Kalabhumi

Arriving Home - my first days in Auroville

Feature, By Rolf Lieser

Rolf Lieser arrived in Auroville in 1981 and during his thirty years stay here, among other things, he practised and exhibited his paintings and sculptures, played music in various bands, did graphic design (including working with Kireet Joshi on certain projects), designed and constructed a number of houses, and started Kalabhumi community in the Cultural Zone.

The tree felling continues extensively

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Felled Service Trees on a section of the recently completed Crown Road

On the 4th January, many people were shocked to see many Service trees (Peltophorum pterocarpum/ Copper Pod tree) being felled on the Crown between the Solar Kitchen and Mahalakshmi Home.

Kalabhumi borewell

News in brief

The GB-TDC has been served a legal notice in response to its email to users of the Kalabhumi borewell, which includes the residents, the Music Studio, CRIPA hall and Auroﬁlm.

Should planning be a participatory process?

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2 The General Meeting on August 20th at the Kalabhumi amphitheatre

The circle, the reality, the non-negotiables

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How did Auroville’s communities get their names?

Feature, By Vijay, Bobby Keeping, Franz, Christoph Pohl, Daniel Emden, Judith, Paul Vincent, Tim, Cecilia, Achilles, Govinda, Carel and Rolf Lieser

Saraswati puja at Fraternity on 14 October 1972

In the October issue of Auroville Today, we published a humorous little piece that pondered how the names of Auroville’s communities came about.

Where audience becomes performance

Event review, By Kirsten