“One thing is very important: the 12 gardens around the Matrimandir...This is gonna be a great work when the vision comes to manifest this gardens.” disait Narad. Après le Matrimandir, voici venu le temps des jardins. Une nouvelle équipe de paysagiste c'est formée il y a trois ans dont Marie que nous avons interviewée lors d'une ballade dans les jardins du Matrimandir. Elle nous raconte ses débuts avec les travailleurs tamouls mais surtout sa rencontre avec Maurizio et Marc et la réalisation des jardins Sat (Existence) Chit (Conscience) Ananda (Félicité). Pour plus d'information vous pouvez lire l'article paru dans AV Today ici ou bien sur en écoutant l'interview ci-après.
My name is Muthukumar. I was born in Kuilapalayam in a poor family and studied in a government school there until the 4th standard. In 1994 I got the chance to join the Life Education Center in Kottakarai, where I studied for the next 7 years, learning masonry and typing. Also I learned about Auroville and the works of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo. Then, after studying in Pondicherry for 2 years, I got married. My next work was at Siddhartha Farm, and in the Auroville Boutique. But I would like to work in the area of social work. Now I'm working at the cafe “le Morgan” in the city center where I am happy; I have a beautiful life in Auroville.
Today's news announce the end of the summer. The heat is still there but schools will reopen next Monday. In this news you can listen an interview with Evan Hastings, the facilitator of the workshop: Interactive Theatre for Social Change in Auroville. The interview was made after the performance held at Visitor Center last night. Also in this news a play on Saturday 4th of July called The Click. Starring Auroville's theatre children.
AurovilleRadio stands in front of the Solar Kitchen at the end of the cycling workshop and brings to its listeners some fresh perspectives. This is the third of the series of coverage by AurovilleRadio on the efforts to make cycling pleasant and safe in the city of dawn. You heard Raghu and Chandresh earlier talk about their vision in holding workshops and inviting students to help create a small cycle friendly area. There was a presentation to the community in which some Aurovillians expressed skepticism. The designers then began the creation. Auroville radio now interviews some designers at the demonstration to understand what they have built and to share it with our listeners.
Today's news interviews Uriel about the ongoing cinema workshop for kids. There is more happening on the cycle paths with an upcoming meeting to discuss plans. The sixth newcomer programme at the Solar Kitchen is also scheduled for this week bringing in more support for current and aspiring newcomers. Newcomer Programme is being organized by Newcomers for Newcomers with guidance from a few long time Aurovilians. The Weather today's is cloudy with Wind South 21 km/h and Heat Index: 36 ?C.
Satprem, d'une manière très vivante et dans un langage simple, fait le récit de sa vie, son enfance, les camps de concentration où il fut enfermé comme membre de la Résistance, puis ses périples à travers le monde jusqu'à sa rencontre avec Sri Aurobindo et Mère, et offre une excellente introduction à leur œuvre. En cette semaine plutot silencieuse à Auroville, nous vous proposons d'écouter le documentaire sonore sur la vie de Satprem datant de 1980. Il s'agit d'une série de 3 documentaires, nous publions aujourd'hui le premier intitulé: Enfance, Camps, Voyages.
Today's news invite Pablo to read the news with a correct English accent. The news is mainly about theater. A play called: Encounters with SYCORAX adapted from Sycorax: New Fables and Poems by Suniti Namjoshi with Ancolie, Rena, Patricia, Elene and Jill directed by Parnab Mukherjee. Also a Workshop on Interactive Theatre for Social Change in Auroville and the launching of the website: www.univercite.ning.com a platform for Aurovilians and Aurovillians-at-Heart in order to connect each other, exchanging energies and resources for participating in the development of the city.
Dans cet entretien Louis nous fait une petite visite de l'appartement témoin de Citadine; situé juste en face de la zone administrative dans le centre ville. C'est un projet de haute densité, qui une fois terminé comprendra 108 appartements. La première phase est de 30 logements et sera fini d'ici la fin de l'année. Mais Citadine n'est pas qu'un simple projet d'habitat, c'est aussi une expérience sociale. Le concept: le logement ansi que les services et besoins essentiels seront pris en charge collectivement à condition que les locataires participent activement au projet d'Auroville. Le but étant d'éviter les échanges monétaires et l'instinct de propriété. Pour en savoir plus sur ce projet utopique écoutez l'interview.
Today's news features an interview with Marie who is one of the 3 Matrimandir gardens designer. She is telling us the magic arrival of a huge stone for the garden Sat (existence in Sanskrit). To know more about the new designs for the gardens Sat, Chit & Ananda click Read More (below the article). Also in the news an announcement regarding "The Guitar", an epic tale of love and loss, fake & real friends, good & bad guitars, all told in 30 minutes. With Cora, Krishna, Jesse, Johny, Supriya.
A team of 16 young designers (architecture, product design, graphic- and interior design) from allover India together with Auroville mentors (Alok, Chandresh, Hemant, Min, Mona, Prashant, Raghu, Suhasini) are designing an environment to make cycling pleasant and safe as a part of a month long intensive workshop at Auroville. In continuation of the previous presentations (#1 Research Findings #2 Idea Sketches), they are presenting models and detailed drawings of shelter, open parking, junction, barrier, resting area, cycle map etc., that will be constructed in the Solar Kitchen parking area for demonstration purposes. Here you can listen some feedback from the audience.
Himal comes back on what he calls 'Fun in progress' the expression of his wonders to change things and express new ideas in a ludic way. He tells us how, in his carving class, he tries to offer to children the opportunity to create and express themselves with different material and to encourage both freedom and creativity in an open-minded place. Himal also explains how the creation and expresion of one's self, with creative works and more physical ones can manifest new creative abilities and accompany spiritual realisation.
Today's news focus on an interview with aurovilian Rakhal, who presents the Auroville International Pavilions and Programs, a very light structure dedicated to facilitate the money transactions for the different units in Auroville. In the news also the 'fiesta de la musica' program, for the 20th of June, in Svedame and a poetic french movie to see.
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