Auroville's monthly news magazine since 1988

Ami community

The Kailash Story: from foundation to summit

Collective cooking

It all started in September 1998. Jean-François and I were at home when a group of teenagers, familiar faces from the Auroville schools, walked in with a quiet determination.

Auroville needs the world

Marta

Having arrived in Auroville as a child with her parents in 1968, Marta provides a unique perspective as a member of the first generation of children within our community.

Legal update

The Ami/Evergreen land dispute case was heard in Tindivanam on 15th February, but the lawyers for the Land Board and the Auroville Foundation did not appear.

In memoriam - Parvathi Jaiswal

Parvathi Jaiswal

On April 23rd, Parvathi Jaiswal, the mother of Giridev and Himal, passed away due to a stroke. She was 90 years old and had been living in Ami with her sons and grandchildren.

What about the Youth Centre?

Twenty six years ago, the youth were looking for a new home as Ami, which had been a youth community for many years, was no longer a welcoming environment.

Snapshots of 40 years in Auroville

Jocelyne

Kailash – a journey through time

Caretakers and former and current residents of Kailash

Kailash, a youth community in the centre of Auroville which houses 14 teenagers between 16 and 21, celebrated 15 years of existence in September last year.

Auroville will always be my home: Binah’s story

Binah, AuroJina, Aruna and Jonas taken by ran

My mother, Jocelyn of Ravena, was an adventurer. After having me in Berlin, she travelled overland through Europe and Asia, baby in hand, until she reached Pondicherry.