Today at 4.30 at the Unity Pavilion the RAS invites all Aurovilians to join them in a common space of facilitated exchange. Come, Ask, Listen, Share, Participate! Mr.Doshi - Chairman of The Town Development Council regrets to inform the community that he has had to postpone his visit to Auroville by 2 weeks. By RRO is requested that all foreign guests in Auroville need to be properly registered Even when you have a guest stay in your home (your parents, sisters, brothers, friends), they must clearly and completely fill in the C-form. Read more

Featured Newcomer Torkil, a man of diverse interests, talents and high energy to work on many projects in tandem, speaks of his entrance to Auroville and his current areas of endeavour. Proposed railway: two possible tracks for the proposed Pondicherry – Chennai rail link around and through Auroville; railway authorities want to work with Auroville to find the best route. Having surveyed land in some of Auroville’s forests, not wanting to cut for the new line, Auroville is invited to submit a note explaining its concerns. Read more

What can children do in the holidays? We talked with some of them at the Kindergarten...children attending the summer program. These programs are for children to enjoy during summer holidays, and maybe make some new friends. Teachers and volunteers offer programs especially enjoyable for small children; they can develop their own skills like swimming, learning different languages, singing, dancing, playing. Teachers are pleased to help the children, and keep them happy. At the same time they also learn a lot from the children, and grow with it. Read more

RAS reminds us that It is time to select a new L’avenir / Town Development Council team. They are asking all of us to read the draft and take this opportunity to give our constructive feedback. We have two weeks (till 31st May 2012) to submit feedback by email to raservice@auroville.org.in with a copy to studygroup@auroville.org.in. Mr. Doshi is coming to visit Auroville from 28th to 30th of May, and he expressed his desire to meet the community of Auroville at large in order to discuss how to proceed with the planning work in Auroville. Read more

About the same time as new Cycle Kiosk construction, at the area of Solar Kitchen and PTDC, was "growing" up, also the new dismoutable house was growing across the road. In about three months the work was done, and since two days the Foodlink is gratefully occupying the new spaces, just behind Nandini. About construction, the cost and the purpose of this new building Isabelle shares with us, along with the updates on their work, and plans for the future. From next Friday, 25th we can also purchase vegetables and food directly with them. Read more

In today's news we feature an excerpt of interview with Filip about Rio +20, the world sustainable summit. Today is observed as world international day against homophobia and transphobia and Kalki shares some informations and an invitation. The RAS invites all Aurovilians to join them in a common space of facilitated exchange for a Community meeting on Thursday, 24th of May at 4.30pm at SAWCHU . We are all invited to come, ask, listen, share, participate! The topic - Let's agree on a shared way forward; implemetation of the mandate of TDC. Read more

Rio +20 from 20th to 26th of June in Rio de Janerio in Brasil it will be follow up of starting summit of twenty years ago. Filip, who spent most of his life in Auroville, is passionate about forest, and sustainable projects, actively involved in Tree House Community... no doubt that summit is very attractive to him, because over 190 countries will participate on Rio +20 with their head leaders, ready to sign some serious commitment in behalf of their governments. Filip wants to document the event, and will try to build a special tree house.

‘Coming Alive to Music,’ a video from the Music Library reveals the power of music. Auroville's Music Library shares its music; find the link on the main page of the Music Library Group of Auronet. ATB: Awareness through the Body commencing on May 20; weekly classes throughout the summer. To reserve a place/for more information contact Amir by mail (tamaramir@auroville.org.in) or call 975 125 7709. Read more

In today's news we feature interview with B on aura, which is just a little step in transition from capitalistic economy to spiritually based one. It should help us to understand more about shared gift economy, and it should take a step beyond the logical mind, start heading toward intuitive mind. Auroville cyclone releif team informs us that they will no longer take any new requests for fencing nor any bills for clearing work that was organized by individuals. The AVCRT clearing teams will continue to work until the end of June. Read more

Present team of L'Avenir d'Auroville/TDC shared yesterday at SAWCHU with the community detailed report on their work for the last two years. As the planning of the city is very complex and structured from different aspects of it, each member was focused on that particular part. After the review was an opening question/answer sharing part of the meeting, which brought on the surface many issues. The mandate of present team is about to end, but common observation of the community is that at least part of it should stay on the job. Read more

In today's news we feature interview with Renu on yesterday's sharing of L'Avenir. We need to inform the WC and/or LMTF before the publication of any mail, message, petition on this topic in order to vet if any information confidential in nature that may be detrimental to the proposed exchange is not contained therein. As every 12 Th of each month of 2012 , the women circle meets at Unity Pavilion at 5 p.m. Breathing exercises to the Pachamama . Paneurrytmic , Eternity Game and everything you can bring to the Circle .Everybody Welcome Read more

From B, for Cooperatif Cosmique: Jan. 1st 2012 the Aura note began to stir in Auroville, a new, small step, highly symbolic; there are three ways of financial exchange in Auroville: account numbers, guest cards, cash and Auras. All four are debit capital economics, ultimately regulated by a few people who manage the International Monetary Fund. Contact B: 994 353 2829. On water: That seawater desalination is the only solution is an terror: the recommendation is multi-sourcing.Clarity on the water situation is the intention.And multi-sourcing. Read more

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

Genreal Meeting called by Resident Assembly Service on 26th of April at Unity Pavilion in International Zone brought to the community results and proposal of Selection Process Study Group, consisted of nine members. In first part Jaya presented their results of examination of better ways of choosing working groups for the community based on values and four qualities which apply especially to our relations to each other. Second part presented by Pashi talks on detailed proposal how this could be applied to choosing the next L'AVenir / TDC.

This year Loretta was invited by Auromira Ashram in Columbia to give lectures on Sri Aurobindo's Yoga. The ashram was created in 2003 only for furthering the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. The founder of Auromira was Maria, assisted by Swami Brahmdev, who, inspired by Sri Aurobindo, had founded Aurovalley Ashram in UP state.. Loretta will open her talks with the thought - what is so important about Sri Aurobindo and The Mother that you should want to know what they say Read more

"Mutation in Progress" got nominated at the 14th backup festival at the Bauhaus University in Weimar! »Mutation in Progress« was an artistic collaboration between 5 Auroville artists: Marie-Claire Barsotti (Sculptures), Chloé Sanchez (Sound Design), Christoph Pohl (Video Installation), Ana Rute Costa (Dance) and Denis Ben Sussan (Photography). We saw The installation at Gallery Square Circle during the 2nd Auroville Film Festival in September/October 2011. Between 8th to 19th from 7.30 - 8.30am Tanja is offering swimming lessons in La Piscine Read more

May Day, the first of May celebrated all over India as a spring fertility festival; commemorated also as “International Worker’s Day” with its historical significance. Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrate their statehood on this day. Water and the sad story of Fatehpur Sikri: a magnificant city from 1585, abandoned shortly after its completion, due to a paucity of water, remaining as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Water and the future of Auroville: shall we heed anticipatory, long-term future planning options? Or repeat the FATE of FATEhpur Sikri? Read more

Our team of Auroville Radio would like to inform you that for the summer our news will be published only three times per week - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, but if any of you would like share anything with us, you are welcome to contact us on 262 3331 or pass by the radio. Auroville Town Development Council have invited the Frontiers Polymers Pvt Ltd on May 2, 2012 at 2 pm at the office of Auroville Town Development Council, Town Hall, to describe their line of products, mainly the movable speed breakers made of recycled natural rubber. Read more

Last evening the bharath nivas auditorium was witness to a spectacular Hindustani Jugalbandhi from Pandit Shivnath Mishra and his family.Pandit Shivnath Mishra was accompanied by his son Deobrat Mishra on the sitar and his grandson Prashant Mishram was on the tabla. it was a perfect harmony of three generations on one platform. The beautiful ragas left the audience enthralled. The trio presented one of pandit shivnath's composition called "ma ganga". At the close of the event they played the bhairavi . Read more

Kalki a transgender rights activist with the Sahodari Foundation, was in Auroville to present a talk about the transgender community in India. Kalki spoke about the various difficulties that they face with the government, the law and the society. Kalki who has lived in Auroville for two years questioned their acceptance by the Auroville community. Kalki presented a documentary Sowndarya about lives and acceptance of transgenders in India. Lot of concerns and questions were asked by Aurovillians which Kalki answered in depth. Read more

The imaginative  trunk on the bypass road between Kalabhumi to Arka was very much inspiring to Liliana to made it alive. Here is a short interview with her just after she and Nelle finished the art installation in the middle of hot afternoon with bikes passing by, and the road workers on their job. The trunk, most likely the remains of the cyclone Thane is now alive again, with purple vest and some very colorful flowers on the head, made by Liliana at the workshop. And, of course this piece of art belongs to all, and invites to continue. Read more

Yes, end of the busiest season in Auroville is here, holidays started ,and at Well Caffe in Sve-Dame last Friday was organized live concert with Suryan, Joel and Will and with Yemadas. Hot summer night, candle lights and mellow music of songs mostly known to us, was a perfect occasion to meet with the friends, to maybe dance, to jam after the concert. After intimate songs of Suryan with Joel on bass, and Will on drums, Yemadas with visiting Anand and Prakash raised the fever with African and Brasilian beats, hard to resist not to dance. Read more

Lively and vibrant young Trishala shares with us her enthusiasm over volunteer work with Integral Animal Care just behind Edayanchavadi, and before Red Earth Riding School. Since she got a break at school she have decided to spend this time something different, wanted to be useful. And since the whole family was visiting Auroville at the time of the cyclone Thane, Trishala was very much inspired by The Dream, and by so many different possibilities to learn, to grow, and to actively participate, to see different perspectives. Read more

Yesterday afternoon TLC or Traveling Learning Community shared with the wider community what they have been doing throughout the school year. Afternoon was sunny and hot but children presented with joy, and lots of laughter pieces of history through historical figures in the play. Languages were presented, recited and sang poems, and the fun part was English grammar given to children through the cake testing. If last year was focused on Big Bang or the beginning of our home planet, this year they have "zoomed" in and focused on the insects. Read more

In today's news we feature phone interview with Jesse, made by Andrea about today's General Meeting in Unity Pavilion in International Zone at 5.30pm where we will hear the results of Selection Process Study Group and to discuss their proposal for the process by which the community will select the next L'Avenir d'Auroville - Town Development Council team. Weekend will be still mostly in music mode by live concert at SveDame Well Caffe, Yemadas and Suryan, Laurent , Joel, and on Saturday sitar recital at Bharat Nivas in International Zone. Read more

There is a World Sand Ceremony in the Thamarai garden in Edyanchavadi! to bless traveling sand, mixed by children in over 35 countries. Please join TLC where children will offer performances and presentations. There will be various stalls to discover, and delicious treats made by the children. Kalki Subramaniam, gender activist and actor presents 'The Lives of Others', a presentation on the lifestyle and culture of the Hijras-transgenders of India. There is a workshop to explore Nonviolent Communication, the work of Robert Gonzales. Read more

Their over two months long volunteership at the Auroville Radio is about to end. In the conversation we find what triggered them to choose the Radio to contribute to the city. For Maria, an architect and artist, is the good place to connect all the ideas, all the facts, it is the right place to communicate to the entire world, and for the time being the only archive of most of the things that happen with accessibility to all. To Guiseppe, experimental anthropologist, radio is a good point where the wind come and stay together in peace Read more

Darshan Day, Mother's Final Arrival: concentration under the Matrimandir Banyan Tree 6 pm. The Mother, at the beginning of Auroville: THERE IS ENOUGH WATER, IT WILL BE ON THE AUROVILIANS TO USE THEIR INGENUITY IN ORDER TO LEARN HOW TO COLLECT IT AND TO USE IT.” If our aquifers are not yet saline, the process may be imminent. Suggested: wider communication on all aspects of water, to recover more conscious behaviour with natural resources. May tomorrow’s world be no longer the fruit of our reactions, but rather the fruit of our actions. Read more

Hemant Chauhan is considered one of Gujarat’'s best and most widely celebrated singer of bhajans and folk music. He is frequently referred to as the bhajan king of Gujarati music, and is also considered to be one of the best singers of Sugam Sangeet. He has a huge fan base in Gujarat and abroad for his divine music and singing. It is believed that his performances of bhajans and devotional music have the ability to carry the listener into a tranquil, relaxed and serene world. Read more