Issue Nº366

The photo shows the President (left) with Governing Board member Prof. Mohanty at the Matrimandir entrance.

Over the years, Auroville has received much support from outside.

Manuel Thomas is a senior Chartered Accountant who works with Auroville groups and commercial units in various consultative capacities. He is also co-author with Henk Thomas of a history of Auroville’s economy, Economics for People and Earth: The Auroville Case 1968-2008.

Sriram Panchu is a senior advocate at the High Court, Madras, and an internationally recognised mediator. Over the past 20 years, he has been instrumental in bringing mediation into India’s dispute resolution system.

Many residents have come to know Sathish Arumugam through his work with the Residents Assembly Service (RAS) and his recent chairing of General Meetings.

Auroville is under attack, both from the outside and the inside. It started in February 2019 with the publication of the book Auroville – A Dream Hijacked, authored by Dr.

Valentina Beatriz is a 29 year old Chilean filmmaker who joined Auroville two years ago. She is progressively discovering the vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, after having studied and experiencing the teachings of other masters.

Recently, the Youth Center has been holding ‘conscious learning nights’. In mid December, they invited Aurovik (Vikram Mani) to share his experience of living in Auroville for the past 15 years.

This month, the 5th Art for Land exhibition opened at Unity Pavilion, in collaboration with Auroville Art Service and Acres for Auroville. Until 21 February, a collection of sculptures, paintings, ceramics, photographs, and more offered by Auroville’s artists and well-wishers will be displayed for the community.

Ten years of creating art from premium waste.

Dear Auroville Today, This is regarding the issue of the articles in Auroville Today # 364, focusing on the employees of Auroville. While I am grateful for the issue dedicated to our employees, in this article, however, no mention is made of SEWA, who did an employee survey in 2000, along with Auroville’s Social Research Centre and Pondicherry University, and most importantly, the funding agency, the Dutch Stichting de Zaaier.