The Auroville foundation is composed of 3 governing bodies: The Residents Assembly, the Governing Board and the International Advisory Council. See chart explaining the organisation of Auroville, Auroville Foundation explained
None of the current members of the Governing Board meet the criteria stated in the foundation act.
Some of them are even engaged in political roles. [See list below]
In The Foundation Act 1988 that aims at protecting the autonomous body that is Auroville one can read in CHAPTER III/11/(1)
“The Governing Board shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(i) not more than seven members to be nominated by the Central Government from amongst persons, who have
(a) rendered valuable service to Auroville;
Shri. R. N. Ravi
Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu and
Chairman of Auroville Foundation
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Hon’ble Governor of Telangana and
Governing Board Member of Auroville Foundation
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Dr. Nirima Oza
Professor, D/o Oral Pathology
Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduage Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry and
Governing Board Member of Auroville Foundation
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Shri. Aravindan Neelakandan
Writer and Journalist, Tamil Nadu and
Governing Board Member of Auroville Foundation
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Prof. Goutam Ghosal
Course – Coordinator of English Department, Biswa Bangla Biswabidyalay (A State University)
Former Professor and Head of the English Department, Visva-Bharati (A Central University) &
Governing Board Member of Auroville Foundation
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Prof. R. S. Sarraju
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Former Head of the Department of Hindi and presently Head of Centre for Dalit
Adivasi and Translation Studies, University of Hyderabad and
Governing Board Member of Auroville Foundation
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Prof. Nandana Gurappa Basappa
Department of PG Studies in Political Science, Karnataka University, Dharward and
Governing Board Member of Auroville Foundation
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Smt. Neeta Prasad
Joint Secretary (ICC)
Ministry of Education, Government of India and
Member (Ex-Officio)
Tenure: 06-10-2021 to 05-10-2025
Shri. Sanjog Kapoor
Joint Secretary & Finance Advisor
Ministry of Education, Government of India and
Member (Ex-Officio)
Tenure: 13-12-2022 to 05-10-2025