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The Work of Auroville’s Land Board – Part 1 :

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.

A Big Thank You from Art for Land 2021

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.

Donor creativity – the Savitri Online Encyclopedia

It is always a pleasure to meet the donors to A4A. During his visit to Auroville, Gopal Ahir from Vadodara came to our office and in the course our conversation, we found out about his remarkable creativity after retirement: the completion of the Savitri Online Encyclopedia. Please read more about it here.

Inspiration from Sri Aurobindo & The Mother

Here’s a new choice of seven inspiring quotes from Sri Aurobindo and The Mother as beautifully presented by MirraBliss, and with our gratitude for their sharing (integral.sadhana@gmail.com) This selection focuses on encouragement for walking the spiritual path.

A4A QUARTERLY REPORT – 21 FEBRUARY 2021

21 February ’21 – 21.02.21! What an extraordinary combination of numbers! The Mother’s birthday matching the year! Such unusual combinations of dates occur rarely and do have inner evolutionary implications. With awareness and gratitude, we are happy to reach out to you once again with our good news and updates. Version française en pdf … பிப்ரவரி 21, லேண்ட்ஸ் ஃபார் ஆலராவில் யுனிஃபபட் செய்திமடல்

A4A FLIER – 21st FEBRUARY 2021

This week we honor The Mother’s Birthday and Auroville’s Inauguration. With 75 new plots purchased to date, A4A continues on with its goals of consolidation of The Master Plan area and long-term viability for the City of Dawn – along with its promises of transparency, accountability, and the use of your donations for land purchase only. … Version française en pdf. … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

LFAU LETTER – 21st FEBRUARY 2021

“Auroville: At last a place where one will be able to think only of the future” – these words were an integral part of the Mother’s message about Auroville. Today, the study and research of the emerging future has become a global preoccupation. With its inspired vision backed by a comprehensive knowledge, Auroville has what no utopian undertaking ever had before. … Version française en pdf … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

MORE NEW AUROVILLE LAND!

Another 2.74 acres have just joined Auroville near the Greenbelt community of Fertile Windmill, making 7 new parcels of land since the start of A4A Year 7 ! The sole resources for this vital work of consolidation and assuring long-term viability for Auroville comes from the solidarity of land donors – and we thank all of you for making so much encouraging progress possible.

“A HANDFUL OF EARTH” – ANU SHARES THE MOTHER’S VISION

“I tell people that the creation of a city such as Auroville has more weight in the history of the earth than all the groupings of the world,” the Mother would say. And she said “All that is needed is a handful of earth… a little soil to let it grow….”. In this article, longtime Aurovilian Anu shares the start and evolution of The Mother’s vision for Auroville and reminds us of the importance of the City of Dawn’s land. This beautiful photo was shot by Tine.

VARADHARAJAN GOPALAKRISHNAN – AN AUROVILLE PIONEER & THE MOTHER’S CHILD

Auroville pioneer Varadharajan had his first Balcony Darshan of The Mother on 15th August 1964, the day when the official announcement of Auroville was first made. He was also present in The Mother’s Room when she first spoke to a small group on “being a true Aurovilian”. In this special article, he shares experiences with The Mother and thoughts on Auroville. We are grateful to Varadharajan-ji for his decades of contributions, his example, and the inspiration he shares, and to Ashwini Selvaraj for this interview … பிடிஎஃப்பில் தமிழ்ப் பதிப்பு

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