Auroville's monthly news magazine since 1988

‘Neutral’ group

Healing the social fabric

Some would argue that healing is not possible without a change in the policies of the present administration which, they feel, is demolishing, brick by brick, what has been created over many years, and everything which they believe Auroville stands for.

Listening to the Shakti: a path toward Auroville’s healing

Amrit

In 2018, Amrit published ‘Children of Change’, a memoir recounting his early life and the difficult years in Auroville when he and others chose not to take sides in the bitter conflict between the Sri Aurobindo Society (SAS) and the then-dominant Auroville collective.

A true child of the Mother

Shraddhavan

Shraddhavan, the executive of Savitri Bhavan, left her body on July 19th, 2022, aged 80 years.

‘Everyone was caught in the churning’

Amrit joined Auroville in 1969. Recently he wrote about his life and spiritual development before and during his residence in Auroville. As a member of the so-called ‘Neutral’ group, his account offers a very different perspective upon Auroville’s troubled history in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Glimpses of Auroville History

Francis addressing a meeting at the Matrimandir amphitheatre

Alain Bernard first came to Auroville in 1972. Since then, he has been involved in many key areas, including the economy, education, the Press and, most recently, Village Action and the Sustainable Livelihood Institute.

The Auroville Foundation Bill

Meeting of Aurovilians

After months of speculation and incertitude, the Auroville Foundation Bill was passed in both Houses of Parliament in early September. There is no doubt of the historic importance of this bill in terms of Auroville’s growth.