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: Under the Magnolia Grandiflora […]
To See a World in a Tray of Sand If you can build any world you can imagine, what would it look like? The World Game – also known as ‘sand play’ – gives children and adults the space to create this world. With the help of a box of sand and a large variety […]
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: Into The Summer
Auroville is an experimental city created in 1968. Many believe it’s a real-world utopia. Photographer David Klammer shares the truth. “Confusion, simple confusion,” writes German photographer David Klammer. He’s referring to his first impressions when he arrived in a land like no other. Auroville, located in the Tamil Nadu state of India, is described as […]
When most people think of the township of Auroville, they probably think of Sri Aurobindo; Matrimandir, the famous tourist attraction; and the fabulous Auroville bakery. What most people do not know is that a unique afforestation project began in Auroville in 1968 and today, as a result of that, the forest area there is a […]
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: Getting There
The AVFF 2022, which will be held from January 18 to 23, aims to showcase films that attempt to foster a deeper understanding of the aspirations of Auroville. The Auroville Film Festival (AVFF) has invited submissions from filmmakers and school students for the seventh edition of biennial AVFF 2022, which will be held from January […]
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: Moving on
Now through May 21, stream the documentary film, Bronx Princess by Musa Syeed and Yoni Brook. Then, watch a discussion with the lead subject, Rockyatu Otoo! https://africanfilmny.org/event/bronx-princess/ New articles on the history of Luxor African Film Festival, and research on the African diaspora are available in the AFF Archives. https://africanfilmny.org/calendar/
Sasi Somu`s presents My Quarantine In Vietnam With Orwo N74 Plus On A Nikon F3Hp (35Mm Format / Ei 800 / Nikkor 50Mm F/1.4 Ai-S) I flew into Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, late in the night to be unceremoniously whisked off to spend the next 15 days in quarantine in a 3×4 meter hotel […]
Manoj Das, one of the trustees of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and managing trustee of ‘Sri Aurobindo Udyog Trust’, passed away yesterday at 87. Many long-term Aurovilians knew him and respected him for his wide understanding of Sri Aurobindo’s and Mother’s vision, his broad-mindedness and direct approach to things. with our utmost respect and condolences. OM~ […]
“Auroville, l’utopie fait de la résistance”, un reportage de Pauline Fricot (texte) et Pietro Paolini (photos) paru dans le magazine GEO d’avril 2021 (n°506, Florence). Le teinturier qui fait voir la vie en bleu Elle prétendait bannir politique, argent et religion… Un demi-siècle après sa fondation, la cité de l’Aurore, en Inde, n’a pas réalisé […]
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: Of Ponies and Peonies
In Rabindranath Tagore, India found and lost the greatest artistic symbol it never knew it needed. There is even an ongoing unwillingness, among his countrymen, to admit the full range of his talents; perhaps it was the snake-oil mysticism in which they saw him cloaked by deprecating foreign commentators that put them off? Or the […]
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: Beautiful Seasons https://lucidpanorama.blog/2021/03/07/between-seasons/
Earthling Koushalya on the need to discuss body shaming in her upcoming short film, ‘En Udambu’ “Why should an unpleasant remark about one’s body affect a woman?” asks filmmaker Earthling Koushalya, as she discusses her new short film En Udambu that puts the spotlight on body shaming. “The trigger to make the film was a spate of […]
I’ve heard the phrase “I have no country” quite a bit… In a place like Auroville, it’s an inescapable sentiment. Built right into “Imagine”… I got a shirt with part of the line about dreamers written on it from one of the Visitor Center shops when I was 6, and refused to stop wearing it […]
After a healthy bit of frustration, I recently decided to try and make it a point to go to all exhibitions with a clear head- not even necessarily stone-cold sober, but without having read even the tiniest blurb about the artwork itself, what it’s about, nothing. The dry run is the master take. It was […]
Adaptation of Red Bike, a play by American playwright Caridad Svich.
The Italian playwright won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1997. The Vatican condemned it. Even before the headlines filled with the announcement of Bob Dylan’s winning the Nobel Prize for Literature for 2016, another great Nobel Laureate for literature quietly exited the world stage on the same day, at the age of 90, leaving […]
Deboo employed his training in Indian classical dance forms of kathak as well as kathakali to create a unique fusion dance form. Mumbai, December 10 Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, known for amalgamating Indian and western dance techniques, died here on Thursday, his family said. He was 73. Deboo employed his training in Indian classical […]
Artists have a lofty and demanding calling, especially at a time when the pandemic has made shadows grow deeper, Pope Francis said on Saturday morning as he met with artists taking part in this year’s Christmas concert. The beauty of art, he told them, can inspire hope, harmony, and peace. Read this article online > […]
Dancer/choreographer Chandralekha’s original essay on the iconography of the female, its deep subconscious power and its potential feminist charge. Why are they called ‘mothers’ instead of women or females, I asked the late Professor H.D. Sankalia – who was then [1981] Director, Institute of Archaeology, Pune – while we were looking at the newfound terracotta […]
An excerpt from an Indian novel in which a 12-year-old girl sees the statue whose promise seems ironic suddenly. by Anuradha Majumdar It is time to move on. I have stood herald before this city for years, signalling people into the New World and watched history disembark on its harbour like a book. Shiploads arriving […]
Maharaj-ji was Gautama’s personal moron, or a shared man-servant, when he chose to think otherwise. It was a regular job, nine to five, perks and bonus. But there were times when he tired of it. On such days he turned to Ero Nus, Gautama’s flat mate, for solace and random wisdom. ‘Maharaj-ji,’ Ero Nus obliged […]
