VIP visits

Lt General Dhiraj Singh, General Officer Commander-in-Chief, Southern Command of the Indian Army, visited Auroville on 17 August and interacted with the Secretary, Auroville Foundation, and other Auroville representatives. According to a report in the Newspaper The Hindu, the discussions centred around initiating a comprehensive collaboration programme between Auroville and the Indian army, featuring innovative modules to benefit the youth of Auroville and its bioregion. These include physical education programmes designed to prepare young people for opportunities in the Indian Armed Forces and enhance National Service Scheme initiatives for children and youth in the Auroville community.

On 26 August, Shri Digvijaya Singh, Raya Sabha MP and Chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, made an official visit to Auroville to assess the various development initiatives. The projects reviewed included the Crown Road, the Matrimandir Lake development, and the progress of various educational initiatives of the Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research. He also visited Annapurna Farm.