“Creative Expressions”, is a large format coffee table book, portraying the arts and crafts of Auroville. Our photographer, and core team member, Vimal Bhojraj conceptualized the book, to bring out the beauty and essence of each product and its creation. Using photographs and poems, the book aims to permeate the viewer with a feel of […]
The Presence In the stillnessof the great red trees In the stillness of the large blue oceans In the stillness of the vast and limitless sky There is the peace and the radiance of the One There is the breathless golden brilliance of the sun There is the calm and shining presence of the moon […]
Gaspard Balloon 2 Angels drop in from time to time, With a hundred stars to their credit, Into our blessed Auroville To blow off our minds, off the earthly grounds, and To float and tease the heavenly God, Like the Gaspard balloon, But few Angels stay put, To make a big difference in Auroville. Celestine, […]
Readings from Satprem by Norman 17th March In English 18th March in French 7:00 pm – AF Auditorium
The Fullness This fullness has no limits, Its radiance is its own unbounded space; This roundness has no beginning And no end; it is the luminous presence of the One. It is the light that courses through the stars And binds together the powers of every Person; It channels all the energies of the universe […]
24th Feb 5- 6:30 pm Sve Dame Prof. Sehdev Kumar Author of THE VISION OF KABIR, Prof. Kumar will present the songs of the great 15th century poet-sage in original and in English translations, with commentary on his Bhakti Yoga. Friday, February 24, 2017 5:00- 6:30 pm Butterfly Barn – Sve-Dame
“Poems and songs in French” Monday 20th February from 5.30 to 6.30 pm At the gallery of Art of the Citadines. Followed by a drink together. Submitted by Florence Guichard
A poetic dark comedy Writer and Performer: Hamish Boyd Directed by: Fif CRIPA FEB 17- 19th 7:30 PM
Open Mic Calling all closet, amateur and professional musicians, singers, writers, poets, dancers, and performers! Our stage and hearts are open, please come together for an evening of delightful sharing On Tuesday December 27, 7 pm onwards at Solitude Farm Cafe. If you’d like to participate, please call Shachi: 98200 92126. Dinner and desserts available […]
Did you see a Kali on the road, Under protective hands of Durga, Not letting her go free, To rampage around in town, Sword in hand, All in black? Will you be the same again, The sleeping beauty, For centuries, Waiting for a kiss from the prince, To fulfil your dream? Will you be the […]
First World Poetry Meeting of Indigenous Peoples Poetry is, for the indigenous cultures of the world, the word that enlightens and inspires towards the encounter with beauty, towards the understanding between human beings, towards the harmony with Mother Earth. Facing the failure of the rationalist project, facing the absence of the gods who have been […]
… and more. The World Poetry Movement again joined us and has invited poets from all over the world. And already 50 countries are going to join us at this Month of Peace… and Poetry. Meenakshi is inviting the Tamil Poets and Anu would try to contact others. We hope the regular Trovadores will be […]
poetry by Rod Hemsell How to measure the swirls between the stones: Let your gaze relax into the width and breadth of the stream that you see Where you sit and listen to the crashing falls above and below the wideness of your view Gazing upon the ever-flowing patterns ever-changing now within your vision When […]
AN INTIMATE THEATER EXPERIENCE AT YOUR HOME..? Francesca and Moghan would like to share with you their production of “MY BURNING HEART” from Satprem, a monologue adapted from an interview. This innovative experiment will run through the month of October. How about inviting a few friends and neighbours to our performance in your home, followed […]
Soulful Adventures, a brand new Puducherry-based travel firm launched a new walking tour of Puducherry’s Tamil Quarter yesterday, September 17. Ashok Panda, co-convenor, INTACH, inaugurated the tour. The walking tour will be conducted on all Saturdays from 4 to 6 p.m Please find photos, brochure and press release below. For more details, please call: +91 […]
from Rajasthan Kabir Yatra: Dear friends, Greetings! We are happy to announce the second edition of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra from 11-16 November, 2016, a travelling music festival in which we will journey over 6 days in and around Bikaner taking the power of Bhakti and Sufi music and poetry to places recently affected by […]
from Youth Link:
Once again Aurovilian Paola de Paolis has been requested to present her new book “Savitri – La scoperta dell’Anima e la vittoria sulla Morte” (“Savitri, the finding of the Soul and the victory over Death”). This time her presentation and talk will be in the city Ferrara in northern Italy, at the Biblioteca Ariostea on […]
from TASMAI: Happy to invite you for the poetry session by poet Sabarna Roy on Sunday 11th September 6 to 7.30 p.m. at Tasmai. Kindly see attachment for details
from Anandi:
Solstice Moon by Rod Hemsell The solstice moon has risen bright and alone, standing still, where everything is moving and truth and illusion are one. This “time” is no longer mine nor yours nor anyone’s but the One’s. That’s just the way it is, standing here within the trance of silence, alone. […]
No one knows why this road never stops. At noon, when the sun burns your feet… there is a waterlily somewhere dozing with the frogs. When the road changes it happens without warning: like a kingfisher striking through water shaking up the frogs. You watch the world roar through your mind, full claxon. The kingfisher […]
5 Smiles (sumi ink w/color, and words, Seattle, May 2016) by Rod Hemsell Smiles # 1 The Lotus Pond See the frolicking lotus pond with its singing and dancing colors, its shapes resembling nature’s forms, yet nothing is really there but smiles, in rice paper and ink tints, progenitors of delight and immortality, yet […]
I sat within the lotus today, its petals were perfectly pink and white, its pillars stood in their fathomless glow supporting the hemisphere of heaven; one could see the form of the Idea engendering the body of Time, swirling into birth from the silence, filling our lives with grace and beauty sublime. Rod Hemsell […]
Special Performance on Monday 4th April, to celebrate the 106th anniversary of Sri Aurobindo’s arrival in Pondicherry SILENCE IS ALL – a poem by Sri Aurobindo will be performed in MIME by Drupad along with the students of Deepanam School from 7.30 to 8.15 pm in the amphitheatre of Savitri Bhavan Everyone is welcome
