A special sharing with the Community.

On Friday 16 Oct from 4:30 to 5:30pm

SAIIER Conference Hall

On the 7th of October, WasteLess turned 15!!

It’s been such an incredible journey – one that simply would not have been possible without our big, beautiful Auroville family supporting, encouraging and helping us along the way.

For the last few years, we have been working on an exciting new freshwater curriculum – exploring how we can help young people develop a deeper connection with water, understand the challenges we face, and become caring and confident ‘water superheroes’.

It’s going to be a focus for us over the next few years, and we find it super exciting! We’d love to share what we’ve done so far, what we’ve learned, and some of the lessons we’re developing – and to celebrate this milestone with

Love,

Ribhu and Chandrah

(On behalf of the WasteLess family)

Welcome to ARAVAN Centre for Art and Culture!

It’s time to learn the art, explore your creativity, and turn your dreams into reality.

We are excited to welcome you to a creative space where you can learn, create, express, and perform.

ART SUBJECTS AVAILABLE

• Theatre & Acting

• Dance

• Music & Vocal

• Instrumental Music

• Fine Arts

• Tamil Folk Arts

• Silambam

• Creative Activities

• And more!

Choose one subject or explore multiple art forms — you can select as many subjects as you wish!

Fill out the Registration Form and begin your artistic journey with us.

Learn • Create • Perform • Grow

ARAVAN Centre for Art and Culture

Empowering Creativity | Building Confidence | Nurturing Excellence

Admissions Open — Register Now!

Address -Old Auroville Road Aurovile Puducherry

Stay logged in and Join me on this transformative journey

*Starts 20 oct*

Auroville Library

every Tuesday 6.30 to 7.30pm

_New Batch from October_

Argentine Tango is a social dance born from music and poetry. Join us if you love melody and rhythm, and wish to explore movement, communication, and improvisation.

*_Introduction to Tango_ (Beginner Class) every Monday at 7pm*. Please join on the first Monday of each month so we can progress through the month!

Practice and informal Tango Social every Wednesday from 7.30pm

Tango Fab Lab (Practice) every Friday at 7pm

All sessions in Harmony Hall, Bharat Nivas (behind Sawchu)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jLkQkc1y5UpK4fdP8

Please come on time and *bring socks or slippery shoes* for turning on the floor.

For more information or directions to the venue, please message 72005 86362.

Please park outside the Bharat Nivas gate. If you stay outside of Auroville, please avoid driving a four-wheeler to the venue.

We are starting with Forest Week, from October 5th, to discover how forests are connected to biodiversity, water, soil, climate, farming, and ultimately the food we eat.

The week will include an exhibition, visits, a movie screening, discussions, and other activities.

Come and explore:

The Story of the Forest Hidden Life of the Forest Trees as Living Organisms Forest & Water Forests & Climate Forest Restoration

The exhibition is open to everyone and does not require registration.

For the other activities, registration is required:

https://forms.gle/jCf3NazHT5EwdrQT9

Each activity can be joined independently, but we encourage you to take part in as many as possible.

Forests → to farms → to food → to our community.

See you there!

Warmly,

YouthLink Team

MBSR is a well-established secular mindfulness programme developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, which has been attended by millions of people globally. It offers a chance to pause, reconnect with yourself, and learn practical ways to meet life’s stresses with greater calm, clarity and awareness.

Over the week, we explore mindfulness through guided practices, reflection and discussion, and discover how it can be brought into everyday life – helping us become more present and respond to life with greater choice.

The course may be particularly helpful for those wanting to work with:

stress and anxiety

overthinking and low mood

emotional balance

chronic pain

focus and attention

developing or deepening a mindfulness practice

The course is suitable for beginners as well as those with an existing practice, and can also be valuable for people interested in bringing mindfulness into their work. It is gently led by Helen – a qualified and experienced MBSR teacher.

Starts Mon 19 – Sun 25 October

7.30am – 9.30am daily Mon- Sat and 9.30am-12.30pm Sunday

In-person, Auroville (Auromode)

Range of pricing options available.

For more info message Helen on 7094753054 or see see https://www.innersightav.org/1weekmbsr

_Hosted by Inner Sight – a registered Auroville activity._

This Navratri, we invite you to a special evening of Garba music – soulful songs passed down through generations, alive with devotion, stories, rhythm and togetherness.

Come experience Garba beyond the dance!

: Friday 16th October

: 7.30pm (please be seated by 7.15pm)

: Cripa, Auroville.

Free entry, open to all, contributions welcome.

Friday 16th October
6:30 PM at YouthLink

Due to the current administrative framework, we’re unable to welcome guests from outside Auroville for now. We’re working through the process and hope to open this up again soon. AGT continues as usual for the Auroville community..

Join us for a two-hour drawing session at AuroOrchard, where we will explore the orchard through a mindful walk, sharpen our observation skills, and find inspiration in the colours, shapes, and textures of nature. We will then come together to sketch elements of nature and create playful, creative portraits of one another.

_Facilitated by Claire_

Claire will guide participants through a simple, exploratory process of observing, connecting with nature, and expressing what they see through drawing.

Date and Time: 17th October 2026, 2:30 pm–4:30 pm

Location: AuroOrchard, Auroville

_Limited spots available. Contribution based._

Registration (Mandatory):
https://forms.gle/XtysP8Eef3hQk2n37

Contact: Charan +91 8431764831

Step into a deeper journey with Kalaripayattu — rooted in tradition, discipline and dedicated practice.

Train for 2,400 hours under the guidance of Sri Lakshmanan Gurukkal, learning ancient techniques while developing strength, mobility, awareness and a deeper understanding of the body.

This is more than learning a martial art. It is a commitment to practice, discipline and a way of life.

Starting January 2027.
If you’re interested in being part of the next batch, register your interest here:

⁠https://forms.gle/NoziLVaYtaFrGSPQ9

Kalarigram | near Auroville
Master the art. Build the discipline.

This nourishing retreat is for anyone who would like to pause, recharge their energy, and gently soften the knots that can block us from offering care to ourselves and others.

You’ll be guided through a curated journey of mindfulness and kindness practices, with space for poetry, reflection and deep rest.

The retreat is led by Helen – a qualified, trauma-informed MBSR teacher with a deep passion for kindness. It is hosted by Inner Sight (an Auroville activity).

No experience is needed, and you’re welcome to use chairs, mats or cushions (whatever your body needs) Participants will hold silence, to support an inner deepening and a release of the chattering mind.

9.30am – 12.30pm
Sunday, 4 October
Auromode, Auroville (in-person only)
Suggested contribution ₹500

WhatsApp Helen on 7094753054 to book your place or visit innersightav.org

Join for a day *@ *350* or *600/ for 2 days*
*Sat 3rd & Sun 4th Oct.*
*10 30-12 pm*
*Vision Vivekanand Studio*
Auroville Road, Bommayapalayam

Together, we’ll spend three days learning about honeybees, their relationship with flowers, pollination and the food systems around us.

We’ll explore what it means to make space for bees in our gardens, and how our gardens can support bees and other pollinators.

2–4 October 2026
Pebble Garden, AuroOrchard & Sarah’s Food Forest, Auroville

Day 1 & 2: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Day 3: 9:00 am–1:00 pm

*Facilitators: Erik Jansegers, Deepika & Bernard, Sarah*

Contribution: ₹6,000 (GST inclusive)
Lunch included all three days
Few spots and Limited scholarships available.

Register here(Link in Bio): https://forms.gle/pvEwBe8vZbQL53Dt9

The exhibition takes its name from the Japanese word Tayutau (たゆたう), evoking the act of drifting gently with the current rather than resisting it. This became the guiding spirit of the collection: painting without a predetermined image, allowing each canvas to emerge from the unknown. For the artist, this is not a collection of abstract paintings. It is the visible trace of Bel’s inner transformation.

Join us for a captivating online session with Moushumi Bhowmik—renowned singer, writer, and practice-led researcher—as part of the upcoming Tracing Durga artistic research initiative.

 Event Details:

Date: 26th September, 2026

Time: 19:30 IST

Platform: Online

 Collaborators & Supporters:

Presented by: Auroville Film Institute

In Collaboration with: Kolkata Centre for Creativity & Emami Foundation

Venue Supporters: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata, SRFTI (Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute), & Studio Bari Kolkata

#MoushumiBhowmik #Agomoni #TracingDurga #AurovilleFilmInstitute #KolkataCentreForCreativity StudioBari Ethnomusicology ArtisticResearch

Durga Puja 2026
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhlh4MEx2m/?stkn=NWExbDhxMXRtYW9z

contributions: 1,000 INR

KY GYM, 104/7 Auroville main road, Kuilapalayam

Book your spot

Contact / Register:

insta: wellness_woodcraft

whatsapp: 9952589646

– HANGAR Y 1879 by Bertrand Lisbonis
– KAIK KAHEVU CHE by Krishna Sheth

From 11 to 26 September 2026
Tue to Fri 2-5.30, Sat 10-12.30 / 2-5.30
Morning by appointment

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NCVWeokUKxUFLT8S8:
[Centre D’Art Citadines, Auroville]

Open to all, the “The Arts of Transformation” workshops, exploring transformation through the performing arts
(performance, theatre, song, dance, and music), will be offered by the theatre director, researcher and professor, Dr. Fabrice
Nicot, as part of the “Embodied Memories of Auroville” research-creation project (see below).
Inspired by the research of Polish director Jerzy Grotowski and the diverse artistic and educational projects conducted by
Prof. Fabrice Nicot around the world, the “The Arts of Transformation” workshops explore concepts such as bodily and
vocal organicity, bodily memory, “reversed perspective”; for performer (actor, dancer, singer, musician). Using the “via
negativa” method “unlearning” and “freeing oneself from the superfluous” – participants will explore the “organicity” (or
“vitality”) of movement and voice through songs and dances from around the world (Eastern Europe, Africa, Haiti, India).
This process fosters a sense of letting go while also releasing embodied memories. Materials may include texts related to
Auroville, Sri Aurobindo, the Mother, Vedanta, and various global spiritual traditions, as well as the participants’ own
autobiographical stories. Participants will then be able to offer their attention, bodies, and presence to the space, their
partners, and the artistic materials that “flow through” them. According to Grotowski’s researches and the “reversed
perspective” system, the text will “read” the participants, the song will “sing” them, and the dance will “dance” them.
Collective organic actions incorporating various elements – texts, songs, dances, and music – will emerge from this process.

To Participate:
Participants are welcome to join at any point in the workshop series. Once joined, a commitment to the remainder of the
sessions is expected in order to continue participating.
For more information and to register, email aurovilleartworld@gmail.com
Highly motivated workshop participants may join the Embodied Memories of Auroville;* research-creation project by
committing two additional weekly sessions. This is to be seen directly with Prof. Nicot.

About the facilitator, Prof. Fabrice Nicot (https://scenes-monde.univ-paris8.fr/fabrice-nicot):
Dr. / Prof. Fabrice Nicot is a stage director, an actor graduated from the French National School of Drama
(ENSATT), and a state-certified (D.E.) theatre professor. He teaches at conservatories, universities, and at
the European Drama School Cours Florent (Paris). As a director and pedagogue associated with the Grotowski
Institute in Wrocław (Poland), he also specializes in the arts of transformation. He holds a PhD in Aesthetics,
Arts Sciences and Technologies (specializing in theatre and performing arts) from the University of Paris 8,
and a PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences (specializing in anthropology) from the State University of
Haiti.

*Embodied Memories of Auroville, a research-creation project led by Prof. Fabrice Nicot in collaboration Aurovilians
Dr. Suryamayi Clarence-Smith and Kripa Borg,draws inspiration from the performance-based research of Jerzy Grotowski.
Through artistic workshops and performances, it invites Aurovilians to revive and embody personal, collective, and trans-
generational memories linked to Auroville’s origins; in doing so, it will engage community members intellectually,
emotionally, and physically with the community’s founding values, sparking reflection, sharing, and creation. The project is
affiliated with Indian and international institutes: Auroville Research Platform (SAIIER), French Institute of Pondicherry,
Magic Lantern Trust (Chennai), Accès Culture et Citoyenneté (ACC), Univers-scène / Théâtre de l’Epi d’Or, Grotowski
Institute in Wrocław (Poland), Paris 8 University (Centre for Human and Social Sciences Paris North), and the Ramakrishna
Vedanta Centre in Gretz (France).

Scheduled dates:

• 30 Aug, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 6 Sept, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 13 Sept, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 20 Sept, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 27 Sept, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 4 Oct, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 11 Oct, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 18 Oct, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 25 Oct, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 1 Nov, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 8 Nov, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 14 Nov, Sat – 9:30am – 1:30pm
• 22 Nov, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 28 Nov, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 6th Dec, Sun – 9am – 1pm
• 12 Dec, Sat – 9:30am – 1:30pm

Hi, New regular classes at New Creation Dance Studio! Yoga (Mondays&Fridays 8-9am), Kalarippayattu (Tuesday & Thursdays 5-6pm) and Body conditioning (Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30-9am and 7:30-8:30 am – full body work out). 16 years of teaching experiences. Contact WhatsApp, Karolina: +48695793610

Opening on Saturday 12 September at 4.30 pm

From 12 to 19 September
Tue to Fri 2-5.30, Sat 10-12.30 / 2-5.30
Morning by appointment

Interactive Art Installation
No registration needed

Neha Dighe invites you to 6 days of play, with ‘HARMONY’.

Join us, in solving the jigsaw puzzle as we discover the rules of the game together.
Harmony emerged from attempts to read the land, from what one sees on the surface of the landscape and the layers of stories that it holds. Land and water, ‘drawing’ landscapes over geological times.
Harmony is an attempt to initiate a dialogue about landscapes, geology, hydrology and habitat fragmentation to provide a sense of nurture to the climate anxiety embedded in the work.
It is designed to spark conversations, discussions and curiosity. Perhaps even an urge to pursue something that comes up through these interactions!
This work is a part of a series titled ‘All Problems of Existence are essentially problems of Harmony’. The title is a quote borrowed from Sri Aurobindo’s book, The Life Divine.

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