Prior to Prof Samdhong Rinpoche's arrival, interviews were sought with two Tibetan exchange students Namgyal and Tsened, and Jungchup from Auroville. They were waiting at the entrance of the Tibetan Pavillion to see the rare photos of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and his documented asylum into India and a talk delivered by Rinpoche. Each one spoke very sweetly of their experiences living in Auroville. Firstly, Namgyal covered the topic of the Mahayana discipline of meditation and, how to be a 'better man' for Tibet. Read more

On Saturday 28th January, 4.30 pm at the Tibetan Pavillion, Auroville was graced with a visit by Prof Samdhong Rinpoche. Rinpoche was greeted by children and guests who had arrived for the inauguration of a rare photo gallery documenting the 1959 departure of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from Tibet and arrival into India. There was a sense of nostalgia and appreciation to be present at such an auspicious event that dated decades back, during which His Holiness's asylum had been facilitated by the Government of India and, at their invitation. Read more

On February 4th and 5th at Certitude and Udavi sports ground we can witness Auroville Hat Tournament 2012 India Ultimate's. Two hundred players from all over will come and test their fitness and improve their skills with an 'Auroville' spirit . The Auroville Hat is the only 'hat' tournament in India, and reflects its spirit of Unity in Diversity. We feature interview with Kumaran about it. In today's news is also interview with Daniel updating us from Working Committee about work in progress on wood, fire hazards, effects of cyclone... Read more

Daniel, member of the Working Committee shares with us updates on land encroachments at New Farm, and on dr. Karan Singh, Chairman of Auroville Foundation yesterday visit. On Friday at 8pm Ana, Hartmunt, Suryan, Joy and Jivatman, Taranti, Caroline and Elisa and Anisha and Tiago will offer thir music to life and community under the sky of the Big Amphitheater in Kalabhumi – Made in Auroville concert, postponed from few months back due to the rain at the time. Lively Up Your Earth is taking place on Saturday from 10.30 onward at Solitude Farm. Read more

L'Avenir d'Auroville will present on Municipalika - 10th International Conference on "Good Urban Governance for Safe, Healthy, Green and Smart Cities" in co terminus with 10th International Exhibiton on "City Infrastructure and Sustainable Urban Developments" - Auroville's way on how to handle waste water treatment, alternative planning, architecture and something about tropical evergreen forest. In news we feature short interview with Anbu about it. You can also hear a short excerpt of yesterday's concert of Marc Vella at Pitanga. Read more

To visiting Engineer Without Border Toine shortly explained what Auroville is, how it was originated and what it stands for, and drawing comparison said, that Auroville could be described also as a township without borders because of the connections and openness to the world. To Auroville are mostly drawn people with strong inner need for a change, dissatisfied with the world as it is today. Sri Aurobindo's idea of human as transitional being, in search for inner being , and the Mothers Charter are base of what experiment of Auroville might be

On Sunday 22nd of January at 6pm at Pitanga The French Pavilion and CIRHU present An exceptional concert of Marc Vella who is a pianist, composer, writer and poet, and has been elected «Peace Artist» by UNESCO and obtained the 1st price for composition in Rome in 1999. Also on Saturday at 4.30 pm at Savitri Bhavan Jyoti Khare will inaugurate PRESENCE - an exhibition (paintings and collages) using pieces of dresses used by the Mother. The same day at 5.30 pm Udavi School invites us to a ODISSI DANCE Festival Read more

Visting artist Carrie Dashow shared her work with the Auroville community on the 6th of January at MMC. Dashow, a performance and video artist, lives and works in New York City. Dashow uses music, performance, video and subject participation to examine questions of citizenship, subjectivity, and community. For her most recent piece, Yesiree Public Notary, Dashow served as a Public Notary at the Occupy Wall Street movement notarizing the testimonials of those partaking in the protests. Read more

Walk trough Quiet Healing Centre was in a way relief after disastrous areas in communities in Auroville because beside few fallen trees Quiet looks almost as it was. Luckily they got mostly palm trees, which are known for their flexibility and endurance in strong tropical winds. In interview with Guy we found out that the major problem after tropical cyclone Thane is if they would be allowed to fix and erect their fence or not. Quiet hopes that they will find optimal solution for both parties trough ongoing negotiations with local fishermen. Read more

Today an interview with Danny is the feature; Danny, well-known as the founder of WellPaper, now a member of the newly formed Auroville Council: he speaks about juggling the various aspects of his life along with highest aspirations for the good of the larger community. B for the Cooperatif Cosmique (users of the Aura) and Zero Waste speaks about the Aura coming out on 1-1-2012, a year in which changes worldwide will take place...Auroville Cleanup Group calls for volunteers to clean up litter and for education to change attitude and behavior. Read more

Featured today: a chat between prospective Working Committee member Frederic, veteran of governmental groups for years past and Renu, Selection Committee member for these very groups. Announcements for Auroville: Transition School needs people to join the their team as a full-time class teacher. Fluency in spoken and written English, a willingness to undertake a long-term commitment are required. A Long Term Care Fund open in Financial Service to help in the care of those who can no longer care for themselves, due to accident or health issues. Read more

Announcements in today's news. Mother's and Sri Aurobindo's knowledge of significance of numbers: Friday it will be 11-11-11 followed by 20-11-2011... to meditate on the idea of oneness on these dates. A documentary on Auroville artists, their art, being made by AVRadio and Hans. Residents' Assembly Service presents an update, emphasis on attendance in gemeral meetings, on consensus as a tool. Bamboo Centre offers service and items custom designed. Read more

Listen to Jean-Marc , chef extraordinaire of Cafe le Morgan, in Town Hall plaza, tell about his offer of a 5-day plan for dinners during the Film Festival.Tomorrow opens Auroville’s second Film Festival, running 5 consecutive days; 3 venues: Cinema Paradiso, Bharat Nivas and Sadhana. Tomorrow a General Meeting 4:30 SAWCHU: “Complete Review of the AVC and WC selection process.” Talkin' Trash offers another bit on plastic. The Selection Committee presents an update. Read more

Due to overlapping of events, the General Meeting called by the Residents' Assembly Service is preponed one day, and will take place on tomorrow Wednesday 28th at SAWCHU at 4.30pm . In today's news we feature interview with Chloe on Auroville Film Festival and our - Auroville Radio participation in it by round tables moderated and broadcasted live. The new shelves for the new library have come and library have decided to close the library from October, Monday 3 to begin the transfer, and they hope it wont take them over a month to do all. Read more

In today's news we feature interview with Soham about his food strike, translated by Renu. On Thursday 29th long expected and warmly welcomed Auroville Film Festival 11 starts with the Opening Ceremony at 5pm at Town Hall Plaza, followed by the first set of films screened at Cinema Paradiso between 7.30 to 10.30 pm. Resident Assembly Service invites us on a General Meeting on Thursday, 29th at 5pm at SAWCHU with the main topic on how to Complete Review of the AVC and WC selection process. On Saturday 24th at Kalabhumi at 7.30 Smaranam. Read more

Peter Head, Director of Arup and Executive Chairman of Ecological Sequestration Trust, United Kingdom, sheds light on Regenerative Urban Development based on his personal journey. Peter has been to 29 countries analayzing and discussing the issues of achieving more sustainable ways of living . A Civil Engineer by profession, he discussed ways to take some of Auroville's experience and sharing it with the rest of the world and across India besides policies and investments needed in India in fashioning townships to improve quality of life. Read more

In today's news we feature exciting updates on Auroville Film Festival 11 given by Krishna. Annual Green Practices vision workshop with the title Regenerative Township of Tomorrow starts today, and it will end on Saturday. Auroville Bamboo Research Centre prepared many events to celebrate World Bamboo Day 18th of September. This Saturday they will open the doors of Bamboo Research Centre. Open house will start at 3pm with running power point presentation on Bamboo, and they want to share with community their production line of work. Read more

With announcement about temporarily "closed" doors of Entry Service caused for the first time in their mandate since 2009 to get some feedback from a cross section of the community. We need the human asset in order for community to grow, we need energy, expertise, finances - everything that committed new comer can bring. Entry Service is in charge of screening candidates, but if the community doesn't fully open the doors by providing the infrastructure necessary to welcome new comers, the Entry Service is more like bouncers.

In today's news we feature short excerpt of interview with Cecilia from the Entry Service about the announcement in last News and Notes about potential newcomers. On this Saturday and Sunday, 3rd and 4th of September between 12 to 13.30 and between 6.30 to 8pm the book "The Salt of Life" by Emanuele, with cartoons on Auroville, a sixteen years antology, will be released and signed at Tanto Pizzeria. Working Committee informs all residents that the next Governing Board and International Advisory Council meetings will take place in October. Read more

In todays' news we feature short interview with Bascar, who volunteers with Auroville Film Festival 11 team as technical support. Over seventy films are in for the reviewing, and need to be categorize and prepared for screening at the Festival. In the team they realized that there are some films which do not fit into any category but it would be nice to see them anyway. Ganesh Chaturthi Day is on Thursday, the 1st of September. Everyone is welcome at the Ganesh temple of Auroville, from 9.30 to 11 am. Read more

Today at 3.30 pm at Town Hall conference room,we are all invited to a presentation and discussion on the topic of landscape planning, its principles, process and approaches by Achva and David Stein, with specifics in relation to the Auroville Green belt -- land use planning / process and methodology. Today and still tomorrow we can register our names for a Darshan token between 9 am - 12.30 and 2 pm - 6 pm At: PITANGA, Samasti. Meeting in UP on Monday 8th August at 2.30 pm for the preparation for AVI meeting in Addis Ababa in October. Read more

Today's news features Ross, a member of the Entry Service Team, speaking of his experience and his growth as a result of taking on such work. Also find an announcement for a new session of 'Orientation to Auroville,' for those in the process of becoming newcomers it's part of the Entry Process to Auroville. It is always an amazing experience; it uncovers the deeper reality of Auroville, its history, aims and ideals, and present functioning in key areas. Read more

An encouraging development for Auroville: the Auroville Town Development Council has been created and sanctioned officially, providing possibilities for development of Auroville within its own context and protect against speculation and other developmental issues. Renu offers a brief report concerning Town Development Council's recent meetings which included l'AVenir d'Auroville chairman Mr. Doshi, who sanctioned going ahead with le Cite Universitaire in the International Zone, which had come to a standstill due to the old map and perimeters. Read more

The General Meeting of yesterday gives hope and shows progress. This news offers an excerpt of it; listen to the entire thing later on today on AurovilleRadio and attend the next meeting in two weeks. Annoouncements: computer classes for Seniors with teachers Uriel and Ganesh begin Thursday 21st July at 2pm, Kolam Computer Centre at New Creation. Help build Auroville by pioneering a new community! The Transit Lounge, an experiment in dis-mountable housing with common facililties presented Thursday July 28th 5 pm Town Hall Conference Roon. Read more

Today's General Meeting will be still at SAWCHU at 5pm, and Resident Assembly Service does expect us to come, to share, to be constructive, to be loving to each other...to create unity in order to build the city of dawn. In today's news we feature an interesting excerpt from the presentation of Resorative Circle which happened last week and full recordings will be published soon on our page. A Restorative Circle is a community process for supporting those in conflict. It brings together parties of a conflict to "hear" each other. Read more

Today Auroville International meets in the Town Hall's Conference Rooom; here in Auroville Wim van Megen of the Netherlands has invited all Dutch Aurovilians to learn of the work being done by AVI Netherlands. Tomorrow there will be another General Meeting called by the Residents' Assembly Service who feel that the real issue seems to be less the selection of Auroville's apex bodies, but rather the lack of understanding, trust and collaboration between one another. RAS members Elvira and Partha speak a few words on this. Read more

Today's news highlights a couple of comments from yesterday's General Meeting, where residents and RAS members had an interchange. Issues around selection processes for working groups, of mutual trust, being heard and respected and the like held the floor. Also in the news announcements for a workshop on biodynamic agriculture and compost, and a new Arno Stern Play of Painting series, open to one and all. Read more

Yes, today is the General Meeting at 5pm at SAWCHU and we believe that it will be attend by many since new RAS will present new team consistet by Elvira, Jesse, Mauna, Partha and G. Selvam.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. Suryan is inviting us all to the Saturday's concert at Purple . Renu from L'Avenir d'Auroville shared with us some exciting news on planning and mapping of the city. Read more

The news features a few words from each of the new RAS team members (sadly missing Partha.) The team invites all residents to attend tomorrow's General Meeting, 5 pm at SAWCHU, at which time they will introduce themselves. Residents are encouraged to voice any concerns, hopes and suggestions for the future. The meeting is also an opportunity to discuss how to proceed on the issue of the selection process for Auroville's Council and Working Committee. Also some news about Restorative Circles, a dialogue process to resolve parties in conflict. Read more