Though Auroville was founded by a Frenchwoman, she was the disciple of Sri Aurobindo, a spiritual teacher and a freedom fighter for India’s independence. The planned redesign of Auroville is ...

A dawnfire communion and deep meditation marked Auroville’s twin celebration of 152 nd birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and the nation’s 78 th Independence Day. Scores of Aurovilians were ...

President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Auroville on August 8 to participate in the month-long birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Aurobindo. Ms. Murmu is expected to visit the ...

Founded by Mirra Alfassa, revered as the Mother and spiritual collaborator of revolutionary-turned-philosopher Sri Aurobindo, Auroville was established on 28 February 1968, in the presence of ...

The idea for Auroville was inspired by her close—and secretive—relationship with the Indian philosopher and yoga guru Sri Aurobindo. Born in 1872 in Kolkata and educated at Cambridge ...

The city was called Auroville, after Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, the seer whose revolutionary thoughts had inspired it. It was in India but not Indian; it was a place where people of all creeds ...

PUDUCHERRY: Paolo Tommasi, an Italian architect and artist who played a significant role in designing the Matrimandir at Auroville and remained associated with Sri Aurobindo Ashram, succumbed to ...

Auroville faced a major turmoil when power centres within the community had differences of opinion with representatives of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in the late 1980s. The Union government stepped in ...

PUDUCHERRY: Revolutionary freedom fighter-turned-philosopher Sri Aurobindo's contributions to the Tamil language will be discussed during the two-day 'Auroville Tamil Literary Festival' organized ...