Inside the Auroville Health Centre, Aspiration
In 1969, the Mother allocated Rs. 5,000 to start a
dispensary in a thatched hut in Douceur, mainly to serve the villagers from
nearby Kuilapalayam. In 1972, the Auroville Health Centre was established in
Kuilapalayam as a primary health care unit for people from the surrounding
villages. One year later, a permanent structure, designed by Piero and funded
with donations from donors, the Government of India and Auroville, was
constructed.
Many people have helped in developing the Health Centre, but
four doctors deserve special mention: the late Dr. Satyabratha B. Sen, Dr.
Kamla Tewari, Dr. Assumpta and Dr. Lucas. While Dr. Sen, at The Mother’s
request, started the Centre, the latter three raised funds to expand its
activities and extend the building. In the eighties, when besides Dr. Kamla no
qualified doctor could be recruited from amongst the Aurovilians, various
alternative or complementary therapies were introduced to th...
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