Auroville's monthly news magazine since 1988

Issue Nº373

Aug 2020 (63 months ago)
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The mission of Savitri Bhavan

Savitri Bhavan

“Sri Aurobindo announced that mankind will enter the subjective age, that a new civilisation is going to come where the primary thrust will be inwards,” says Shraddhavan.


Searching for the self

1 Dawn at Zeek’s Creek salt marsh, Conanicut Island, RI, USA

Knowing the end approaches He asks what we should all ask – What would I truly wish to do With the rest of my life? How do I make my time on this planet count?


Loneliness in the time of COVID

Praveen Chopra

Clinical psychologist and NeuroLife coach Praveen Chopra talks about the increasing number of people who are suffering from loneliness and what can be done about it.


Auroville teens on COVID-19

Anu

Thanks to the Internet culture, Aurovilian teenagers are very connected to the world: they knew about the coronavirus when it had just started, long before it hit India.


Closed doors, open hearts: Deepam in the time of Corona

Leo with children from Deepam at Pondicherry beach

On 18th March 2020 Deepam closed. Deepam is the day care centre in Kuilapalayam for children with special needs where I work as an occupational therapist (OT).


‘Calling the Future’s preliminary results of a community survey


Shared passions beyond borders: the Auroville Learning Exchange (ALE)


Breathing safely: Aurovilians making masks

A mask from Upasana

In Auroville, the prevalence and the meaning of face masks has shifted radically in recent months. From something that was previously worn to protect two-wheeler motorists from dust and pollution, the mask has now become ubiquitous as a signifier of a public health disaster.


Breathing easier: Aurovilians building ventilators

2 The JASAN ventilator

As the corona virus started spreading in India, two Aurovilian teams were inspired to help the health service in India by producing cheaper home made ventilators.


Exiles’ views

Valentina Garozzo