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Paul Blanchflower

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Phoenix emerging: The Youth Centre starts anew

Meeting at the Youth Centre

Since the shock of the destruction of the buildings and forest clearance, the Youth Center (YC) has been receiving support and appreciation from the community.

The Akademik Genius (Brothers) Family

Otto and Wazo dressed to the nines

The Akademik Genius Brothers brought us back to community theatre with a fun-packed evening to provide our annual dose of theatrical levity.

Seeds of a new culture

Specimen from the Herbarium

Last month the dried plant collection of the Auroville Herbarium moved to a new dedicated building in the Botanical Gardens. Funded by SAIIER, inaugurated this March, slowed down a bit by corona, its establishment marks a new phase in the work of preserving and classifying our indigenous flora.

A natural education

Dr Lucas teaching about identifying patterns and proportions in nature

As Auroville battles encroachment, nearby deforestation, water depletion and chemical farming, the green skills developed by the pioneers who brought the barren plateau back to life become ever more important.

Restoring the Earth

Alan beside a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) in Fertile forest

Alan Watson Featherstone is a long-term member of the Findhorn community as well as a former Trustee of that community. He is also the Founder of Trees for Life, which has restored 10,000 acres of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.

The Auroville Festival in Chennai

The Auroville choirs performance at the MKV Hall, Chennai

On March 1st, 2015, the Auroville Festival in Chennai was launched at the ITC Grand Chola by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, His Excellency Dr. K.