Krishna Tewari

Interviews

The Auroville Foundation Bill

Feature, By Alan, Carel, Roger Harris and Yanne, November 1988

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In memoriam - Dr. Kamla Tewari

In memoriam: — By Mauna, October 2020

In 2009 Dr. Kamla Tewari received the Prestigious Award for Excellence for Social Service awarded for her 59 years of 'welfare work in the medical field' first in the Indian Army and then in Auroville

Kamla was born on 4th April 1927 in Jammu. From a young age, Kamla had made up her mind to study medicine, completing her MBBS degree at Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi in 1950.

The Auroville Archives enters a new phase

An interview with Thambidurai, Doris van Kalker, Gilles Guigan, Francis and Amy Bassett, May 2019

1 From Left: Doris, Francis, Meera, Amy, Gilles and Thambidurai

The Auroville Archives was established in 1991 by Krishna Tewari. For many years it was located in a temporary space in Bharat Nivas but in 2018 it moved into a new building in the Auroville Administrative Zone and the team was expanded.

In memoriam - Peggy Ann Pfaff

In memoriam:, January 2019

On December 23rd, Peggy Ann Pfaff passed away in her daughter Lila’s home in Fraternity at the age of 91. Both Lila and her sister Laura, who had come over from the USA, were with her in the moment of transition.

The Auroville Archives gets its own building

Feature, By Carel, March 2018

On February 26, Dr. Karan Singh, the Chairman of the Auroville Foundation, inaugurated the Auroville Archives. The building houses a treasure trove of Auroville data.

In memoriam - Krishna Tewari

In memoriam:, October 2016

On September 26th, Aurovilian Major General Krishna Tewari (ret’d.) passed away in his house at Auromodèle surrounded by his family and friends, at the age of 94.

The Genesis of the Auroville Foundation Act

Feature, By Alain Bernard, November 2014

Smt Indira Gandhi on her visit to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1974 is given a book by Kireet Joshi

On 23rd January, 2010, for the French Pavilion, Alain Bernard gave a talk on the background and passing of the Auroville Foundation Act. Here is an edited version of the translation of that talk.