Humour

What do you get when you mix a seasoned photographer, theatrical flair, and nearly four decades of festive mischief? HAPPY NEW YEAR by Marco Saroldi – part photo exhibit, part autobiography, and entirely the cheekiest holiday tradition around.

An overview for the benefit of mobility dummies.

As Auroville's forests have grown over the years, new wildlife corridors have evolved, which have brought new kinds of animals to the area. A large bear has reportedly been sighted in Pitchandikulam Forest in recent months.

In the Indian satirical film PK, a humanoid alien comes to study planet earth. Something of an idiot savant, he naively questions the customs and dogmas of the human race (located firmly in India, in this case).

Navoditte (Norman Thomas) came to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1967 with his wife, Alice, and in February, 1968 attended the inauguration of Auroville.

‘Message in a Bottle’ was an inspiring, well produced community play and a testament to the creative juices flowing in Auroville. Above all, it was great fun with a street smart kick at times.

A friend of mine would regularly examine the annual 21st February bonfire to see if the coming year would be a good or a bad one for the Auroville community.

Sir, With regard to Mr. Smytthe-Buckfast’s letter in the first issue of your publication, I have the following comments to make. Mr. Smytthe-Buckfast displays his appalling lack of knowledge in the field of paleontology when he states that he observed a “Pterodactyl indica” (sic) near the Matrimandir.

Esteemed Sir, I feel obliged to inform you that last night, while perambulating around the periphery of Matrimandir Gardens, I happened to see a Pterodactyl Indica, a large prehistoric bird of rather unpleasant habits, grazing daintily off a Hibiscus flower.