Suresh and MoorthyWhen your telephone line has been struck by lightning and your modem has gone up in smoke, you begin to appreciate the meaning of ‘service’. For, whatever the weather or the state of the roads, Suresh and Moorthy from the Auroville Telephone Service will soon be at your door to reconnect you to the rest of the world.
They’ve been together a long time – Suresh joined the Telephone Service 25 years ago, Moorthy 22 years ago – and they make a fine team. While they come from different villages – Moorthy from Kuilapalayam and Suresh from Sanjeevinagar – it helps that they are cousins and have known each other almost from birth. However, it wasn’t always clear that they would end up working together.
In 1990 Suresh was involved with construction work in Auroville. Later he became a painter and worked with fibreglass at Matrimandir. Moorthy studied at Isaiambalam School before training to becoming a cook at New Creation Corner, one of Auroville’s most popular former r...
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