Auroville Witness

In this piece Satprem Maini speaks of how he came to Auroville and his 36 years of life engaging in pioneering architectural work there and throughout India.

On 17 April, long-term Aurovilian Frederick Schulze Buxloh was informed that his application for visa extension had been denied. The decision sparked widespread concern, leading to a petition addressed to Indian authorities that garnered over 4000 signatures.

The founder of a 25-year-old Auroville farm explores the effects of a new VIP road planned across the farmland.  Uncertainty about the road and the future of the farm has affected food growing activities and how it is leading to a new vision for the new reality.

A lyrical account from a caretaker of Pitchandikulam Forest, a center of restoration ecology, education, and community outreach.

A goodbye to a cherished home for youth which was recently shut down.

What happens when two countries exchange volunteers in search of solving the world’s problems?

An artist in Auroville has created an exhibit commemorating an event that shocked the community.

A woman reflects on her many activities during a lifetime spent in Auroville, illustrating the values and process of building a conscious society, and showing how one can serve freely while contributing through a variety of roles and positions.

A personal meditation on coming to Auroville at the age of 17, finding harmony, and then facing the fear and disruption of the last few years.

A journey to the part of Auroville that is and will always be beyond the time and space that it currently occupies, and most importantly beyond the reach of forces that seek to control it.