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Management

Afsanah Guest House

On 16 October, a group of 15 people came to Afsanah Guest House, including executives of the Auroville Security Services appointed by the AVFO and broke open the doors of the office, the dining room and Room 7.

Auroville Dog Shelter

The Auroville Dog Shelter (ADS) team was replaced without explanation via an Office Order issued on 30 August 2025. The GB and AVFO plan to build a VIP road directly through the shelter and through three established Auroville farms.

Towards Auroville: A journey of dedication and resilience

Anjalai and Genevieve

Anjalai is an Aurovilian who has worked in Auroville for the last 50 years. She grew up in Kuilaypalayam and has been living in Auroville since about 2000.

In memoriam - Ulf Meuller

On March 1st, 2023, Ulf Meuller, passed away in Auroville. Ulf was a well wisher of Auroville ever since he first came in 2001 together with his wife Birgitta.

The Solar Kitchen is beefing up

The morning meditation

On August 15th, the new Solar Kitchen management team celebrated one year in office. Auroville Today asked executives Harishini, Vanitha, Shakthi and Manimaran about their experience.

The Darkali Water Catchments: Integral Features of Eco-Intelligent Urban Park

Darkali Water Catchment

35 years ago, much of the land intended for Auroville’s future Mahasaraswati Park, located near to the Town Hall, still belonged to neighbouring Kottakarai village.

The Solar Kitchen journey

Angelika and Thushita

The Solar Kitchen opened in December 1997 and since then has been operating uninterruptedly under different managers. The first were Jaya and Shyama, who were joined shortly after by Andrea.

YouthLink Auroville to the Future

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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.

“And you know what he did?”

The speaker is Pierre Elouard, who tells the story of a plumber who for two consecutive days was doing just about everything wrong. When Pierre told him in no mistaken terms what he thought about his work, he went to see an astrologer.