In
the late afternoon of April 25th, Roma Hira peacefully left her body
at her home in Dana due to renal failure. She would have turned 73 in
September this year. Her remains were cremated on the morning of
April 26th at Auroville’s mandapam in Adventure community.
Roma
was perhaps best known as the person behind Roma’s Kitchen, one of
the best of Auroville’s eateries with a reputation for serving
gourmet Indian food. Every evening, seated in a quiet corner of the
restaurant, she would keep watch over her staff and clients, guarding
her restaurant’s reputation and welcoming friends and guests. One
such evening a few years ago, Auroville Today asked her for her
‘story’, the story of one of Auroville’s pioneers who, more
than 35 years ago, decided to make Auroville her home. Here it is
published for the first time.
The
true inspiration for my coming to Auroville was my mother. Not The
Mother – though you can argue she had a hand in it – but my own
physical mother. She and my ...
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