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Issue Nº323-324

Jul 2016 (112 months ago)
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The housing crisis

Conceptual design of the cost-effective Humanscapes project

Two of the major challenges facing the community at present are a fragile economy and a severe lack of low-priced accommodation. Clearly, the two are interlinked.


Tackling the youth housing problem

Hemant

Hemant Lamba, a member of the Working Committee, has for many years been concerned about transforming our housing situation, particularly to meet the needs of youth.


Voices of the floating youth – The experiences of youth without permanent housing

Suha

When my family and I moved to Auroville in 1999, we stayed in various places before settling down in Surrender. After having gone out for a few years, I returned to Auroville in 2013.


Apprenticeships for youth

From left: Suryamayi, Aurevan and Kavitha

Aurevan, Suryamayi and Kavitha are part of an enthusiastic team working on developing apprenticeship and internship programmes for Auroville youth.


How to protect a name?

1 A housing block development in Dehradun, north India, bearing the name ‘Auroville’

Though the official website of the Indian Railways calls the train the Puducherry-Egmore or Egmore-Puducherry Express, you’ll find the timings of the Aurovile Express (indeed, misspelt with one ‘l’!), on various website.


Round and round we go


Roundabouts and yoga – On a lighter note…


The path of Pierre Legrand

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The healing paintings of Marie-Claire Barsotti

Marie Claire Barsotti

“The subtle abstract art makes me stop in my tracks, and I stand still, quietly observing and letting the glow wash over me. There are blue and yellow hues, intermingled with crimson red and violet.


The abstract expressionism of Nele Martens

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“My last works were on the theme of circles,” says Nele, showing paintings dominated by strong expressive brushstrokes. She explains how she starts with a concept, a theme, and over a long period, sometimes extending to a year, does innumerable drawings and paintings on that theme, over and over again.


Beyond Realism

Dasha

Dasha came to Auroville when she was just one year old, and has been living here ever since. She is a self-taught artist who paints as a hobby and because she loves it.


Sri Aurobindo and J.S. Bach – a personal experience


A pyrrhic victory?

The Karuvadikuppam dump site in 2016

Bindu gives her opinion on the recent ruling against the Puducherry Government by the National Green Tribunal (Chennai branch) on the Karuvadikuppam dump site.


Aurovilians are winners in Indian championships

Auroville swimmers paying attention to the instructions

It’s busy times for Auroville athletes in the swim and surf world! While the Indian Open of Surfing was going on in Mangalore with Aurovilian participants Perceval, Dylan and Samai, a lifesaving and swimming event was taking place in Mumbai which also included young Aurovilians.