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Kireet Joshi on the inner dimension of the city
THE INNER DIMENSION OF THE CITY Transcript of a talk by Kireet Joshi to the students of Auroville’s ‘Super School’ Sisters and brothers, I think Auroville as it exists today is the most precious gift that the earth possesses. It has momentous potentialities and...
On Register of Residents and Visas
Following a post on Auroville Intranet (Auronet) written by the group of residents who claim to be the Working Committee thus by using the ID of the Working Committee (as since a few days the Intranet has been taken over by the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation...
Working Committee press Release May 22th 2022
Working Commitee Press Release May 22th 2022 Following the different actions of these last days perpetrated by the office of the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation and the spreading by the same of serious accusations and false informations about the...
From the Working Committee to the community
Here is the latest message by the Working Committee to the community, dated 21st May: Dear Community, Please be reassured that we are taking all appropriate measures in the present situation and that alternative communication methods are being explored. Updates will...
THE CONFLICT IN AUROVILLE
THE CONFLICT IN AUROVILLE by Rod Hemsell As reported today in The Hindu newspaper, Thursday, May 19, 2022: Auroville Foundation condemns ‘unauthorised take-over of the Working Committee office’ A section of Aurovilians gathered in front of the Town Hall on Thursday in...
Letter to the Secretary May 19th 2022
After the police intervention on May 18th 2022 at the Town Hall called by the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation and the shut down of the same by the police more than 350 Aurovilians came peacefully at the Town Hall to show their support to the Working Committee of...
On the accusations of Anti-national and anti-government activities
by Manas Chakrabarti on May 19, 2022, 11:25 am In his messages to Sysop and Auronet administrators, the Under Secretary mentions anti-national and anti-government activities in Auroville. I find this extremely disturbing, not only because there is no basis provided...
Letter by Karan Singh
A statement By Dr. Karan Singh former chairman of Auroville about the current situation of Auroville. STATEMENT Dr. Jayanti Ravi is a highly qualified and motivated civil servant who considers building the city of Auroville as her only priority. However, as...
Communication to GB, IAC and AVFO confirming result of the recent RAD
Dear Community, Please find our communication to the Governing Board, International Advisory Council and the Foundation office confirming the results of the recent RAD. Kind regards, Auroville Council _______________________________________________________ ...
Reply to WC4 last email to RAS
Dear Community, Yesterday we have received an email from Anu, Arun, Partha and Srimoyi. We just replied to them, and we feel appropriate to share our email with you as well for full transparency....
Erroneous publication by AV Foundation office. Please disregard.
Dear Community, The Auroville Foundation office has again posted the same erroneous statement by Anu, Arun, Partha and Srimoyi which was just removed by the Auroville Council. Totally 2 posts were removed by Council. In both the posts, including the latest one where...
About the register of residents
A letter has been sent on May 6th 2022 on behalf of the Governing Board stating that all RADs are to be "stopped with immediate effect". The reason given is groundless, illegitimate and irrelevant: updating the Register of Residents. This comes just before the...
Attempt to take over from 4 WCom members
Four members of the Working Committee (Anu, Arun, Partha and Srimoyi), allegedly supported by the Office of the Secretary, have attempted to take over the entire WCom by dismissing the three other members (Chali, Hemant and Sauro). They used a twisted...
Truth or the Abys
These words of the Mother, given by her as a public message at about the same time as the foundation of Auroville, were probably interpreted by most people at the time as a generalization referring to the crises dominant in the politics of the world at the time, such...
On Mother’s Auroville
An endeavour of Indian and Terrestrial Importance As per Gilles G.’s personal understanding 1. The earth’s needOur planet earth is facing a fast developing multi-facetted global crisis, which is threatening to devastate huge parts of its environment and kill...
Reply to WC 4
Dear Anu, Arun, Partha and Srimoyi, This is in response to your Auronet post, “About the RAD”. I would like to share my thoughts here, as the post does not allow comments. It is disheartening to observe this practice of closing Auronet comments, which seems to show...
Land dispute in Pitchandikulam
For over a year, Pitchandikulam stewards and the Land Board have been dealing with a dispute over the road access of newly purchased private property owned within the Master plan area near Pitchandikulam forest. Although there is an alternative access point that is a...
Visa issue update
In a recent article in the Print the Secretary was quoted: “Nobody’s visas have been withheld but, yes, it all depends on the way they abide by what is expected of them legally, ethically, morally, spiritually of this project. We have evidence of people involved in...
FAMC update re office of the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation
As a follow-up to our communication to the community on 8 February (“Regarding the FAMC”), we would like to update you that we are still at an impasse with the AV Foundation office with regard to the standing of the FAMC and there has been a breakdown in...
Visa issue continues
In the last few days a number of Aurovilians, some of whom have lived here for several decades, have only been granted a 3 month extension. The shortest Entry visa previously given to Aurovilians was for one year. Reportedly the RRO in Pondicherry does not know how to...
What Auroville has achieved in 50 years
Auroville celebrates 50 years The universal township project of Auroville was started on 28th February 1968, some 50 years ago. What has Auroville achieved since then? What has it got to show for its 50 years of existence? The following is an ultra-brief...
The men who led the YC destruction are being congratulated at Unity Pavilion
The same men who led and coordinated the destruction and violence at the Youth Centre on the morning of December 9th are being thanked and congratulated by the Secretary and her supporters during a ceremony at Unity Pavilion.Venkatesh, head of Panchayat...
Silent festival
During the week between the February 21st (the Mother’s birthday) and February 28th ( Auroville’s anniversary), an Auroville festival was organised to celebrate unity by the same who committed the bullying, bypassing community processes and the bulldozing. As it is...
Observations and questions from the RAS to the WC 4s
Dear Anu, Arun, Partha and Srimoyi, Please find below our observations and questions about your post on Auronet dated 29th Jan 2022 titled “Communication to the Secretary regarding Crown RAD”, and your presentation to the Governing Board as published on Auronet on...
Dreamweaving – Update of February 2022
Dreamweaving the Crown: preparing for the final sessions The dreamweaving architects are hard at work as they prepare for the final dreamweaving sessions this Saturday and Sunday (19/20th) in Unity Pavilion. Some are exploring forming into larger teams as they...
A letter on the take over of Outreachmedia office
A letter, signed by more than 325 Aurovilians, is sent to the FAMC and the Working Committee regarding the take over of Outreachmedia office: Dear FAMC and Working Committee,(cc to the Auroville Council, Auroville Foundation Office, Outreach Media) We, the undersigned...
Challenges to the Auroville Foundation Act of 1988
Rod Hemsell 1 Actions and events that have transpired in Auroville since December 2021 and are ongoing as of mid-February 2022, which have been instigated by the Secretary of the Auroville Foundation, have disrupted the lives of Aurovilians and appear to be in...
The Outreachmedia door is sealed by the Secretary’s office
In the morning while coming to work, the aurovilians working in the Archives building discovered that a notice had been put on the Outreachmedia door, with a seal. After this a spare key of outreachmedia has been asked to the Archives by an employee of the Secretary...
Follow up on events regarding outreach media
t’s not a bout trees anymore.. Follow up on events regarding outreach media. After the email Outreach Media received from the Under Secretary requesting to hand over the movable and immovable assets, as well as the response from the FAMC, today, it has been followed...
Communication to the Secretary regarding CrownRAD
The Working committee sends a letter to the secretary of the Governing Board about the results of the Resident Assembly decision regarding the crown road, this letter shows clearly the division between the members of the Working Committee. Dear Residents,Please see...
Outcome of the RA decision-making process
The community has massively voted yes on the question asked through the RAD ( resident assembly décision making process). A total of 899 valid votes have been submitted online and in-person. The number of participants exceeded the 10 per cent quorum required to...
Visa threats
In Auroville, newcomers and applicants for visa renewal are now being forced to sign a declaration (see below) under threat of being denied access to the one place “where all human beings of goodwill who have a sincere aspiration” should be able to live freely as...
Outreachmedia is told by the Secretary’s Office to hand over all the assets
Outreachmedia, (Auroville’s service that facilitates external media relations on behalf of the community) is told by the Secretary’s Office to “hand over all the movable and immovable, tangible and intangible assets including space, phone number, email, soft IP,...
Statement to RA re breach of trust
Several members of the Working Committee send a letter to the Resident Assembly to address a breach of trust that has happened between the seven members of the WC: “On the morning of 18th January 2022, at 10:30 (we had been told earlier that we would have to meet the...
Dear respected members of the Governing Board
Dear community members and friends, I share with you below a letter that I have sent two days ago to the respected members of the Auroville Governing Board, on the day they were meeting in Auroville. I have decided to send this letter and its questions in a personal...
RRO visits
These past few days, several Aurovilians have received a visit from the Pondicherry RRO. The immigration officers indicated that the RRO has received a list of names of foreigners on an Auroville visa who allegedly participated in “violent protests against the Crown...
Summary of the dilemmas in relation to the Master Plan
Summary of the dilemmas that arise at this point – in December 2021 – in relation to the Master Plan of Dec. 2001, referred to as Perspective 2025, in relation to the Auroville Foundation Act of 1988, and in relation to the current development disputes and violations....
Change.org petition & GB meeting
The change.org petition has reached 50 000 signatures. Meanwhile, the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation meets again in Auroville with no interaction with the Residents of Auroville. The residents have been informed the day before of the meeting of its...
Letter to the Secretary and the GB from the AVI Board
The AVI Board (Auroville international) adresses a letter to the Secretary and the Governing Board to express their concern on the form that Aurovilians are forced to sign to obtain their recommendation letter for their visa extension from the Secretary. AVI Board...
Auroville in Wonderland
or the Mischief of Cheshire Cat Here is the untold story about the secret link between the Galaxy, the Master Plan and the Mother's Symbol. A very interesting story, indeed, which may be at the root of a lot of confusion in the present debate about clearing the 12...
Peace meetings?
I feel very concerned with the present confusion in Auroville. While the aggressions continue, many voices seem to advocate appeasement. It triggers bad memories of yesterday, when aggressions were not effectively checked and ended, in Churchill’s famous words, with...
Open letter to WC
Dear Working committee, We have been informed of a new addition to the form foreigners need to sign in order to get their recommendation for obtaining their visas. According to that, foreigners have to “abide by the Master plan of Auroville based on the Galaxy plan...
Threats to visa renewals
The Resident Service in charge of maintaining the Master list of children and adult Aurovilians as well as New comers. They help and coordinate concerning visa renewal and residential permit related works. They were informed by several Aurovilians of foreign origins...
Sessions for a collaborative and participatory planning
The sessions for a collaborative and participatory planning organized by the citizen assembly are taking place with the participation of Shilpa Vastu Foundation
RAD to pause development
Second meeting of the Residents’ Assembly to organise a RAD to pause the development till a decision is made by the community. The question for the RAD adopted by the majority of the members of the RA is: To pause all clearing, infrastructure laying and permanent...
Legality of the RAD 1
1. This is an explanation of the legal basis of RAD 1 - 2021: “To stop all development on the crown until further notice from the Residents Assembly.” The following is my understanding of the Auroville Foundation Act 1988, and other relevant documents. The questions...
On Jayanti S. Ravi’s Attitude to Governance and Administration
From the little that we know about Ravi's background there are certain characteristic patterns that we can discern which are relevant to the prospects of her role in Auroville as Secretary of the Auroville Foundation. The bio that is presented in the magazine VIKALPA...
Beyond the Auroville blockades
Recent events have shown that all is not well in India's living laboratory for Life on planet Earth. Factions are clashing in Auroville and the government is taking sides, jeopardising decades of social innovation and many more to come. Most people probably didn't...
A response to Toine and the ATDC
To Toine and the ATDC in response to your latest post on Auronet* The methods used are the very thing that will defeat the purpose. You are using violence and money along with utmost contempt of the Auroville Foundation Act while knowingly mocking the 'The...
In the Name of the Mother?
My life brought me to live in Auroville through my devotion to the Mother and Sri Aurobindo and Their Yoga, and the call of the deeper work of my own SelfTransformation, and I have always been inspired by the vision of the Galaxy plan for Auroville and the opportunity...