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Issue No: 361, August 2019

A roller-coaster ride

Mohan Verghese ChunkathOn June 12th, Auroville bade farewell to Mohan Verghese Chunkath who had been serving as Secretary of the Auroville Foundation since June 2016. Auroville Today asked him about his experience and his views on some of the issues that confront today’s Auroville.Auroville Today: What has it been like to serve as Secretary?Mohan V. Chunkath: It has been a bit of a roller-coaster ride, for every day there were new things to look after and tackle. It was exciting, but different from what I had expected. I thought that I would be contributing more towards some of the interesting work which is being done in Auroville. I knew Auroville as an incubator, promoter and implementer of sustainable energy solutions, building technologies and farm irrigation systems, and was aware of the significant contributions it has been making to sustainable development, not only within Auroville but also outside with the State Government and the Central Government. But I could contribut...
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Issue No. 361, August 2019

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  • A roller-coaster ride
  • Green cities – a way forward, today and tomorrow
  • The threats to Auroville’s physical integrity
  • A transformed eatery – the Aurelec cafeteria
  • Serving those who serve the community: the Auroville lunch scheme
  • The Solar Kitchen journey
  • Horses in Auroville
  • Cultivating unknowing
  • Letter
  • Passings: Myriam Isaac; Boris Mabilat; Ursula Loose
  • What has happened to our bonfires?
  • Chronicling Auroville – almost for free

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