Martin Littlewood
For many years, Martin Littlewood was one of the mainstays
of Auroville International (AVI). A few years ago, he and his wife, Dany,
decided to live here and recently they completed their Newcomer process. Why
did he decide to move here? Did it change his perspective on Auroville? What
does he think are the main challenges facing Newcomers and the community? And
does he feel that AVI has a particular role in preparing potential Newcomers
for Auroville? Here are some of his thoughts.
“In the 1960s, my mother did a study course on comparative
religions with Edith Schnapper in Cambridge. My mother had been studying the
Gita at the time and came across Sri Aurobindo’s Essays on the Gita on Edith’s
bookshelf. She found it very profound. Edith became a family friend, and my
mother became part of a small circle in the UK that met together to study Sri
Aurobindo.
“I don’t remember when I first heard about Auroville. I
started to see the leaflets that...
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