Listen to an inspiring piece of broadcasting history as Mother announces the inauguration of Auroville live across India on 28 February 1968. The recording was made with Mother sitting in Pondicherry while 5000 founding members of Auroville conducted the inauguration ceremony nearby at the Matrimandir Amphitheater. Thanks to All India Radio, her reading of the original Charter of Auroville in French was broadcast live to the amphitheater, as well as across India, while soil representing 124 nations and 23 Indian states was placed in the ground. Read more

On the occasion of the Mother's Birthday, an evening performance was held at the Matrimandir amphitheater. Passages were read from Savitri "Book of the Divine Mother" and "The Book of Birth and Quest", accompanied by the flute and tanpura. Read more

Musical Offering of Russian Singing Bells at Matrimandir Amphitheater organized by Vera, Ashesh and Matrimandir Team was perfect for the start of the New Year 2013. The night before the scene at Matrimandir was completely different - darkness with candle lighted Banyan tree, and opened Inner Chamber, but full of silent prayers, expectations. Sunny afternoon with chirping birds, flying over our heads, footsteps, and soft whisper of children all immersed by Light of the sound of Russian Singing Bells telling story, joyfully for the new beginning Read more

Tonight at 7pm at Pavilion of Tibetan Culture in International Zone is A Prayer for Unity. Together we will experience lighting of Lamps followed by a Meditation evoking Respect Love Peace and Unity. AT Matrimandir there will be The Banyan Tree lit up for silence and meditation tonight from 6 pm to 9 pm. Midnight meditation for Aurovilians: the Inner Chamber from 10.30 pm to 12.15 am. Tomorrow at Matrimandir Amphitheater at 5 pm will be a musical offering with the Russian Singing Bells "EMERGING INTO LIGHT". Happy New Year from AVRadio! Read more

On Saturday the 10th in Amphitheater of Matrimandir was played the performance Adoration for the Mother. It was the inauguration of the starting program of Tantidhatri International Women's Performing Art Festival. The performance with movement, dance, Russian bells, voice and projected images, has realized by Grace, Jyoti, Joy, Kanchana, Liudmila, Manjula, Srimoyi, Terra & Vera. Flowers were the subject of the projections which enfolded all the scene with a magic colored screen. 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

This recording was created on February 21st, shortly after the morning concentration at the Amphiteater. My walk started at the Matrimandir's gate toward the Banyan and back through the peace area, where I recorded conversations, guests entering the Matrimandir, workers busy in their tasks, and the songs of many birds. All the while, the rhythm of my feet on the earth accompanies the diverse sounds of the recording. Soundscapes, to me, share the beauty of a space in a way that doesn't have to be communicated in words; nothing but pure sound.

At Savitri Bhavan is open the exhibition THE TEACHINGS OF FLOWERS - THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE MOTHER OF THE SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM. In today's news we feature interview with Shraddhavan at the occasion of the Mother's Birthday. Tonight On the eve of the Tibetan Dragon year 2139 at Pavilion of Tibetan Culture in International Zone at 6.45 they prepared a meditation for peace starting with the gathering of Tibetan Chanting by the visiting Students from Tibetan Children’s Village School from Dharamsala followed by a meditation. Read more

Today’s featured interview is with Lala of the Auroville Council talking about a few of the current issues. 21 Feb., eve of the Tibetan Dragon year 2139, Tibetan Chanting by students from Tibetan Children`s Village school in Dharamsala. Simple tunes of Aurelio convey the mantric atmosphere of the unfolding of SAVITRI at Savitri Bhavan Thursday, 23 Feb. 6 pm. Needed; a pool of Aurovilian volunteers to be around the Amphitheater when collective get-togethers take place; contact suryanina@auroville.org.in Read more

The full name of this concert is "Songs of Love Longing and Liberation beyond Borders", a fantastic performance by Parvathy Baul and Latif Bolat with the sound of Asian spiritual traditions. Overall an enchanting night, with candles on stage surrounding Parvathy. Her amazing voice and skill with playing multiple instruments at the same time: a Guggi (Drum) and an Ektara. Parvathy was altogether a beauty, a storm, a child or a tiger, with a voice coming from an other spiritual dimension. made it a performance to be remembered. Read more

Quelque chose d'important se prépare. Différentes voix tentent de se mettre d'accord, s'organisent. Aux milieu des fleurs, des hommes de bonne volonté, serviteurs volontaires, participent à un projet encore invisible. Certains sont stressés, d'autres parlent de la pluie et du beau temps... Il y a les méditatifs. Ceux qui ne savent trop que faire. Chacun cherche sa place. Chacun est à sa place. Doucement l'atmosphère se calme, on entend la nuit qui lentement s'installe. Que va t-il se passer demain? Read more

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