Auroville Witness

A letter from 2022 addressing and asking questions of the Governing Board about respecting the Master Plan. Also highlighting the importance of youth in Auroville according to the Mother.

A reflection on what is needed inwardly and outwardly to achieve a true harmony through using The Human Cycle and The Ideal of Human Unity as a starting point.

A broad review of how job security, living conditions, education, women’s groups, and consumption evolved in local villages over the first few decades.

An in-depth examination of the physical, social, and scientific aspects of Auroville’s agriculture, looking ahead to the conscious participation with Nature that the Mother envisioned.

A general description of Auroville’s situation in terms of five dimensions in conflict resolution theory: structural, instrumental, interest, value(s), and personal elements. At the same time highlighting specific examples.

A report on an exhibition June 6 in Chennai that raises questions about the future direction of Auroville, how a growing number of residents are coming together. Throughout the day an audience of several hundred people engaged in discussions and reviewed presentations on ecological restoration, sustainable development, renewable energy, village outreach, education, architecture, social innovation, participatory governance, and collective living.

Portrait of Jacques, an Aurovilian La Lettre Bleue: Hello Jacques, you are one of those Aurovilians who arrived in the 1980s during the years when Auroville was being built. Today you are just as enthusiastic as ever. Can you tell us about your journey? Jacques: Let me introduce myself — Jacques, French, who settled permanently in Auroville in 1981 after several stays of a few months. India has always been the country of my heart. At age seven, I had a premonition with the word “INDIA” that stood out in my mind. I discovered Auroville in 1969 at an exhibition...