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Issue No: 369-370, April-May 2020

The Auroville Effect

NatashaAt my father’s funeral, my mother disclosed to me that I was their love child. What this means is that there was a moment in time when two people united and created a chemistry, such as that of the cauldron that Obelix fell into. I then understood the energy that drove the first half of my life. My parents broke boundaries on many levels, making their world full of adventure, excitement and passion. Everything was vibrant and bursting with potential. And tough, really tough. This led to stress and insecurity, causing confusion in their relationships. I grew up in atmosphere of conflict. But as a child I hardly noticed it, thanks to the love potion I was born into. Embedded in my being from the onset was the seeker, the inquirer, the believer. I lived in the unpredictable and ever changing landscape of dreams, one moment wandering carefree through the hills, grazing cattle, and the next staggering hopelessly through the parched deserts of desire. A longing for something I kn...
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Issue No. 369-370, April-May 2020

  • Auroville locked down
  • Deep adaptation and Auroville
  • The energy challenge
  • Planning for a different future
  • The food and farming challenge
  • Out of necessity?
  • Deep adaptation: the Findhorn experience
  • Is the Auroville economy ready for a post-fossil fuel, post-climate crisis era?
  • Corona is here, but where is the Karuna?
  • Restoring the Earth
  • Housing development lacks momentum
  • Home is where the heart is
  • The Annapurna community farm
  • African Pavilion: Bringing the African identity to Auroville
  • India’s traditional crafts revitalised in students’ hands
  • The Auroville Effect
  • Passing: Jayaraman Ramalingam
  • Passing: Roger Harris
  • Letter
  • News in brief

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