World economy

Appeal to the Chairman

An open letter, By Manoj Pavithran

To: Shri R.N. Ravi, Chairman, Governing Board, Auroville Foundation. Subject: The MoU with IIT Madras & Land Use Concerns Dear Shri R.N. Ravi ji,

The Auroville economy: in dire straits

An interview with Henk Thomas and Manuel Thomas, By Carel

“After we presented in October 2013 our book Economics for People and Earth – The Auroville Case 1968-2008, we left Auroville with a modest hope that its economy would improve.

Twinning Auroville and Pondicherry as fair trade towns

An interview with Uma, By Alan

Pushpanath Krishnamurthy on his walk in Auroville where he was hosted at Auroville Village Action

On 20th November, The Hindu newspaper reported that an initiative had been launched to make Puducherry and Auroville the world’s first ‘Fair Trade Twin Towns’.