Auroville Witness

A letter from 2023 acknowledges that much needs to be done to achieve the founding ideals, and at the same time noting that force, coercion, and threats are not in the spirit of Auroville.

A response to an ultimatum letter sent to Annapurna Farm, addressing the value of consciousness in matter; what lies beneath the surface of the letter; the dharma of stewardship; just and unjust use of law; the meaning of an ultimatum; and the need to speak clearly and without emotion of what we see.

On learning of the eviction notice to Annapurna Farm, the chairman of a Parliamentary Committee recommends that the eviction notice to Annapurna be withdrawn and that alternative sites be found.

A description of Auroville’s development, the Mother’s vision of an international city based on human unity, and the disruption of the community by the current aggressive political and technocratic administration.

Why human unity, collective experimentation, and participatory processes are more in alignment with the Mother’s vision, and why give Auroville its meaning.

A group envisioning Auroville’s food systems recounts how they started as early as 1969, and went through multiple methods of distribution, financial maintenance, organisation, and connection between the farms and residents.

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.