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Issue No: 303, October 2014

I really miss Auroville

Mari I could never have imagined living in Auroville. Now, I can’t imagine my life without having had this experience. I arrived in India for a voluntary work at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Delhi in 2007. Things did not go as planned and a friend from Brazil who was in Auroville convinced me to come and spend a few days here. After a week, I had an amazing place at which to volunteer – Isaiambalam School – an incredible place to stay – WDK – and had met friends that would become, and still are, my family. The week became six months and even an interview with the Entry Group – I was sure I wanted to live in Auroville. The plan was to go back to Brazil, save some money and in maybe five or six years come back and establish myself in Aurovlle. Again life’s plan was very different than mine. After a year and a half I had a good amount of money and a heart ready to move back and start my story in Auroville. But I did not come. Why? Since the first day I felt myself deeply conn...
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Issue No. 303, October 2014

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  • Leaving Auroville to be part of it
  • Why am I in Auroville?
  • Between Auroville and the West
  • Auroville is not better than anywhere else
  • I really miss Auroville
  • Strengthening the link between Auroville and the world
  • Why I chose to come back to Auroville
  • Auroville changes people ...
  • An amazing worthwhile place
  • A question of equality
  • Art Break Day 2014: India!
  • Creative Expressions from Auroville
  • Transforming lives
  • Kireetbhai, a lover of Auroville (Passing)
  • The Auroville website: a new way of communicating
  • In memoriam Dr. Kireet Joshi (Passing)
  • World Bamboo Day in Auroville

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