Mar 14, 2023 | Medias take over, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Community, An email from 'OSD' of the Auroville Foundation has gone to the editors of the major national newspapers with the title 'Request to Publish information about Auroville Foundation in your media outlet' (). This email contained inaccurate information...
Mar 14, 2023 | Destruction, Planning & development, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
What we find unfortunate indeed is that an ‘ATDC’ not recognized by the community, which has been playing havoc with the existing roads of Auroville for months now in the most incompetent way, instead of concentrating on trying to clear up their mess, has suddenly...
Mar 10, 2023 | Destruction, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear residents, As many of you are aware, on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th March some individuals affiliated with the Office of the Secretary and its questionable 'ATDC' have entered Darkali to resume the clearing of trees in the area, accompanied by two men with...
Feb 21, 2023 | Planning & development, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Community, We, the TDC selected in June 2022 by the Residents’ Assembly (RA) as per the ratified selection process, have been looking into and discussing a way forward for the bigger picture of planning for Auroville. We would like to share with you all a key...
Feb 15, 2023 | Organisation & governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
The Auroville Archives was forcefully taken over in June 2022, through an Office Order issued by the Office of the Secretary. The bonafide WC has informed the community that a new service of Archives has been set up. Here is their communication with the community:...
Jan 26, 2023 | Aims & ideals, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
The secretary of the Auroville foundation office is organising a concert in the amphitheater of the Matrimandir again deciding arbitrarily and in an authoritarian manner, bypassing the community processes and going against the very spirit of the Matrimandir which...
Jan 13, 2023 | Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Uncategorized
Update & Report December 2022 Dear residents,We would like to update you on topics which we dealt with last month, in December 2022. Please feel free to visit or email us if you have any questions. Our Open House hours are from 10 to 12 on Tuesdays, in the former...
Jan 3, 2023 | Land Matters, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
The Land board is clearing undergrowth and small trees in order for the marking to be done of the plot / project area extents of the project called Mother Garden. Permission has been given to this project by the illegaly appointed town developpement council called...
Jan 3, 2023 | Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
Since the take over of the Town Hall building management by the Secretary's office, the persons they have appointed as executives have commited several agressions and mismanagements. The bona fide working committe has adressed to these individuals the following...
Jan 3, 2023 | Destruction, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Since December 26th clearing of a large area inside the Matrimandir fence is being done. [see event] The legitimate Town Developement Council has adressed a letter to the Matrimandir excecutives. letter below: To Matrimandir executives, Ms. Divya Karun and...
Dec 20, 2022 | Destruction, Planning & development, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
RA TDC: Response to the communication dated 15 12 2022 by ATDC re CAUTION DURING THE CROWN WORKS Dear Community, We - TDC - have repeatedly written to the CPWD and AVFO regarding the lack of proper safety measures on the dismantled roads and the temporary bypasses...
Dec 20, 2022 | Register of Residents, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Community, We would like to inform you that it has come to our attention that there are over 100 individuals who have completed their Newcomer process and been announced as Confirmed Aurovilians but who have not been invited to meet the Secretary and therefore...
Dec 14, 2022 | Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear community, We would like to share with you an email we sent yesterday to the Synthesis team, Dena and Raghu regarding their planned follow-up on a "deep dialogue" process. This is for your information. Warmly, The Working Groups selected by the Residents'...
Nov 26, 2022 | Governing Board, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
After the meeting requested by the chairman*, residents along with the Working Committee have sent a letter to to the Chairman and Members of the Governing Board dated 25th November 2022.The open letter has received 477 verified signatures (the verification process...
Nov 16, 2022 | Governing Board, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Another letter sent to the chairman of the Governing Board following the meeting of Nov. 7th [read the event] Auroville, 11 November 2022 To: The Chairman of the Auroville Foundation, Shri R. N. Ravi Respected Sir, After the speech you gave us on the 7th of November,...
Nov 16, 2022 | Governing Board, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Another letter sent to the chairman of the Governing Board following the meeting of Nov. 7th [read the event] Shri RN RaviHon’ble Governor of Tamil NaduChairman, Auroville FoundationRaj Bhavan Chennai Olivier BarotRevelationAuroville 11.11.2022 Your Excellency, As we...
Nov 14, 2022 | Governing Board, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Another letter sent to the chairman of the Governing Board following the meeting of Nov. 7th [read the event] Dear Sir, Since the beginning of the present crisis in Auroville I have not been one to speak out much.I have, however, listened, deeply and attentively, to...
Nov 12, 2022 | Governing Board, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
This letter was sent to the chairman of the Governing Board by a pionneer, long term Aurovilian, after the meeting of Nov. 7th [Read the event] His letter hilight his experience of a previous attempt of takeover of Auroville and his testimony of the very essence of...
Nov 11, 2022 | Governing Board, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Another letter sent to the chairman of the Governing Board following the meeting of Nov. 7th [read the event] Dear Honourable Thiru R.N. Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu and chairman of the Governing Board, “The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit...
Nov 9, 2022 | Governing Board, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Following the meeting of Nov 7th where the chairman of the Governing Board requested the community to attend for a discussion that didnt happen, here is another answer from an Aurovilian to the chairman [Link to the event] To: The Chairman of the Auroville...
Nov 8, 2022 | Aims & ideals, Governing Board, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
After having for the first time since his nomination accepted to meet the bonafide Working Committee of the Residents Assembly, the chairman of the Governing Board, one of the 3 governing bodies of Auroville had requested the community to come for a meeting where a...
Nov 3, 2022 | Planning & development, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
This is a brief recap of what we presented at the recent Working Group General Meeting that was held on the 17th of October, including a response to some feedback at the end. Firefighting: Navigating, reporting & responding to emergency situationsThere are a...
Nov 3, 2022 | Destruction, Planning & development, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Residents, Volunteers and Guests, We would like to warn you about severe safety issues at the moment on the Auroville roads. The roads are dangerous due to unsecured construction sites. In the last few months, a builder under contract with the CPWD and the...
Nov 2, 2022 | Legal matters, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear all, Many residents have reported being contacted through email by the Office of the Secretary over the past few days, in regards to the updating of the Register of Residents (RoR). An email was apparently sent to those who have not yet confirmed the entries they...
Oct 28, 2022 | Legal matters, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
The outcome of the court challenging the validity of the Governing Board’s ‘ATDC’ has still not been published. Despite this, premature statements have been made by a few residents and appointees of the Secretary, Auroville Foundation. The matter is still to be...
Oct 22, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Community,The BCC had been engaged for months in preparing a new “City Services” budget, after 2 years dedicated to financially surviving the Covid lockdown.What was our budgeting process this year?We felt it was a good time to raise awareness in the community...
Oct 18, 2022 | Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
Statement from Housing Board Further to our communication last month regarding our supposed removal from our positions as Housing Board members, we would like to let the community know that we are still functioning, although only in a very limited sense due to being...
Oct 3, 2022 | Destruction, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Friday afternoon and Saturday morning a JCB accompanied by an engineer from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and a survey team started clearing a 2.5m wide path between the trees through Existence forest towards Bliss forest. This bulldozing of understory...
Sep 30, 2022 | Legal matters, Register of Residents, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Residents, You may have recently received two massbulletins sent from [email protected] regarding the RoR and House tax, signed by ‘the Working Committee’. These were not written by the Working Committee selected by the RA. For future reference, all...
Sep 16, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
On the 30th September, an event is planned at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, organised in collaboration with the Auroville Foundation. Residents have not been made aware of this event via any official communication platforms. A tentative program of the event was...
Sep 8, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
On the 26th August, Mr. Raghu Ananthanarayan received a formal letter from the Secretary of the AVFO, stating that the GB is requesting a process for deeper dialogue in Auroville, and requesting him to facilitate this process,“enabling the stakeholders of Auroville to...
Aug 28, 2022 | Aims & ideals, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
An Aurovilian supporter of the Secretary, working at the housing service has been publishing since months on the Auroville forum Auronet (taken over by the Foundation office) articles that clearly show his allegeance to the Secretary and support her actions. Lately he...
Aug 19, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Resident Assembly, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear friends, The voice and central role of Aurovilians in the governance of Auroville has been recognised in the Madras High Court. The Court in its judgment dated 12.8.2022 has reaffirmed that “under the Auroville Foundation, Auroville will be administered by the...
Aug 9, 2022 | Planning & development, Resident Assembly, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Community, The Joint Committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal will finalise its report on trees and waterways / catchment areas in the path of the Crown in the coming days. Our team wants to re-state that irrespective of what the report suggests or...
Aug 8, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Resident Assembly, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
This morning, Monday 8 August ’22, the Working Committee sent the below mail to all AVI Centres in response to a mail that was sent to AVI by the AVFO-appointed WC. Dear friends, As many of you in the AVI family are well aware, the current situation in Auroville is...
Jul 30, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Take over
Dear Auroville Community, Our team has been dedicated to serving Auroville by administering funds for our community services. We have been in charge of collecting income, and disbursing budgets and Maintenances. Many of us were BCC members throughout the Covid...
Jul 16, 2022 | Organisation & governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Dear Residents, Below is a communication with related attachments that has been sent to the Governing Board, copy to the IAC.With best wishes, Your Working CommitteeAravinda, Bharathy, Chali, Hemant, Mael, Sauro, Valli Sub: Next meeting of the Governing Board To...
Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, Organisation & governance, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Update from the Bona Fide Working Committee of the Residents Assembly adressed to the Community on June 14th 2022: Dear friends, We want to update you on a few on-going topics. 1. Regular meetings of Auroville Council, FAMC and Working Committee continue The Working...
Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, Processes by-passed, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
Following the attempt of take over by the Secretary of the Governing Board of the FAMC and ATDC by nominating her own members thus bypassing all Auroville due processes, the Auroville Council has sent a clarification to the Community. Clarification regarding...
Jun 13, 2022 | Blog, Organisation & governance, Resident Assembly, Self Governance, Statements by the RA and the Working groups
A writ petition* was filled by the Working Committee of Residents Assembly represented by Hemant L. member of the bona fide Working Committee of the Residents assembly today 13th June 2022 at High Court in Chennai. Our prayer to the honorable High Court is to forbear...
Jun 7, 2022 | Blog, Processes by-passed, Statements by the RA and the Working groups, Visa threats
A letter has been sent on June 7th 2022 by the bona fide Working Committee of the Resident assembly to the secretary of the Governing Board in response to the misleading reports made recently by the Office of the Secretary in regards to visas. This letter has been...