Paula with Prathiba, a resident of Mahalakshmi Home, in the electric three wheeler.On September 8th, 2019, Dr. Karan Singh, the Chairman of the Auroville Foundation, inaugurated the Mahalakshmi home for elderly Auroville residents.
When Auroville was founded in 1968, it attracted pioneers from all over the world, mostly youngsters, full of energy. This has changed. An increasing number of middle-aged people now join Auroville, while the youngsters of the early days are showing signs of greying. Of today’s population of over 3,000 people, more than 450 are aged 65 or older.
In 2001, a group of Aurovilians started Auroville Health Services (AVHS). Working with the seniors started in 2011 on a small scale: doing shopping, visiting those who had fallen ill, and helping them see a doctor.
Today AVHS runs two homes for the elderly, provides social and medical care to elderly living alone, schedules attendants for any Aurovilian needing hospitalisation, and organises home care for con...
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