Category: Literary Arts

Julietta Kühle

Potter and Writer Music was my first love, but it won’t be be my last. From Sound to Clay: A Journey in Auroville Julietta Kühle’s artistic path is rooted in a lifelong passion for rhythm and harmony. Before relocating to India in the late 1990s, she spent many years working within the dynamic German music […]

Learn Argentine Tango in Auroville

New batch starts TODAY, Monday 4 August Argentine Tango is a social dance rooted in music and poetry. Join us if you love melody and rhythm and wish to explore movement, communication, and improvisation! 👉Introduction to Tango every Monday at 7pm. For better progression, new dancers are encouraged to join on the first Monday of […]

Lavanya Pawar

Visual Artist | Architect | Storyteller | Creative Facilitator📍 Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India📧 lavanyapawar@auroville.org.in | 📞 +91 89405 11505🔗 Instagram | Facebook | Portfolio Lavanya Pawar is an interdisciplinary artist and architect rooted in the experimental spirit of Auroville. With a background that spans electronics, architectural design, and digital marketing, her creative journey is as […]

Mal Griot

⬩Multifaceted Artist With over a decade of dedicated artistry, Mal Griot has cultivated a reputation for delivering unparalleled vocal performances, innovative music productions, and compelling narratives. Rooted in Queens, NY, and enriched by global experiences, Mal seamlessly integrates diverse cultural influences into his work, resulting in creations that resonate deeply with audiences. His commitment to […]

Francesca Emilia Papale

Francesca Emilia Papale is an Italian theatre actress with a passion for writing who has lived in Auroville since 2012. During the years of her Aurovilian adventure she began teaching creative writing, inner writing and tarot writing. Her current mission is to raise awareness of the many different ways of using writing and its creative […]

Nathalie

Nathalie is a painter, illustrator, author, photographer, and sculptor. Born in Paris, Nathalie moved to India at the age of 7 when her family came to live in Auroville in the early days, as devotees of Sri Aurobindo and Mother. Growing up in Auroville has brought on a profound sense of exploration, adventure and a […]

Noel Parent

Noel Parent is a writer of poetry, children’s stories and other contemplative and inspirational articles. He moved to Auroville from the U.S. in 2007 and has worked at the Matrimandir Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Unity Pavilion and other projects in support of the community.Love and Light to All. contact:e-mail: earthyoga1 [at] yahoo.comaddress: Surrender Community, Aurovillephone: +91 […]

Abha Prakash

I’m drawn to life-writing and memoir. My poems (published in poetry journals and anthologies) are usually in first-person and almost all are informed by subjective responses to my lived reality. In prose I have been working on autobiographical texts related to my living and working in Auroville (since 12 years) which I have yet to […]

Rod Hemsell

From 2005 to 2013 Rod has lectured regularly on philosophy and poetry at the University of Human Unity in Auroville, where he also has worked as Principal of New Era Secondary School from 2007-2012. During May-August 2013 he presented a series of workshops on the Kena Upanishad and Savitri in the USA. Texts and audio […]

Jill Navarre

Auroville is a spiritual endeavor, and creating theatre in Auroville involves heart, mind, body… and lots of spirit. In fact, the work on stage is a reflection of a process that may have started with a text into which one dives, tempted by its call… The goal becomes then the opening up of the story […]

Jocelyn

I have lived in Auroville since 1969, and wrote the only non fiction novel about the beginning of Auroville, Antithesis of Yoga. In 1998 I began working with master Ganessan from Thanjavur and other artists here at Janaka House Ravena on a research in spiritual art using traditional Thanjavur techniques and materials and acrylics, and […]

Anandi Elba Fernandez

Poet, before knowing the meaning of the word, playing at home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I have written my first poem. Arts, in general are from childhood, my way of expression: dance, music, photography… And as a teacher, “Creative Expression” is my favorite workshop, to help the kids to find themselves. I’m a life’s poet, for […]

Akash Kapur

Akash Kapur is a writer who grew up and lives in Auroville. He is the author of one book, India Becoming, and his work has appeared in various publications, including The Atlantic, Auroville Today, The Economist, Granta, The New Yorker, The New York Times and Outlook. contact and link: www.akashkapur.com work: