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A bit of history

Auroville’s inauguration, February 28, 1968

The earliest mention of Auroville was in the monthly issue of the Sri Aurobindo Society (SAS) Information Letter of March 1965, where its General Secretary Navajata wrote: “You will be glad to know that the Mother has taken up the model township project.

In memoriam - Pashi Kapur

Pashi Kapur

Pashi left his body on 20th October 2023 at the age of 91, after having dedicated his life to his most beloved idea and project of Auroville.

Auroville; The Dream and the Nightmare

Cover - Auroville, A Dream Hijacked

A full and fulfilling life

Francis

Francis was one of the first settlers on the Auroville plateau. Since then, he has been involved in many activities in the community.

The day the heavens kissed our earth

During the inauguration ceremony, February 28, 1968

I do not remember when and from whom I heard about the idea of Auroville, but it appeared to me natural, almost inevitable, in the context of The Mother’s Dream of a place where people could lead a life according to the dictates of the highest and also her warning that it had become imperative for men, countries and continents to choose between Truth or the Abyss.

The unique status of Auroville is its protection. An interview with Dr. Karan Singh

The members of the Governing Board  and International Advisory Council (lAC) at the community gathering at the Unity Pavilion on September 8th

On September 8th, the Auroville community, in a public gathering at the Unity Pavilion, bade farewell to the members of the Governing Board whose term of office ends on October 28th.

Glimpses of Auroville History

Francis addressing a meeting at the Matrimandir amphitheatre

Alain Bernard first came to Auroville in 1972. Since then, he has been involved in many key areas, including the economy, education, the Press and, most recently, Village Action and the Sustainable Livelihood Institute.

“You have to keep going forward”: a portrait of Pashi

Pashi Kapur

Pashi Kapur came to live in Auroville with his family in early 1974. Since then, he has contributed a great deal but his Auroville journey has not always been smooth.

Blessed are those....

“Blessed are those..

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first meeting of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother in 1914, the Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research (SAIIER) has published its second compilation of remembrances of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.

The first caravan

Three Aurovlllans of the first caravan: Gerard Marechal, Janaka and Francois Gautier

Last year was the 40th anniversary of the arrival of the second ‘caravan’ in Auroville. That caravan, like the first caravan a few years earlier, was made up of a motley collection of individuals who travelled overland from France to offer their energy and idealism to Mother’s Dream.

The Genesis of the Auroville Foundation Act

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.

Visiting of Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers

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Dear Auroville Today Team, In your interview with Shri N. Bala Baskar published in the August issue of Auroville Today, you wrote: “No Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has ever visited Auroville”.

Exploring the history of Auroville

Mother's sketch of the town

Records of Auroville’s history during Mother’s lifetime are found in periodicals (Mother India, the Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, the Information Letter of the Sri Aurobindo Society and the Gazette Aurovilienne), in books published by disciples (Satprem, Shyam Sunder, Huta, Savitra), in archives (Sri Aurobindo Society, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville), in personal archives as well as in published and unpublished interviews of disciples (Roger Anger and others).

Land purchase in the early years

Shifting Auroville: the three sites

Little is known about those early days before Auroville’s inauguration, when land purchase and the first Auroville developments were started by the Sri Aurobindo Society.



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