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Issue No: 368, March 2020

Passings: Navoditte; Martin Sobieroj; Subash Chandra; Auroculture; Mani

NavoditteNavoditte (Norman Thomas) came to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1967 with his wife, Alice, and in February, 1968 attended the inauguration of Auroville. He moved to Aspiration in 1971 where he was part of the group that met Mother a number of times, conversations subsequently recorded in ‘Aspiration Talks’.Later he moved to the Eco-House in Certitude where he was the weatherman, taking daily records of sun and wind. During the 1980s he worked for some time as the librarian at Aurelec.Above all, he was a fine writer. His best work navigates a delicate line between quicksilver humour and profundity, reflecting both his wry, self-deprecating take on life (he once wrote that the most marvellous phrase in the English language was “I don’t know) as well as his deep philosophical introspection and quiet undogmatic devotion to The Mother.What he wrote about the ancient Chinese poet, Tao Yuang-Ming, could well have been written about himself: “He was quiet, even taciturn, had no des...
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Issue No. 368, March 2020

  • Restoring the Siruseri Twin Lakes
  • Auroville as a modern utopia?
  • Auroville: Sun-Word Rising
  • Auroville, cradle of the superman or city in conformity?
  • Sexual harassment happens in Auroville too
  • Creating a safe environment for women
  • The challenges of Auroville’s Internal Complaints Committee
  • Healing sexual trauma
  • February is art month
  • Passings: Navoditte; Martin Sobieroj; Subash Chandra; Auroculture; Mani
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