Issue Nº391 – In Memoriam

On January 24th, E. Krishnamoorthy of Sangaman passed away in the General Hospital in Pondicherry, where he had been lying in coma after a road accident on January 12th. Krishnamoorthy came from Kuilyapalayam and worked from the early 1990s for the Auroville Messenger Service, bringing the Auroville News and other post items on his bicycle to the various communities. With his open smile and upbeat demeanor, his was a welcome presence in those much quieter days without email and telephones. Afterwards, he worked for the Solar Service and Electrical Service, and more recently at the UTS Taxi Service. He became a resident of Auroville in 2020. His body was cremated at the Auroville burial and cremation grounds on January 25t

In the afternoon of January 13th, Chitra Balaguru, committed suicide in her Humanscapes home, which she shared with her husband Balaguru and their daughter Praveen. She was 39 years old. Originally hailing from Chennai, Chitra came to Auroville in 2014 and officially joined in March 2016. She worked at Auroville Healthy Services as a much appreciated, conscientious and friendly hygiene inspector and care giver. Chitra’s body was taken to the Farewell Centre and cremated at Auroville’s cremation grounds on January 15th.