Category: News and Events

Call for Applications: Artist Residency in Auroville 2023 – 2024

Centre d’Art residency is an opportunity for artistic exchange and experimentation, focusing on process-based and artist-led research with a participatory aspect. Centre d’ Art encourages artists to pursue new research and widen their networks to support the development of their practice.  Residency duration: 8 weeks in Auroville. Exhibition and Artist Talk: Application deadline: 15 Dec […]

Talk: Spirituality and India by Lopa Mukherjee – 11 August

On the occasion of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary & 50 Years of Bharat Nivas Presents Foundation of Indian Culture“Spirituality & India” by Lopa Mukherjee Lopamudra, an alumnus of Sri Aurobindo Ashram school, lived in theUS for many years and is currently teaching online courses and in theAshram school in Pondicherry. She is a writer, […]

Photo Article: Colorful Vignettes has a new entry, High Summer Walks

August Timmermans (Guus) is an ex-Aurovilian who lived here from 1977 to 1985. He worked on the Matrimandir construction and later co-managed the Matrimandir Nursery.  August Timmermans explores the beauty of nature, our habitats and the people through his lens telling a story through a new entry in Colorful Vignettes called: High Summer Walks

Events: Film and Workshop for Kids

Film Nights: Every Wednesday, 7-9pm. Please join us this Wednesday, August 10th @ 7pm to watchKadaisi vivasayi (The last farmer), A tamil feature film with English subtitles (145 mins). Please RSVP and come on time. 2. Inside Out: Program for kids, Mon – Wed – Fri, 4-5pm

Film Screening: From the Iliad to Ilion – 6 & 10 August

Celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversaryllion-Auroville invites you to the screening of the documentary English, 53 min, followed by Q&A When: Saturday 6 August 4:30 pm “Premiere” All are invited. Second Screening on 10 August at 8pm Where: Cinema Paradiso, Town Hall Ilion is about the uncertain period that humanity is going through today,it speaks […]

Book Reading: Reading Sri Aurobindo – 12 August

To commemorate Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary, join us on the12th Aug from 5 30pm to 7pm for a reading from Reading Sri Aurobindo by co-editors Gautam Chikermane and Devdip Ganguli!The session includes a complimentary high-tea to interact with the editors and to grab a copy of the book signed by the editors!

Event: HARMONIES INSPIRED BY SRI AUROBINDO’S POETRY – 6 & 7 August

CRIPA Presents HARMONIES INSPIRED BY SRI AUROBINDO’S POETRY Musical Rendition When: 7:30pm, 6 and 7 August in CRIPA The Art Work done by Jyoti Khare The Photography and Projection of her paintings done by SASIKANTH  The KOLAM ART done by GRACE GITADELILA DANCERS: Grace Gitadelila (Reminiscence,The Golden Light, Liberation2), Asokavadhani A ( Divine Hearing Evolution, Krishna Light – ASHWIN, Sound – MICHAEL 

Workshop: Dance/Movement with Rahul Chhetri – 21 August – 1 September

My body My self Schedule: Sunday, August 21st: 10-12 am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. August 22, 23, 25, 26: 9-12:00am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, August 29, 30, 31, September1st: 9-12:00 am Venue: Cripa, Kalabhumi For registration: please call Jill @9486416173 or writejill.navarre@gmail.com The 3 parts of Workshop: First we understand ourselves mentally, physically and spiritually […]

Film: “The Transformation” – 14 and 15 August

“The Transformation” is a tribute on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence. August 2022 is a very significant time in our Nation’s history. 15th August will not only usher in our 75th year of independence but will also be the 150th birth anniversary of the […]

Music: The Greatest Fear by Parkway Drive (Metalcore)

“Look just beyond the paleThe truth is there to see for one and allThe answers that you seekLie just beyond his open door” Parkway Drive is an Australian metalcore band that has been a forerunner of the genre for nearly 20 years. The Greatest Fear is their second single off their upcoming album, Darker Still. […]

Event: HARMONIES INSPIRED BY SRI AUROBINDO’S POETRY – 6 & 7 August

CRIPA Presents HARMONIES INSPIRED BY SRI AUROBINDO’S POETRY Musical Rendition When: 7:30pm, 6 and 7 August in CRIPA The Art Work done by Jyoti Khare The Photography and Projection of her paintings done by SASIKANTH  The KOLAM ART done by GRACE GITADELILA DANCERS: Grace Gitadelila (Reminiscence,The Golden Light, Liberation2), Asokavadhani A ( Divine Hearing Evolution, Krishna Light – ASHWIN, Sound – MICHAEL 

Event: Ritual Music – Dynamic Meditation – 30 July

This is an invitation to enter a Non Verbal Space where to connect within and without, dance, meditate, do asanas or your own practice, or simply listen and enjoy the vibrations. Saturday 30th July, 9-10:30am Kalabhumi Studio Building, Cripa community Important Please arrive silently and leave your scooter/motorbike outside the gate Bring water and yoga […]