Food as medicine

Healing with nature: reconnection, grounding, gratitude

An interview with Parvathi Nagarajan, By Gita

Parvathi giving a Food as Medicine cooking demonstration

Parvathi Nagarajan is a healer, herbalist, educator and community builder who spent 24 years running and supporting Pitchandikulam Forest projects in local communities.

Flour power

Feature, By Nadia Akcadurak

The aroma of freshly baked cakes and the joyous chatter of women learning new skills recently filled the air at AVAG. Over three days, 70 local women from nearby villages participated in an intensive training programme in making millet-based cakes and cookies, organized by Gelato Factory in collaboration with AVAG, the Auroville unit Gastronomica, and COWE (Centre of Women Entrepreneurship).

Nari Shakti Puraskar – 2016 for Dr. Nandita Shah

Feature, By Carel

The president of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee honours Dr. Nandlta Shah with the Nari snaktt Puraskar on March 8, 2017, International Women's Day

On International Women’s Day, SHARAN founder and Aurovilian Dr. Nandita Shah received the Nari Shakti Puraskar 2016 from the President of India.