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Health care

Keeping Auroville healthy in body and pocket

In times of escalating health costs in India, how is Auroville’s Health Fund Scheme faring?

COVID-19: a wake-up call

Aurovilians sanitize one of the community kitchens

In the last few months, the world has been turned upside-down. Half the world’s population has been in lockdown, the global economy has collapsed, millions have lost their jobs and thousands have died, all as a result of a new and very infectious corona virus: COVID-19.

More than a number

Coast India chartered buses to help stranded migrants go back home

The Coast India initiative is a national work of civil society organizations concerned with the welfare of vulnerable migrant populations. Aurovilian Bindu along with other volunteers formed the Tamil Nadu team of Coast India, and here she shares her work.

Caring for the sick and elderly

Paula with Prathiba, a resident of Mahalakshmi Home, in the electric three wheeler

On September 8th, 2019, Dr. Karan Singh, the Chairman of the Auroville Foundation, inaugurated the Mahalakshmi home for elderly Auroville residents.

Caring for emotional and mental health in Auroville

Integral Yoga at Work

Cover - Integral Yoga at Work

Both Sri Aurobindo and The Mother have written extensively about the Integral Yoga. Some of this has been for general guidance; some has been guidance for particular individuals in particular situations.

Towards an integral approach to health

The new Santé Clinic

On 15th August, 2015, the Santé Clinic was opened. It is an experiment in integrative medicine as an approach to integral health. But what is integral health?

Heeding the Call: Sustainability for South India and Beyond

Women receiving training at an Auroville hammock making unit in Kottakarai

Tamil Nadu today is ranked among India’s most ‘developed’ states. Increasingly urbanised, it has a growing service sector in the cities, and is a proud leader in healthcare and information technology.

The Auroville Ambulance: Service in Action

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Two years ago, the Auroville Ambulance was purchased with funds from the cyclone relief fund. Today, the ambulance steadily continues to serve the community.