement he moved to Pondicherry and developed a deep connection with the Ashram and helped start the first Gurdwara in Pondicherry. He came to live in Auroville about ten years ago and worked at the Visitors Centre Guest Service, where his work and friendly nature was highly appreciated. He developed a special connection to the Matrimandir and guided people to get passes in search of Light, describing himself as “a guide to people in search of Light”.

His body was cremated at the Auroville Cremation Ground on August 3rd.