In this part of India, the months December and January reverberate with musical compositions of Saint Tyagaraja, one of the Trinity of Carnatic Music. There is a belief that during this time, the main audience is the Saint himself. The musicians sing and play their compositions as their offerings and receive blessings that nourish them in their Sadhana. Read more

Bahauddin Mohiuddin Dagar, who hails from the renowned Dagar family, represents the 20th Generation of the Dagar parampara of the Dagarbani school of Music. He performed at the Bharat Nivas auditorium in Auroville on December, 17th to an enthralled audience. The concert was much sought after as Dagar is a master of a rare musical instrument Rudra Veena. This style of music is part of an ancient tradition of India. Read more

Bahauddin Mohiuddin Dagar is a 40 year old renowned Rudra Veena player and son of famous north Indian musician Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He plays with the Dagarbani style and his lineage can be traced to to eight generations, to Baba Gopal Das, who converted to Islam, and became Baba Imam Baksh in the 18th century. At the age of 12 he started training under his father. and uncle Zia Fareeduddin. He started performing at the young age of 20. More information here: swaratala.blogspot.com/2007/04/bahauddin-dagar-in-beginning-your-ustad.html Read more

From a delayed arrival of the African students a space of imagination emerged in which the audience extemporized a session of drumming and performance art. On the evening of March 28th in Unity Pavilion, we have captured the creativity of Nicolas, who did not only amuse the audience with his drumming skills but also with his reasoning of life translated into engaging narratives. Evenings are made special when people have the inventiveness to pencil a moment of joy by investing their talents and spirits to celebrate fellowship and harmony. This was a night of continuous interactive motions.

Unity Pavilion was again in a spirit of cultural exchange on Saturday 28th of May. A group of Rwandan students from Annamali University in Chidambaram, celebrated with Aurovilians their traditions of singing and dancing. What started with rhythms, songs, and cultural dances- as an introduction to their rich African heritage- followed with embracing the audience to move to the rhythms of the continent. The evening also exposed the visions of the Africa House, Pavilion of African Culture here in Auroville. Besides drumming and dancing, talks and poetry spoken by Levite from Kenya, currently a student at Erode University, created an environment to raise socio-cultural issues. Read more

All those who live nearby cashew trees are suffering from allergic reaction, headaches, uneasiness, nausea caused by pesticides...would be relieved to hear that homeopathic remedy "Okoubaka C 30” can help. The Auroville Choir will offer a concert of Celtic songs at Pitanga on Saturday and Sunday at 8pm. Choir is conducted by Nuria. On Friday at 5pm at the Town Hall Conference room we are all invited to the meeting - report of Center for International Research on Human. CHIRU will be a hub for all researchers in the world searching for a new paradigm and an environment favorable to pure knowledge as well as applied research. CIRHU will focus on the themes of human unity and evolution of consciousness in all disciplines and fields of work. The mission of CIRHU will be to discover Sri Aurobindo's visionary action and connect it with seeds of transformation all around the planet. Read more