On 1st January, 2020, Auro e-Books (www.auro-books.com/) published Auroville: Sun-Word Rising – A Trust for the Earth. This seminal work on Auroville’s early history was first published in 1979. It has been out of print since 1990, but is now available in this new republished digital format.
Auroville Today took the opportunity to interview Savitra about the continued relevance of the book as well as his life trajectory subsequent to his return to the U.S.
Auroville Today: The book was published and recounts events that took place over 40 years ago. Is it relevant to the Auroville of 2020? If so, in what way?
Savitra: “Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it,” Spanish philosopher-poet George Santayana noted more than a century ago. I believe this humble reminder still speaks to us today, especially to a collective experiment like Auroville that aspires to consciously evolve.
After all, if Auroville residents fail to study their past, don’t they risk unconscio...
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