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Feature — Story by Raag Yadava and Nidhi Harihar
A 650-page study on Auroville’s organization, made by Professor Raag Yadava and his team, has been published. It is available on the Auroville website. In this issue we publish excerpts from the concluding note of this study, as well as an interview with Prof. Yadava.
A wide-ranging dialogue with Mr Srinivasmurty — Interview conducted by Alan
Mr. Srinivasmurty was a member of the Auroville Foundation administration for the last 28 years, serving many different Secretaries and fulfilling different roles. Now in premature retirement, he shares his views on Auroville’s relationship with the government and the challenges he has encountered.
Profile: Judith — Story by Carel
Judith joined Auroville in 1971. Here she talks about her journey.
Feature — Story by Aman Kapur
A project evaluation by Aman who grew up in Auroville and at present is studying in the USA.
Meditations — Written by Maurice Shukla
Maurice Shukla grew up as a child in the Mother's School and now helps wherever he can be useful at the Ashram: translating, editing, teaching and, evidently, forever learning. A month after being named Maurice by The Mother, he was called upon to represent Iceland at the inaugural ceremony of Auroville!
Demise of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, ex-Chairman of the Auroville Foundation Dr...
Legal updates On 12th August last year, the case regarding the legitimacy of the Residents Assembly working groups was judged in favour of the RA...
Matrimandir lake presentation On 19th September, Michael Bonke presented to the community future plans for the Matrimandir lake...
Revelation tree cutting In June 2023, for 2 days, workers employed by the AVFO Land Board, cut a total of 1,863 trees aged between 3-15 years old in Revelation Forest Sanctuary...
Possible land exchange in Forecomers and Ravena The Foundation Office is reportedly considering exchanging 22 acres in the heart of Forecomers and Ravena communities for poramboke land in the City Centre area...
Solitude land dispute Embroiled in a land issue, as seven members of the neighbouring panchayats claimed that part of Solitude Farm was partially built on temple land...
Forest workers gratuity payments On 11th September, the Forest Group wrote to the FO FAMC and FO BCC requesting that they fulfil financial obligations to fifty forest workers, some of whom have worked in Auroville forests for over forty years...
Auroville Green Services Auroville Green (Belt) Services is a new group formed by the FO FAMC...
RA WC letter to the community On 18th September, the RA Working Committee shared an open letter in which they state that they “are aware that many of us struggle to stay positive and not give in to exhaustion and fear and a feeling of helplessness at the destruction and lack of humanity that seems to go on with no consequence”...
Safety concerns on the Crown The ongoing works on the Crown Road, which have slowed or halted on some stretches, combined with summer monsoon rains, have caused difficult travelling conditions...
Visitors Center books On 19th August 2023, the team working at the Visitors’ Center (VC) Information Service was instructed by email to remove all written material by 1st September 2023...
Asset survey The FO FAMC, in association with the Housing Service Team, is initiating a survey of the income generating and service units to gather asset-related information from these units to update the database...
Auroville Literature Festival videos Videos of the presentations made at the Auroville Literature Festival on 25th-27th August have now been released online...
Blind Babble Event Youthlink, which is a diverse group of youth from Auroville who work towards creating a positive impact in Auroville, invited all residents to a ‘Blind Babble Event’ on 14th Sept...
In remembrance of
Leo Boseman, who had returned to Auroville a year ago after having lived here in his childhood, met with a road accident on September 22nd and passed away the next day in JIPMER. He was 50 years old and had just started his re-entry process as a “returning Aurovilian”. On September 27th his body was cremated at the Karuvadikupam cremation grounds in Pondicherry, as arranged by his family.
On September 19, Hashi Grandcolas, long-term Indian Friend of Auroville, passed away at Nallam’s Clinic in Pondicherry due to heart failure. Hashi had been an Ashramite in the seventies, managing a guest house and functioning as a captain at the Ashram sports ground, and remained a steadfast sadhika all her life. She lived in Mumbai and Paris, as well as in Auroville and Pondicherry, and was a lively yoga teacher and dedicated painter, as well as a good friend of many in the Ashram, Auroville and the Auroville International world. The Sri Aurobindo Ashram took care of her last rites.
