Auroville's monthly news magazine since 1988

Issue Nº313-314

Sept 2015 (121 months ago)
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Features

Auroville’s spirituality

In-depth feature — Written by Carel

King Aswapati (standing) discusses the fate of Savitri with Narad, the heavenly messenger, while the Queen and Savitri look on

A testimony to stubborn persistence

In discussion with Chandresh  —  Conversation led by Carel

Chandresh supervising the laying of the optical fibre cable

The Integral Entrepreneurship Lab (IEL)

In discussion with Aurelio, Gijs, Daniel Emden and Torkil  —  Conversation led by Alan

From left: Aurelio, Daniel, Torkil, Gijs, Taranti, Mark, Dhanya

“There are many more Aurovilians in the world”

In discussion with Kavitha  —  Conversation led by Ing-Marie

Kavitha presenting Auroville at the Global Ecovillage Network Summit in Scotland

YouthLink takes off

In discussion with Kavitha, Vika, Angeli and Luca  —  Conversation led by Alan and Ing-Marie

YouthLink office

Two new land campaigns

After the event — Words by Mandakini and Sigrid

The recent land purchase nearby the Matrimandir

Reading the runes

A thoughtful note — Written by Alan

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A 4000 ladies’ special

After the event — Words by Inge van Alphen

Performers at the Women’s Solidarity Festival

Reviving Vegetable Diversity: A Seed Savers Guide

Book review

Cover - Reviving Vegetable Diversity

Journeys: Trajectories of Education & Empowerment among Young Women in The Auroville Bioregion

Book review

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Integral Yoga: Psychology, Cosmology, Transformational Practice

A review of works

Evolution Fast-forward, Part II, Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga

Blessed are those....

Book review

Cover - “Blessed are those..

Newcomer housing The Housing Board is struggling to find accommodation for those without funds, as it can on average only allocate five pro bono houses each year...

India Land of Light The Mother once described Sri Aurobindo as having “a face from eternity”...

International Youth Day International Youth Day was celebrated for the first time in Auroville on August 12th...

Housing issues The Housing Board has published a note on the way its deals with house pricings and transfers...

Big buses not welcome The Working Committee and Auroville Council are taking action against the presence of big buses in Auroville...

The Matrimandir: honouring Piero The first part of a film The Matrimandir: Honouring Piero Cicionesi was shown at Cinema Paradiso on August 28th...

Budokan house warming On August 30th, a house-warming of the “Auroville Budokan” (House of Martial Arts), the new Aikido Dojo, at Dehashakti/Dana took place...

A critique of high rise buidlings As part of a two-day meeting held in Auroville on the topic of affordable housing by the Gubbi Alliance for Sustainable Habitat, an association of habitat professionals and researchers which seeks to mainstream sustainability as a core concern in design, policy and habitat management, Professor Ashok Lall, former Dean of the TVB School of Habitat Studies, New Delhi, presented “A critique of the current belief and accelerating trend toward high-rise high-density as the panacea” on August 22nd at the Multimedia Centre...

The underground rooms of the Amphitheatre The two large underground rooms at the Matrimandir amphitheatre have been cleaned out...

French Pavilion’s third foundation stone The third foundation stone of the Pavilion of France was laid on August 15th, 22 years after the laying of the first Foundation Stone by J...

Bell of Peace The Peace Bell [see AVToday # 305 of December 2014] has arrived in Auroville during the dawn bonfire on Sri Aurobindo’s birthday, August 15th...

Auroville in a crossword ‘Chance discovery of final archaeologist at Auroville ruins (10)’ is the cryptic crossword puzzle that appeared in The Hindu newspaper on July 11th...