Mahalakshmi Home

In memoriam - Lorraine Freeman

In memoriam:

Lorraine passed away on March 25th, at the age of 76 at Mahalakshmi home where she had been living for the last years. Lorraine hailed from the United States, where she had worked as a nurse.

The tree felling continues extensively

Feature

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.

Talking about death

An open letter, By Julietta

LTAD core group from left: Fakeera, Lisa, Den, Kalsang, Valeria

Initially created as a sub-group of Third-Age (under Mattram’s umbrella), the “Let’s Talk About Death” group aims to reach any age of Auroville’s population by providing time, space and content to talk freely about death.

Letter to the Editors - Caring for the Sick and Elderly

Letter to the Editors, By Mauna

Dear friends of Auroville Today, With regard to your ‘Caring for the Sick and Elderly’ article in AVToday # 363, I would like to make two observations:

Caring for the sick and elderly

Feature, By Carel

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.

Homes for those in need of assisted living

News in brief

The FAMC and the community of Samasti have agreed that the house and garden of a recently deceased community member is transformed into a house for Aurovilians who require assisted living.