Revelation forest sanctuary

In memoriam - Dominique Parizot

In memoriam:

On 17 May Dominique Parizot, an Aurovilian of French nationality, passed away in a hospital in Villenave d’Ornon, France, where he had gone to undergo medical treatment.

Fair and Square

News in brief

Collaborative artwork at the Youth Centre fair

Youth Centre and YouthLink’s annual end-of-year fair took place on 21 December, attracting a sizeable and enthusiastic crowd. The organisers of Fair and Square (as the event was called) focused their efforts on showcasing the Youth Centre space as a vibrant social centre – or town square – prominently located on the Crown road.

The bill for the hill

An interview with Arun Ambathy (Major ret’d), By Alan

The cleared forest area intended for the hill. “The hill, in providing a wonderful viewpoint of both the Matrimandir and the sea, will encourage real estate speculation and the growth of tourist facilities in the area

On 6th January, 2012, Michael Bonke, along with Toine van Megen and Harald Kraft, made a presentation to the Auroville community about Auroville’s future energy and drinking water needs [published in AVToday # 271, February 2012].

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.

Revelation tree cutting

News in brief

In June 2023, for 2 days, workers employed by the AVFO Land Board, cut a total of 1,863 trees aged between 3-15 years old in Revelation Forest Sanctuary.

In memoriam - Eva

In memoriam:

On February 11th, Eva passed away in her apartment in Citadines after a brain haemorrhage. She had just celebrated her 77th birthday on February 8th with her fraternal family in Citadines community, full of joy and deeply happy.

In memoriam - Dany Foureau

In memoriam:

On February 4, Dany Foureau unexpectedly passed away due to sudden cardiac arrest in her room in the Mukti Complex near the AV Health Centre.

Ex Special Forces provide healing at Quiet Healing centre

Feature, By Alan

Freedom: assisting someone with disability to scuba dive

A couple of months ago, a poster went up on Auroville notice boards advertising scuba diving lessons offered by ex-Special Forces soldiers of the Indian Army.

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.

In memoriam - Narayanasamy Gopal

In memoriam:

Aurovilian Narayanasamy Gopal from Douceur left his body in the afternoon of 21 October at JIPMER due to a heart attack. He was 57 years old.

In memoriam - Hervé Millet

In memoriam: — By Alain Bernard

Long-term Aurovilian Hervé Millet left his body on August 19th at Marika Home at the age of 75, due to complications of cancer which he had been battling since several years.

Auroville is facing a drought / Guiding Principles

Feature, By Aditi

Some of the lawns of the Matrimandir careens are no longer watered

Tamil Nadu and many other parts of India are currently facing an unprecedented drought. This message was formally delivered by the Chief Minister on January 10th, 2017, declaring Tamil Nadu a drought-hit state.