Caravanning was pretty much in the air those days. So,
when, in the beginning of 1974, in the
office of “Auroville International France”, (AIF), Paris 8e, an Aurovilian,
Jean-Claude Biéri, who had come for a visit, suggested forming a caravan to
transport a large number of people to Auroville, the temptation was impossible
to resist. Christine Devin and Nicole Elfi, who were both working with me in
AIF, manifested an immediate interest. As for me, I decided to put on hold my
major activity, namely touring UNESCO’s exhibition on Sri Aurobindo, Mother,
Ashram and Auroville, to take an active part in the organization. It was very
exciting as we all shared the “Band of Brothers” spirit.
The saga ended by the arrival of the bus in Aspiration, in
December 1974. I was not among the caravanners. The full story is too long to tell
and, anyhow, I was more interested in the organisation than in the thrill of
the journey.
The caravanners owe a great deal of g...
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