Greetings & Update from A4A in this Special Month of April!

April is a special month as the creation of Auroville has its roots in two significant events - the arrival of Sri Aurobindo to Pondicherry in 1910, and the definitive arrival of The Mother in 1920 to work by his side. Our A4A Flier and LFAU Letter are dedicated to these evolutionary events. You can read all our land news and reports, solidarity news and inspiring articles here. ... Version française en pdf. ... பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

On 24th April 1920, The Mother returned to India definitively to work with Sri Aurobindo on a new manifestation for the Earth consciousness. This landmark event was preceded by their first meeting six years earlier in March 1914. Her diary entries from that momentous week give a glimpse of her outlook and goals, and were at the basis of the creation in 1968 of Auroville, the City of Dawn. ... Version française en pdf. ... பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

From a certain perspective, we, humanity as a whole, constitute a crew within a “Spaceship Earth” that's flying to a distant goal. What goal could that be? 111 years ago, in 1910, an exceptional "crew member" - a man of destiny - came to an unknown corner of Spaceship Earth called Pondicherry in South India. His name was Sri Aurobindo and he came under what he once termed as “sailing orders”. Over the next four decades, he explored and explained the secrets and keys that throw light on the journey’s goal. ... Version française en pdf. ... பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

Our sincere thanks go to all of you who support our efforts for manifesting the physical base of Auroville! If you are a foreign donor, please know that the Indian Government has just instituted new rules and all donations by check or bank transfer must now be labelled for the “Auroville Foundation”. For Indian donors there is no change in practices. You can see the “How to Donate” pages for Foreign donors and for Indian donors with all the current banking information here. ... Version française en pdf. ... பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

Few people realize the enormity of the work of Auroville’s Land Board. A small team of Aurovilians has the mandate for leading, organizing, and managing all of Auroville’s land protection and land purchase actions, supported by several teams working in various areas. In recognition of this immense responsibility, we are dedicating a series of articles to their work. In this first installment, we focus on what the Land Board’s mandate involves, as well as the considerable achievements made in the past 3 years.

Since our last announcement, Auroville has added 19.09 new consolidating acres in five Greenbelt areas, all funded by your donations! We thank all you donors who made these purchases possible and congratulate the Land Board for these achievements. Our sincere appreciation goes to the land owners whose goodwill made these purchases happen in such a harmonious spirit. May we continue to manifest together the City of Dawn!

Renu was one of the first Auroville children, arriving when she was just a year and a half. A small child, she was present for the 1968 Inauguration and for the consecration of the Matrimandir. Today, she continues to work building Auroville, holding it as close as possible to the exciting vision she grew up with of something new and great. With her parents and her two children, they now make three Auroville generations.

Here’s a happy summary by Jaya of the Unity Pavilion of the very beautiful and professional exhibition of Art for Land 2021 with its rich program of land fundraising activities. Acres for Auroville sincerely thanks all who gave their time and creativity so generously! The funds raised from the art sales and the donations at the events go for purchase of Auroville’s missing lands via the A4A campaign.