content (Spirituality) ..."But the hour is often terrible, of fire and whirlwind and the tempest, a threading of the winepress of the feed of God..." says Sri Aurobindo on the Hour of God which Loretta quote in our interview or reflections on recent cyclone Thane raging over Auroville and nearby villages. And as she says that when something happens that hurts you, and it hurts you much, you stop and ask, although the Hour of God is not physical thing but it does crush down something inside of us. The bottom line is LOVE, which made and manifest the Universe.
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Saturday, 28 January 2012 (News) From Auroville Cyclone Response Team / Energy comes and important safety advice on the electrical poles that have broken during the cyclone. In many cases a new pole has been installed while the old pole is still on the ground next to the new pole with meter boxes and switch boxes still attached to that old For the sake of safety, everyone is requested not to interfere with the equipment, meters, fuses, switch boxes on broken poles as these may be in use. in today's news we feature interview with Kim and Kimbo about Thursday concert at Arka.
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 (Arts & Culture) "If we have nothing to fear in life, we might give ourselves as much we can because we are on this Earth to love one another and to give of ourselves, and to share who we are in our center as much is possible to make this much better place to live.." says amongst many other things Ronald Rand in our interview. He came to Auroville for a short visit, and during his stay we will see his play LET IT BE ART!, and he is offering workshop "Art of Transformation" on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th at SAWCHU, which should open us, give freedom to express.
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Friday, 23 December 2011 (Environment) On Sunday 18th of December Thamari Center in Edayanchavdi Village will open its doors for 10am onward with a lively evening program at 6.30 pm on the rooftop. At Thamari Centre 24 children play in the morning and around 40 children of different ages participate in the after school program. In the Healing Center they will also launch a bilingual book "Blooming Thamarai" , photographic representation of the artistic and self discovery of children trough the project of doll making, Krupa was exploring body image and identity of children with it.
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 (News) We are all invited tomorrow between 5 to 7pm at Multimedia Center Auditorium in Town Hall to a slideshow presentation of three different adventures that took place this year in Hampi and Himalyas(Darjeeling and Laddakh). Presentations are full of images, while members will narrate the experience, and members of treks - The Learning Community (TLC) team, Jean, Joy, Pierre Anu, Lalit, Palani, Swaha, Elke, Dinesh, Lola, Anandamayi, Vladimir, Aurevan, Sergei and Jonah are looking forward to see and share the stories with us.
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 (Arts & Culture) It was a special treat for music lovers: Friday's concert by Suryan who is blessed by an amazing, rich and charming voice, capable of different styles. Whether soul, R&B, funk, poetic rock...his songs deal with emotions honest and open yet sometimes with a healthy humorous distance. His honesty and heart-probing songs touched us, brought us nearly to tears. And maybe for the first time in public the richness of his songs came out. The intimacy of the room in Pitanga as well as the duet with Taranti combined to make the event one of the kind.
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Monday, 05 December 2011 (City Life) With sparkling eyes and always present smile on her face Rebecca is one of very interesting long term guest we can see around for almost a year now. Her curiosity and a quest to finish her phd thesis on community and belonging brought her to Auroville. And since the method of research is ethnography in anthropology with participant observation she involved herself in few projects. In one she works for SAVI , interviewing units holders in order to design web page which will bring more useful informations to potential volunteers.
Thursday, 13 October 2011 (Spirituality) World Poetry Movement organized for 24th of September World Poetry Reading day, and 283 poetry reading in 80 countries occured that day. Unity Pavilion with the Tamil Heritage Centre with Anandi was the host of one in Auroville, starting by reading of Savitri in many languages. B while reciting his poem Today also wanted to join this event with The Moving Planet event, which is trying to reverse global warming, and was organized for the same day. And as the need for the kind of global solidarity, the need for ecological push is here.
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Sunday, 25 September 2011 (News) In today's news we feature interview with Tanja on the life-saving swimming competition in Trivandrum which she attended with 15 AV children and 7 adults previous weekend.On Thursday September 8, at 5.30 pm in the Picture Gallery at Savitri Bhavan Ladislav Brozman will have a Solo Violin Recital with Sonatas by J.S. Bach, Ysaye and Honegger. Auroville Green Practices Organizing Team is organizing the annual Auroville Green Practices event from 8-10 September with the tittle Regenerative Townships of Tomorrow - Vision Workshop.
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Tuesday, 06 September 2011 (Arts & Culture) Auroville is a universal playground that offers us richness of sounds as well as human diversity. And we were playing. In the Creative Radio workshop, we were playing with sounds - listening to the morning sounds of waking nature, bees buzzing, sounds of children playing with grains of sand, passing through sports grounds listening to the boisterous cries of kids engrossed in their games. We ended our sound journey with the flowing water at lotus pond at Matrimandir. Read more Monday, 05 September 2011 (Education) Urvasi addressed a group of women caregivers at Auroville's Life Education Center. She gave a lecture followed by a demonstration on the various aspects of caregiving and spoke about the importance of establishing a one-on-one rapport with patients in order to have a deeper understanding of their individual needs and problems. The group also discussed some of the challenges and difficulties caregivers face in their day to day interaction with their patients. Urvasi shed light on caregiver coping skills and responses to life situations.
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Friday, 26 August 2011 (Arts & Culture) Neither the raging storm nor the rain stopped the music lovers from coming to Pitanga on Wednesday evening 24th of August for one of the best concerts this year. Matt, out of his love for music , put together Confluence - a concert of contemporary Indian jazz featuring Amit Heri on guitar . Beauty of songs was expressed with excellence in techinque. Love and passion for music can bring the transcendental into music. In this moment the listener is melted into energy of it, drifted away, and beside music nothing else matters any more.
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Thursday, 25 August 2011 (Arts & Culture) Play within the play, multiple layer story about certain women's issues that are swept under the carpet for very long. Naga Mandala or "Questioning" , is the adaptation of Girish Karnad story about king cobra with magical powers. Young and naive wife of indifferent husband is growing her awareness with the help of the blind wise woman and king cobra. Story could have different turns, and different endings, all is up on who is telling the story, and yet here Rani (young wife) got her last word with the help of the excited audience.
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Sunday, 14 August 2011 (News) On Saturday 6 August, at 7.00am on popular demand after the concert in Pitanga, Uday Bhawalkar will play Morning Baithak? (in Dhrupad Hindustani classical style), accompanied on the Pakhawaj by Pratap Awad at White Hall , Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of Indian Culture
On Sunday from 10 am-12.30 pm At College Guest House Anisha and Tiago want to share some afro Brazilian dances, songs and rhythms that are celebrated since Africa and than moved to Brasil. Solitude team invites us on Saturday on Jam session to harvest fruits and make jam with them
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Thursday, 04 August 2011 (Arts & Culture) The name is Jalshaghar. On Thursday 28th of July was their very first concert. Excellent and accomplished musicians from Auroville and Pondicherry musical communities had come together in an attempt to fuse Indian classical music with jazz. The compositions have emerged from selected Indian ragas played on sarod with jazz on saxophone and guitar, run side by side while transporting their music on parallel tracks rather than attempting to merge them together. Numerous and excited audience had a chance to enjoy the one of the kind concert
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Friday, 29 July 2011 (News) The RAS team sincerely invites all residents to a General Meeting on Tuesday, July 12th at 5.00pm at SAWCHU to introduce the new members and hear your concerns, hopes and suggestions for the future. The meeting is also an opportunity to discuss how we as a community would like to proceed on the issue of the selection process for Auroville's Council and Working Committee. Snacks and refreshments will be served. From Bangalore Open Ultimate 2011 last weekend Ultimate Frisbee: Auroville takes home the national title for the first time! Read more Thursday, 07 July 2011 (Spirituality) Sunday morning, hot summer day, Matrimandir...Sitting quietly beneath the inner chamber, next to lotus pond one can hear chirping birds, accompanied by the wind finding its way trough all four sides of the sky, and by the gentle sound of water cascading down over the lotus petals toward the small crystal ball. Timeless and yet so present, one might drift in a sweet oblivion of a peaceful moment...
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Saturday, 02 July 2011 (News) Mango and Tango are words for this weekend, which, weather wise might be dry and hot. Dance, not only tango lovers, can join the workshop for tango at Arka on Saturday as Sunday, morning and afternoon, since it doesn't require partners but just socks. Both days will end by milonga - tango party. About workshop we talked with Aurevan. On the other side Solitude Farm invites us all to MANGO Saturday. Beside delicious mangoes they would like to share with us also knowledge on permaculture gardening, and inspire us to start thinking to grown our own food at our homes.
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 (News) Solitude Farm would like to invites us for their MANGO day at Solitude on Saturday. A nice selection of organic mangos will be starting to get ripe by then and so we can make our pick. On Saturday there will be also a tour of the farm starting at 11am and after it lunch . At 9am, also this Saturday there will be the first of a number of informal training sessions that will take place on Saturdays covering their work in natural farming and permaculture, hoping to inspire people to get involved with Auroville farms or start their own gardens. This year their natural farming red rice, non-tilled and direct sown without the use of any machine, achieved a yield that was close to a good normal yield by conventional organic farming. The Tibetan Doctor will be visiting us on Saturday the 25th of June, For appointments call Kalsang at 2622401. The consultation will take place at Pavilion of Tibetan Culture at International zone.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 (Arts & Culture) We had a rare opportunity to interview Kalki, main actress in new and unique Tamil film , done by two women - director Vijaya Padma and producer ‘Punnagai Poo' Geetha. This film brings on screen the feelings of the third sex in a realistic way. As Kalki says Love is the thing that connect us all, and for any individual the most important factor is to accept oneself, and embrace with love. During her living in Auroville she felt lots of love, and it has been a life school to her in many ways.
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Monday, 20 June 2011 (Spirituality) We talked with Loretta, who is going to the USA in a week. Following her line of service to the Mother, she is invited to lecture in California. When you serve something, its vibration becomes part of you. Serving Mother means receiving her consciousness. Loretta received an inner push to lecture. This started with five talks on the Supramental Transformation connected with her recent exhibition. Eight presentations in seven weeks will include four of these talks, a talk on Savitri, a question/answer session on Auroville, and a talk to children. She will speak at the AUM Conference in Lodi, the California Institute of Integral Studies and the Cultural Integration Fellowship in San Fransisco, the East/West Cultural Center in Los Angeles, and Meditation Mount in Ojai.Read more Friday, 03 June 2011 (News) In today's news we feature an excerpt of yesterday's follow up of last week General Meeting in SAWCHU. In more than two hours long follow up, with a little bit more than sixty participants, Residence Assembly voted on temporary members of RAS to start the process of electing proper body of RAS, which will work on process of electing Working Committee and Auroville Council members who's mandate will come to an end on 22nd of June. Thursday, 02 June 2011 (Arts & Culture) On Saturday night, in a secluded space of Purple on Auroville Main Road, Suryan and friends secured a special atmosphere with lyrics and melodies. The evening spirit was devoted to Tenzin. On this special evening, funds were raised towards Tenzin medical bills. Suryan known for his charming voice was warmly welcomed by the audience. His special lyrics inflamed compassion,and brought smiles on known and unknown faces. With her beautiful voice, Taranti's invited us into her personal experience of time and love. Visitors were encouraged to sing along and share this special moment. Read more Sunday, 01 May 2011 (Arts & Culture) In magical atmosphere of Krtashraya the Aurodham Gardens, in front of numerous public both Latif and Parvathy took us on a spiritual journey trough music. Parvathy accompanied herself on ektara(one stringed baul instrument), duggi(clay drum) and nupur(anklet), dancing, and we could feel her voice, reaching high pitches, as it is coming from very far, and yet so close to our hearts. "Songs from the Heart Beyond Borders" was the tittle of two concerts Parvathy Baul and Latif Bolat gave to Auroville and Pondicherry audience. We couldn't look for the better conclusion of Latif Bolat visit in Auroville with hist talks and lecture on Sufi poetry,philosophy, art and music, on historical background of Turkey, and on spiritual essence of Islam.
Sunday, 01 May 2011 (News) In Auroville tonight we can listen to a third lecture of known Sufi scholar and musician Latif Bolat, who is visiting and giving lectures with sufi music, at SAWCHU at 7.30 pm Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of Indian Culture. And for music lovers of contemporary and pop music Brand New Brand prepared at 8pm at Kalabhumi annual concert. Hibiscus Art Village Project presents on Sunday 1st May at 7 pm in Svedame: Pink Floyd in Concert , followed by Special dinner and screening of Film of live concert PINK FLOYD: "The dark side of the Moon"- P.U.L.S.E 1994 London and after....after at 9pm we are all invited to dance with Jessy....
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Thursday, 28 April 2011 (Environment) Each One Teach One is a frequent visitor in Auroville and its bio-region. Past Sunday they gave performance at Auroville Institute of Applied Technology along with its students, Mohanam Cultural Center children and Lively Project. That was also an opportunity to see what AIAT have done throughout the year, and on what are they focused. We recorded some live music with Mohanam Sound Crew and DJ Phax Mulder, and a story on ecological awareness with artists and dancer from Europe with Mohanam Kinder-garden children.
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 (Environment) Somehow all the events for the Earth week culminated on Friday night at Visitor Center. It started before the event itself with Earth Day vegan dinner, and soon we heard who are the best cooks in Auroville in preparation of vegan dishes with locally grown products. After the food award ceremony the temperature amongst the audience was rising in anticipation of Academic Genius Brother Show. If we weren't really sure why the name has changed(or maybe hasen't?), the show was clearly different- although still with always present critical humor - we saw trough the concept of news of the Auroville TV Live some good excerpts of daily life and people.
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 (News) If last week passed in Earth Day-Week spirit, this one will be mostly in Sufi since the visiting guest Sufi musician Latif Bolat prepared many lectures, which are all followed by concerts. Latif is a very serious and advanced Sufi scholar. And on Saturday at 8pm he and Parvathy Baul will give a concert at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of Indian Culture with tittle "Songs from the heart beyond borders." In today's news we feature also interview with Johnny and children about wacky Earth Day Parade, and with Satyen about fund raising tournament for the football field at Aurodhan on Saturday at 8am.
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 (Environment) Awakening the Dreamer Symposium is a tool developed by Pachamama Alliance to "awake" the participants, and to stimulate changes. Through participation in this program, people are encouraged to find their unique and powerful role as agents of change in creating a new future. Ethan, Bindu and Andrea shortly introduced Pachamam Alliance and its purpose, and what Awakening the Dreamer means to them - either to bring personal transformation, inspire people to the highest, lead to real changes in each one's life...
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Thursday, 21 April 2011 (News) Earth Week activities are in full swing. This morning in Conference Room in Town Hall was the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, and in the news we feature short interview with B about it. Tomorrow, on Earth Day, we will start with Earth Day Meditation at the Banyan Tree at 6 am , which will be followed by a collective clean up from 10 am to noon at Certitude. The wacky Earth day Parade will begin from the Youth Centre around 10 o'clock eventually to MahakaliPark where will be a pot-luck picnic around midday. At Visitor Centre at 7pm, after Earth Day vegan dinner, in the ceremony we'll see who's cooking the best food; and Academic Genius Brother will continue with the celebration.
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