Monsoon-Special ’88: “The Album”

This presentation was, it must be said, quite boring and did not evoke enthusiasm, in spite of the praiseworthy work done by the town planning group. We were almost falling asleep, dreaming of a sunny future town, when suddenly controversy raised its head.

Thank you Gilles*, Suhasini, Ajit and some others, for waking us up: unfortunately their speech did not seem to respond to a real need of the assembly, of which the most enlightened voice, Toine, requested simply but with a touching tone of sincerity: “We want the discussions to stop, that the groups agree. We want roads, electrical lines and a telephone complex which works”.

Frederick, in his rule of great reconciler, invited Roger to speak. Roger managed to express clearly that he was “fed up” with the hesitations of the Aurovilians. Finally the assembly gave its blessings to Roger to present the Album in Delhi, along with a letter stating that this was only an outline plan and that the details remained to be defined.

On Monday morning, Alain B in a telephone call from Delhi announced that a meeting had been scheduled with the Prime Minister, Mr Rajiv Gandhi, for the next day early in the morning. On Monday evening Roger A flew to Delhi with the Album.

Tuesday morning: Our AVIPs (Auroville Very Important Persons) in Delhi gathered around Roger, presented themselves before the Prime Minister with the Album. The contact between Roger and the PM was immediately deep and amicable, the witnesses would report later.

Afterwards our AVIPs – Alain B, Prem M, Aster P as well as our new chevalier – discussed the future of Auroville around a cup of well-deserved tea and ... with their feet dry.

 – A personal report by ♥︎ ♥︎ ♥︎ Yanne