The Living Routes Program is featured in today's news in an interview with Abbey. Abbey has been working with American college students for several seasons, facilitating not only their alternative educational process but also introducing them to the wonders of Auroville. Don't forget there's a talk today at 5 PM at Multimedia Auditorium called 'Research on Beauty: A Perspective on the Life and Work of Roger Anger' presented by Anupama Kundoo, based on her recent book just released in Pune by B.V.Doshi for the Indian Council of Architecture.

Uma of Upasana and her team have been busy doing research on the silkworm, its cocoon and the incredible length of a single strand from that cocoon. The various processes that must be done before we have in our hands the textile the world knows as silk will be shown in the resultant book which is nearing completion; it presents the humble beginnings of silk and the various processes of how it becomes silk as the world knows it. The book 'Silk' will be completed in the next few months, available through Upasana.

Auroville's three day workshop 'Green Practices' ended on the 28th of August. During this intensive experience 30 speakers from Auroville and almost 50 participants explored the meaning of Green Practice here in the City of Dawn. On the final day after the final session, Alan of Auroville Today moderated a 45 minute interaction between the participants and a panel, composed of Latha of l'Avenir d'Auroville, Durganand Balsavar, architect and urban planner from Chennai, Sumant Kachru of JHM Hotels from Surat and Dave Wallack, IFMR in Chennai. Here's the recording of that session. The full Green Practice workshop recording will be published in the next few days on both www.auroco.org and AurovilleRadio websites.

Today's news features an interview with Akash of Aquaponics. He talks about the art of growing plants without soil; it's done with a pond of water with fishes happily swimming about and thereby supplying the required nutrients for the plants to grow through their waste. Also in the news an announcement for Sunday's Dawnfire at the Amphitheatre in recognition of Sri Aurobindo's birthday and in the evening, a musical offering 'Sri Aravindaya Namaha' performed by Nadaka and Gopika at Arka.

Its off season for Guests in Mitra Youth Hostel usually in June according to its manager Usha, but Mitra is full with guests this time and one must be there to experience the energy level there, its full of visions, dreams and experiences flowing and they all thank Auroville for their experiences here and for the inspiration it gives to them. Being new to Auroville and being a guest is a living dream as they put it and they seemed to be really surprised at the way the Aurovilians create harmony with nature, here is a collection of their testimonies.

We all live in the houses, and around our houses, many animals find their home in trees, bushes... behind our house is an old cashew tree, and with working tree (Acacia Auriculiformis) are conquering the land contending the Sun to others Tropical Dry Eve-green plants, and as such creating welcoming house for different birds. At sunset you can listen to their daily song, praises and thanks for the past day... and so are we... as neighbors, connected to One. Here are 10 minutes of sounds at sunset of the different living species bordering the growing forest. Read more

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Adhi, born in Edayanchavadi, works in the Botanical Garden, which aims to educate people about local plants and how they remain green even in the dry conditions. He has introduced the use of native species in Auroville rather than exotic plants which need lots of water and maintenance. Local children from 150 government schools in the region come to the botanical garden and are taught about the nursery and alternative energy, plant trees and are encouraged to take plants home to create gardens. There are also attempts to produce and conserve seeds of native Indian vegetables – original heritage seed independent of commercial genetically-modified seed.

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Living Routes is an US-American program to study abroad, focusing on issues like eco-villages and sustainable practices. The students are coming from the US to explore and practice a sustainable way of living in Auroville for three and half months. While they are here, they are involved in many different activities, such as service learning projects, community living and many more. Here is an interview with Eathan, who is one of the faculty members in the on-going semester. He explains about the program and shares his unique experiences here in Auroville.

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En esta charla,Tiago Rouxinol nos habla del proyecto Tierra de Niños, que empezó con ANIE en Perú en 1995. ANIA es una asociación para los niños y el medio ambiente que ya ganó muchos premios por su trabajo y su misión es crear con los niños un mundo mejor para todos los organismos vivos en la tierra. Tiago nos cuenta el histórico del proyecto en Brasil, en Perú y en la fase actual en Auroville, en Sadhana Forest. Para saber mas accede al : http://sadhanaforest.org/wp/category/childrens-land

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Recently, Australian deep-ecologist, writer and singer John Seed was in Auroville. The goal of his workshop called "The Council of All Beings" is to support the re-discovering of one's "ecological self". For AurovilleRadio, John describes a ritual, nowadays called process, of this workshop. He believes that the loss of ceremonies which can nurture our interconnectedness with nature is part of our problem. Deep ecology is based on the shifting away from the reality exclusively in terms of human values. That shift in consciousness is both, cognitive revolution and spiritual awakening.

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How did life start on Gaia? Take a walk inside the earth's time line, starting from the first single cells, from the first plants that started photosynthesis, making possible evolution: from the dinosaur to the mammals and finally arriving to the human being. Those who do not know this will find it well presented; those who do know will find the repetition valuable, to keep it in mind, to be conscious how one's short existence inevitably influences the entire planet.

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Maya, Srishti and Smiti will be representing Auroville at the Second International Youth Symposium on Biodiversity, in Ottawa, Canada (July 5th - 8th). They have prepared a short delivery especially for the Auroville audience. These girls have conducted a six month research in Auroville canyon areas, to explore and learn more about the local Biodiversity. They have come together to present the products of their exploration and share their unique perception of what they have perceived.

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Last Wednesday, 22nd of April a "Conversation Cafe" on Holistic Food Systems took place at La Terrace. There were not as many participants as had been hoped for, but still a very interesting conversation took place. Some well known Auroville faces such as Krishna, Anandi, Antonio, and Marc (of course) took part as well as some guests and visitors, too. Main theme was a question: Is Auroville really working towards a holistic food system? Or, what could we do to become self sustainable? Enjoy this 45 min. long excerpt of the conversation by clicking PLAY to download it.

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“My name is Swamynathan. I studied in Kanchipuram, but I came to the village of Irumbai to work in the temple there, which is actually our family temple. I have been working there for the past four years performing puja. Irumbai temple is a very ancient one. It is said that long ago Thirunanna Sambanther came to this temple, singing a song regarding Kaduvali. In front of the temple there's a Banyan tree, where he had sat in meditation, as for the past year there had been no rain. During that time his only food was the leaves of the Banyan tree.”

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Each year Earth Day is commemorated in Auroville with a week of celebration and learning. One highlight of the week was the Saturday festival outside of the Solar Kitchen. Many Aurovillians, Units and Guests hosted booths where they sold, gave away or educated on what they are doing to make Auroville a more sustainable place to live. The following is a walk-around interview with the various representatives of the booths. See more pics in READ MORE. Click here to listen and join in on the excitement of Auroville's Earth Day festivities!

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Sadhana Forest is about growing trees and growing people. Volunteers from all over the world, as well as Aurovillians, work together in this new reforestation project. They practice an eco-friendly way of life including veganism, alternative construction, solar energy, water resource management, and composting toilets. Last week, Aviram who has created this community with his wife Yorit, organized an experimental one week workshop on earthbag construction. Around 40 volunteers and Aurovilians full of positive energy and good will, trying to build an earthbag dome! AurovilleRadio spent an afternoon to capture the warm ambiance and some impressions of this workshop.

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As a place of experiment Auroville tries many ways to do things. Today in the news we met Aviram initiator of Sadhana Forest community who proposes a new way of building houses using solid plastic bags filled up with earth. This environmental friendly technique already used around the world is the first one of this kind made in Auroville. We also met Manoj to speak about several proposal made to reorganize the way Auroville is working. Here is the news that you can download by clicking .

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Dopo anni di attivita', chiamiamola cosi', politica, Santo si dedica ora solamente agli alberi, lavorando al Botanical Garden. Lontano dai clamori del Working Committee, dai conflitti dell'Auroville Council, dalle beghe del Pour Tous Distrubution Center e dai dubbi esistenziali dell'Entry Group (gruppi di cui fu parte attiva) Santo oggi parla con semi e piantine cercando come loro la luce.

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Martanda est né à Auroville. Ces dernières années il s 'est occupé des routes de notre ville. Aujourd'hui il a decidé de changer de travail. Ayant élu domicile dans la Green Belt, la Ceinture Verte qui fait le tour de la Ville, il veut se dedier à la cultivation de plantes médicinales recherchant dans les villages les connaissances traditionnelles en voie d'oubli...

Si vous souhaitez écouter l'interview de Rakhal, vous pouvez la télécharger ici.

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Gino voleva fare musica ad Auroville invece si ritrova a lavorare in una azienda agricola biologica nella Green Belt. Dopo un anno speso mangiando prodotti della farm il suo peso si riduce di 20 chili e si sente piu' sereno e felice. All'inizio della sua esperienza di lavoro alla Discipline Farm non riusciva a convincersi che la dietro la bella esperienza che stava vivendo non c'erano secondi fini. Ora e' completamente dedicato alla agricoltura biologica e continua a coltivare la passione delle percussioni. Per ascoltare l'intervista clicca sotto.

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La entrevista de esta semana es con la joven pareja Thiago y Ana, que nos cuentan su trabajo en Auroville: desarrollar el proyecto Tierra de Niños – Creadores de Esperanza. En esta charla nos hablan del programa, cual el objetivo y los valores que buscan compartir con los participantes del proyecto. Nos explican como integrar la espiritualidad en la educacion y cuales son las actividades practicas que los niños desarrollan para crear su propia Tierra.

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In this week's English news there is an interview with Arin, the facilitator of The Living Roots program. Living Roots is a group of students from abroad who  study and learn in the environment of Auroville, with its many offerings and experiences. Also in the news there are various announcements, an update from the Auroville Council, an obituary notice of Sujata and a plea to spare our trees, our forests. By clicking ituary notice of Sujata and a plea to spare our trees, our forests. By clicking here, you can download the latest Auroville Land Fund Newsletter which speaks about our present land crisis, the change from barren wasteland to highly desirable forested land (which resulted in the restoration of a healthy ecological balance.)

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This event has been broadcast live and recorded. Dipak Suchde, who was in Auroville in April this year for an organic farming workshop, is coming again on the 16th of August and will conduct another workshop for two days. The first workshop generated a lot of interest both from Aurovilians and Ashramites and the organiser of these visits had been asked by many to invite him again.

Programme for Deepak Suchde’s Organic Farming workshop 16th and 17 August:   16th Aug 9.00am – 11.00am at the Conference  Room, Town Hall This workshop is a sequel to the one conducted in April, so anyone who was not there, and wants to join this one is requested not to miss this session. This will be a summary of the important things that were explained last time, namely how to improve the soil quality, and plant health, how to find the feeder roots, the relation of the roots with the canopy and the quantity of the produce, common mistakes etc. Read more

Johnny (pictured) is a one-man orchestra: he is a teacher, actor, carpenter, farmer, forester, full moon walker, puppet animator, musical writer and composer, and most of all somebody who can laugh at himself. With his lungy and turban, this old young Aurovilian takes life - like all comedians - very seriously and between two laughs one can sense a deeper question and urge to progress. Insight is broadcast each day at 11:15 AM and 11:15 PM (Indian Local Time).

Sadhana Forest invites everybody to a Forest Festival taking place this week from Monday 6th through Monday 13th of March.

The festival is a gathering of people who are interested in sustainable living from all over India. Skills, techniques and ideas are being exchanged, and connections made for future collaboration in the field. From Kootroad onwards, clear signs will guide you to Sadhana Forest. For further information, phone 2677682 or 2002654.

The Aurofuture team is announcing that Auroville’s Future was invited to attend the function to honour US-AEP’s partners held in Chennai on 14th November 2005 at the USAID (US Agency for International developments), American Embassy. Auroville’s Future collected the ‘Environmental Leadership Award’ presented to Auroville in recognition of ‘Outstanding contributions made through working in partnership to improve the environment and quality of life for the people of Asia’. After a decade of promoting environmentally sustainable development in Asia, United States - Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP), a regional program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) formally closed on September 30th, 2005. US-AEP/USAID recognized and acknowledged the program success to organisations such as ours who have supported the program with their time and resources. A new USAID regional environmental that continues and extends US-AEP program began in October 2005. The new program will initially implement targeted activities focused on safe water supply and sanitation, biodiversity conservation, regional environmental governance, strengthening coastal communities affected by tsunami and the regional tsunami early warning system.