Musical instruments

From law to sound: Niva’s unexpected journey

A profile of Niva, By Carel

How an Israeli top lawyer joins Auroville to become a sound healer.

Svaram’s new milestone

An interview with Aurelio, Karthik and Shankar, By Alan

On 29th February, Svaram inaugurated its new Sound Garden at the allocated 2-acre site for its projected campus in the Industrial Zone of Auroville, in the presence of Special Guests of Honour, Thiru R.N.

AUM Festival

Feature, By Namu

This year’s AUM (Auroville Underground Music) Festival, organised by Youth Center, YouthLink and Svaram on March 16 and 17, featured two days of live music and performances by artists from in and around Auroville.

A New Note

An interview with Aurelio, By Peter

Auroville Today spoke with Aurelio, founder of Svaram, the unit that makes musical instruments and conducts research into acoustics and sound healing.

Saarang: A space to experience Indian Music

An interview with Aster Patel, Anu Majumdar and Shilpa, By Ing-Marie

Shilpa, Aster and Anu at Saarang in India Space, Bharat Nivas, in the International zone

Sometimes it’s the small moments of synchronicity that seem to point quietly at something else that is at work, perhaps a grace. Such was the case for the recent Saarang exhibition, event at India Space in Bharat Nivas.

The sounds of Divine Harmony

An interview with Vera, By Christian

Many visitors to Auroville have heard the ‘Russian Singing Bells’, a set of differently sized brass plates of rectangular shape, which are hit with several kinds of mallets.