The swimming pool at Sri MaIn the early days, the Auroville community located on the beach north of Auroville was known as Far Beach, approachable through a narrow road which led from Pondicherry to Mahabalipuram. In later years, the road was widened and became a national highway, the East Coast Road. For years, Far Beach, re-baptised ‘Sri Ma’, housed a vibrant community of families and individuals. Over time, the Pondicherry Engineering College and Pondicherry University became its neighbours.Today, the Sri Ma community has all but gone. With the passing of Albert some months ago, the number of residents has dwindled to four, with one of them wanting to move out. The other three are active in giving a new impetus to the place through developing it into a resort – not a common holiday resort for tourists, but a place for people to meet, learn and relax.“The future of the Auroville economy,” says Daniel, who is running the project together with his partner Sheril, “is hospitality c...
>> More
>> More