Auroville Witness

From the original Auroville website circa 2003 Profile of schools Arulvazi SchoolIlaignarkal SchoolIsaiambalam SchoolNew Creation SchoolTamil UlagamUdavi School Arulvazi School Arulvazhi means “Way of Grace” in Tamil. This educational centre, situated in the Promesse community of Auroville, has been catering since 1985 to the educational and cultural needs of children aged 4 to 16 years from the nearby village of Morattandichavadi in the light of the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. The aim, while working in close collaboration with the existing government educational structure, is to provide value-oriented education in an atmosphere of simplicity, beauty, joy and harmony...

An exercise with young children, teaching awareness, confidence, responsibility, and teamwork in the context of caring for the earth. All begins with a simple question, and proceeds with practical activities in respect to plastic. 

A recognition of the courage, shared unity, and resistance growing in Auroville in response to the conformity and control being imposed.

A discussion with David Wickenden of two reports by the Auroville Global Fellowship, his involvement with Auroville, and how the community and supporters around the world can help to change the current painful situation. 

A memoir in the form of an online graphic novel being published serially.

A humorous and sardonic piece showing one way to respond to the situation in Auroville.

(English/French) How Major Arun Ambathy learned of harmony within diversity from Auroville’s forests and foresters, and then developed a project guiding people through experiences. This was done with people with disabilities, who already have a sense of making a conscious choice to live.

(English/French) A former Indian Special Forces Officer shares his experiences in the military, and following injuries a newfound sense of empathy with all sentient beings. After this came many studies, coming to Auroville, and seeing how the community was putting into practice many creative ways to harmonize the collective life.

An open letter calling for the collective to restore Auroville as a leading light for human unity.

A description of the familiar cruelty and blaming the victim toward Aurovilians who are in exile, and how it is one more in a sea of falsehoods coming from the administration.