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Auroville has been blessed with the appointment of Dr. Jayanti Ravi as the new Secretary of the Auroville Foundation. An experienced government officer with a long history of achieving dynamic and positive change, Dr. Ravi also comes with a deep understanding and personal commitment to the goals of the Auroville universal township. Her arrival opens a new and promising chapter of further progress for the City of Dawn.

Tency – ‘a seeker of the unseen’ – has been living and working in Auroville for more than 45 years. He started working at the Matrimandir from his arrival, is a land steward at the Center Field community, and was part of the early Auroville greening activities. He was a founding member of the CSR and is still actively involved in managing Auroville’s research organisation. His article «Glimpses from the Wonder-worker’s Hidden Hand » shares some of his Auroville adventure.

Peter, a new Aurovilian ‘finally comes home’ and describes his long, rich path to Auroville. His life has taken him across several countries – Hong Kong, Scotland, Tibet and India – including community life in Findhorn. He’s worked in gardens, publishing and as a psychotherapist. After many years of contact and experiences in Auroville, he has at last “come home” – and is now fully immersed in the richness and aspirations of Auroville life.

“The Soul of Nations: Healing and Evolution” is a newly-released book by friend of Auroville and former president of Auroville International, Wolfgang Aurose. Wolfgang has been has been studying the subject of the Soul of Nations for many years. Together with his partner Soleil, they have given many workshops in many countries on the subjective aspects of nations and the spiritual and soul dimensions of national identity in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s analyses. Available at www.lulu.com

This August 15th inaugurates the year commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s birth 150 years ago. To initiate this special year, we asked members of Auroville and of Auroville International to share their favorite inspiring quotes from Sri Aurobindo’s writings. Not surprisingly, many of their choices have been taken from “The Human Cycle” and “The Ideal of Human Unity”, but also from “Thoughts & Aphorisms”, “Savitri” and his other poetic writings. We thank the many contributors to this rich collection of inspiration!