On the 5th of May N&N announced an open talk by Sraddhalu at SAWCHU, but the Working Committee canceled the talk about the controversy surrounding  Peter Heehs book on Sri Aurobindo. Columbia University Press released it in 2008. Controversy followed. We talked with Loretta about the ban, about the book, about Peter Heehs, about Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. The Mother said that "in peace and harmony the eternal manifests. The first thing that you have to base everything upon is harmony. When there is disharmony things don't work." Read more

On Thursday at 4.30pm at SAWCHU the community is invited by L"Avenir Team to its Information & Sharing Meeting .On Firiday at 8.30pm at Verite Hall will be a simple gathering in silence In memory of Bhavana Today at 4.30 to 8.3opm Mohanam Cultural Center in (Sanjeevinagar) Invites us for a program of: Village life Story telling at Mohanam Cultural Center. The Sanjeevi Nagar village celebrates its Brahmoursavam from 30.4 to 8.5. Brahmotsavam is a nine-day celebration for the Mother Goddess - Throwpathi Amman and finishes with walk trough fire Read more

Akatha Kahani or untellable story is a presentation on Kabir, where three sisters attempt to showcase this special alchemy between Kabir and his listeners by sharing their individual encounters with Kabir. One wrote a book for young adults, another sings her songs passionately and yet another expresses Kabir's impact on her through Bharatnatyam. Akatha Kahani, features Jaya Madhavan author of Kabir the weaver poet book, Bindhumalini a singer trained in both Carnatic and Hindustani music and Archana, a Bharatnatyam dancer and French translator. Read more

Monography on Poppo Pingle work in architecture was literally "launched" by Poppo himself with the device he has constructed for that occasion, and with it brought smiles on the gathered faces. The book, authorized by Mona Doctor Pingel was released by Ms.Malika Sarabhai, one of the publishers and Dr.Karan Singh, and is first of the series of monographies on Auroville architects. Mona herself briefly explained reasons that inspired her and on what she has focused in it. The architects are following the Mother's words - Less talk, more work. Read more

International Teahour of the Edible Book and MailArt exhibition Bake a Book a Day was presented by Peter Netmail in Aurelec Art Gallery. The International Edible Book Festival is a creation of Judith A. Hoffberg and Béatrice Coron. Judith got the idea over a Thanksgiving turkey with book artists in 1999. Béatrice created www.books2eat.com where despite the distances everybody can enjoy worldwide's creations. They contacted friends and colleagues; their first event happened in year 2000. Since then the festival continues as an annual sensation. Read more

Kabir Festival is just around the corner and in today's news we feature an excerpt of interview of friends of Kabir.... RAS invites us to a gathering of the residents on Friday April 6 5pm-7.30pm at the Visitors' Centre. ALL IS ONE (EachOneTeachOne projects) starts on Saturday with workshops at Verite at 5pm, and the main performance will be at Visitor Centre on 3rd of April. We can see GOPIKA VARMA in the MOHINIYATTAM dance on Wednesday 28th at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas in International Zone. Sadhana Forest Haiti's 2nd birthday Read more

AT 6pm La Terrace Mr.N. Balabaskar wlll greet the community, and in today's news we feature short interview with Uma on the official visit of Spanish Consul Mr. Antonio Bullon on Saturday, 24th of March, and excerpt of interview with Vera on Sunday meditation at Town Hall at 4pm with Russian Bells. Tomorrow at 7.30pm at Pitanga Liudmila on soprano and Pushkar on piano will share with the community concert of classical music by works of Haendel, Mozart, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Ashwini Kaarthikeyan dance on Saturday. Read more

On Friday 9th in Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Aurofilm has presented 5 short films in collaboration with IAWRT (International Association of Women in Radio and Television) and Dept. of Electronic Media and Mass Communication-Pondicherry University. The showed projections, part of the 2nd Asian Women's Film Festival, were: Capsule by Shreen Soliman (Canada), 1, 2, 3 by Nazli Deniz Guler (Turkey), Yup, It's My Body by Kiki Febriyanti (Indonesia), It's the Same Story by Nina Sabnani and Superman of Malegaon by Faiza Ahmad Khan (India). Read more

What makes one to come to Auroville? To come as a volunteer, looking for more than just an average tourist's view on the city, people, life around here? What are the expectations of one towards what she or he finds here? In conversation with Divya, one of volunteers of AurovilleRadio, she shares with us some answers on all these questions... and more. Her maturity and honesty beyond her age, quiet and modest presence left inspiring footprint behind.... Read more

En una serena tarde de domingo con el sonido de las campanas rusas de fondo Anandi compartio con nosotros su ultimo libro de poemas "La No Nacida Aurora -Ciudad al Sur " en el nuevo edificio principal del Pabellon de la Unidad .Los poemas iban cayendo y la tarde lentamente se volvia noche mientras se bailaba tango , se tomaba mate y se nos endulzaba la boca con dulce de leche.Anandi, con gracia , no solo compartia con nosotros poesia sino artesanias y objetos de diferentes paises Sudamericanos y un excelente video de Atahualpa Yupanqui . Read more

On Sunday 4th of March at 5pm at the Untiy Pavilion in International Zone we're invited by Anadi to her poetry book presentation. Una tarde con amigos - mate, tanog y dulce de leche, as Anandi says in our interview. Rebbeca talks with Beddy and Christine on Tantidhatri - a International Women's Performing Arts Festival, and we feature an excerpt of that interview. Talks, workshops, cultural events,openings of exhibitions, music, Bulgarian dinner and many very good films will prevail this weekend. Read more

Happy 44th Birhtday Auroville! In today's news we feature short excerpts of interview with Daniel on anniversary, and one with Luigi from L'Avenir d"Auroville about extensions of parking space at the Town Hall, which is one of the steps to manifest pollution free urban space in Auroville. On Saturday 3rd of March at 5pm at Savitri Bhavan Georges Van Vrekhem will start his March Saturdays series of talks with - True philosophy: the philosopher and the yogi . On Sunday Anandi will share with us "tango y dulce de leche" at Unity Pavilion. Read more

On Thursday 23rd at 5 pm in Cinema Paradiso - Town Hall, Anais Woin in collaboration with French Pavilion and CIRHU presented "History of ancient manuscripts". Anais is an historian, researcher at CRNS (Centre National Recerche Scientifique), specialist of the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia during medieval and modern periods. She works with manuscript texts, most of them being consulted in the churches and monasteries of the Ethiopian highlands. Those manuscripts are still part of a living culture and much related to oral traditions. Read more

“Umm… I …umm forgot to say umm…,” Red tried to tell the truth, but she didn't have the courage to say that they didn't know how to colour. All they had ever done in their lives was stay in the box and quarrel. ... This is the story of three qarrelsome, insensitive children, called Red, Blue and Yellow, who must give up all the bitterness in their hearts, and learn to help each other to save their lives. In the process, they realize their unique ability to create new colours. Read more

Tim Wrey launched his book 'Footsteps through the Salad' yesterday at Town Hall. The book is a collection of well-researched and interesting articles about the wildlife of Auroville and some of the natural phenomenon associated with the area. It will be available in the bookshops in Auroville and copies will be provided to schools for their libraries. Tim took the opportunity to thank SAIIER, the publisher, and also the people who helped him with material, encouragement, suggestions and feedback. Read more

Talking about Anu's book 'The God Enchanter' so recently published, as well as other recited excerpts, the question came up while at Bharat Nivas on humanity, hardly to be avoided. According to Sri Aurobindo, transition takes place when every man recognizes his sacred state. Tolerance for one another, deeper recognition of the other as equally sacred should take place in little shifts in our attitude individually. In search for human unity we still tend to look for an external mechanism, where growth in consciousness to take place. Read more

A love affair with Auroville, between two people and with life: Wendy Lines speaks candidly in today's featured interview. A newly created Housing Board has been formed: questions to adminfamc@auroville.org.in. Time Wrey's ‘Footsteps Through the Salad’ his new book on wildlife will be launched at Town Hall Wednesday 15 February. Integral Health introduces new team member Manuela, a qualified, experienced midwife. Read more

As part of the "Matter Precipitates" program by Sri Aurobindo Centre for Studies, India and the World, we had a chance to experience a small preview of Anu's recently published book "God Enchanter : Beings in Transition" at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of Indian Culture in International Zone. This is a story that begins during the war in Iraq and is spoken by different people around the world as their lives transform when they come in touch with the God Enchanter. Read more

We feature excerpt of interview with Aster Patel on Matter Precipitates...Working Committee, Auroville Council, AV Foundation office, FAM would like to inform the community that all the fallen wood is a collective asset of Auroville. Any sale of wood privately is not permissible. Please do not barter or sell wood outside Auroville. they are working out modalities of collective sale and use of the wood. They request all groups, communities and individuals to respect this policy to avoid any legal complications. Read more

On Friday 3rd of February Aurodhan Gallery will present Sebastian Cortes's Pondicherry exhibition of fine art photographic images excluseively selected from the book launched at the same time. In today's news we feature an excerpt of interview with Sebastian, and an excerpt of last night violin and piano concert at Pitanga by two visiting Bulgarian guest artists Yoana Strateva and Ivelina Ivancheva. Tonight at at 5pm at Arka main Hall we can join Nakada and Gopika at Vedic chants, and at 8pm at harp meditation. Read more

Within the series of events organized by Bulgarian Pavilion Group we had a chance to listen to an violin and piano recital at Pitanga on Sunday 29th of January. They offered to Auroville devotional songs by Beinsa Duno, a Bulgarian spiritual master who wrote;"Music is the first visible indication fo love. The aim of music is to uplift hte human soul. Within music the great laws of the cosmic creation and the creative Spirit of the existence are hidden." Beside his songs numerous audience was excited over other classical pieces . Read more

Saturday 21th of January at Bharas Nivas, Jyoti Khare inaugurated the exhibition PRESENCE; a collection of paintings and collages developed during the past 10 years using The Mother's clothes and sarees. In this interview Jyoti shares about the creative process, her sources of inspiration, and how a person without training can produce a piece of professional art. The exhibition will be open until the middle of February 2012. Read more