Issue Nº350

Sept 2018 (86 months ago)
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‘Breaking Ground’

Feature, By Carel

From left: Saraswati, Rakhee, Adil and Priya

Jaipur, August 31st. “On behalf of the Jawahar Kala Kendra, (JKK) I welcome you to Breaking Ground, India’s first ever Ceramics Triennale,” said JKK’s director general Pooja Sood to the large audience.

Almost 100 projects funded from the 50th anniversary grant

Feature, By Ravi

New digital storage at the Auroville Archives

The art of Kratu

Feature, By Alan

As part of the ‘Art for Land’ initiative, for the past month there has been an exhibition in Unity Pavilion showcasing the work of two artists, Aurovilian Kratu and the late Usha Patel of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

1968 and onwards

Feature, By Vikas (Alan Vickers)

Resilience and Auroville

Feature, By Alan

Dave Storey is an Aurovilian with a background in humanitarian and development aid. Recently, he announced that he was planning to run a course with Auroville Consulting on the theme of ‘Towards Resilience in a Messy World’.

Chronicling Auroville reviewed

Book review, By Lesley

Is there discrimination in Auroville?

Feature, By Alan

Recently, discrimination has been a hot topic in Auroville. It was brought to the forefront by two Tamil members of the Working Committee who felt they had been ‘discriminated’ against by not being allowed to meet the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on his recent visit.

The Auroville seed festival

Feature, By Anusha

MM Garden article: correction

Corrections, By Marc

Dear Auroville Today, I would like to bring to your attention a mistake in your recent article on the Garden of the Unexpected (AV Today, August 2018).

In Memoriam

Remembering Dr. Muthuvel Karunanidhi

In memoriam:

Dr. Muthuvel Karunanidhi, a giant of Tamil Nadu politics who served five terms as Chief Minister and was the long-term President of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), died on 7th August 2018 at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai.

Nergez

In memoriam:

Nergez H. Pesikaka peacefully left this world at the age of 97 on Wednesday August 22 in her flat in the Creativity settlement of Auroville.

Big Piet

In memoriam:

On 14 August our long-term Dutch friend and brother Pieter van der Molen (‘Big Piet’) passed away at the age of 75 in his home in Holland. Pieter, who in the sixties was the top judo trainee of the then world champion judo Anton Geesink, had during a judo demonstration session a profound inner experience which left him in shock and in search for answers.

Thupten

In memoriam:

On September 1st, young Thupten Landhen suffered a road accident near Pitchandikulam at 1am in the morning in heavy rain. He was 24 years old.

Murugan

In memoriam:

Murugan Adhimoolam left his body on August 11th at the age of 43. Hailing from Kottakarai, Murugan joined Auroville in 2007 and has been working with Michel in Dana’s Flame Pottery.