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Last updated: Oct 25, 2014

Housing and communities

A recently built community: Swayam
A recently built community: Swayam

More than one hundred settlements

'Unity in diversity' is one of Auroville's main tenets, and the township is definitely living up to this. Presently we have more than a hundred different settlements, spread out over some 20 sq kms, each of which has a different size, style and standard of living, plus level of interaction and agreement among its residents. Needless to say that the housing arrangements differ greatly as well.

Finding one's right place in the whole

To find one's true place is an intrinsic part of the Auroville process, and a very important one. It is only when one has found one's right place in the whole - be it on whatever level - that the real work can begin.

Auroville has evolved a great variety of possible living situations for like-minded people to plug into. New patterns are still being sought, - the process is never ending.

Names

The names of many of the different settlements carry psychological significances pertaining to the Integral Yoga practiced in the township, such as Sincerity, Aspiration, Fraternity, Surrender, Adventure and so on. In the late sixties and early seventies of the last century, the Mother allotted names to the then emerging settlements. Later on, residents wishing to cultivate a new plot would take their time to sense the spirit of the land and space of their choice, and name it accordingly. This practice continues to the present day.

On this page you will find an as-yet incomplete and not frequently updated list of the present settlements. 
Some residents don't feel like being mentioned in this list, - we can only respect this.

Residential Zone

Arati     Arka      Aurodam     Bliss     Center Field      Creativity        Courage
Grace        Invocation      Line of Force      Madhuca     Matrimandir Nursery
Prarthna     Prayatna      Realization    Samasti      Shailam     Sukhavati 
Surrender   Swayam      Reve      Vikas       Victory        Youth Camp

 

Industrial Zone

Dana     Horizon      Kottakarai Farm      Kottakarai Orchard        Pony Farm
Sve Dame      Vérité


Cultural Zone

Gaia      Kalabhumi


Greenbelt

Acceptance     Adventure     Ami      Anusuya       Arya       Aurogreen 
Baraka      Buddha Garden        Certitude       Discipline     Evergreen      Fertile
Fertile East      Fertile Forest        Fertile Windmill       Forecomers
Gaia's Garden     Minati      New Lands      Nilatangham       Nine Palms
Pitchandikulam      Recueillement      Révélation     Samriddhi 
Sangha     Sharnga


Outer AV 

Agni Jata        Akashwa         Antakarana       Annapurna      Aranja  
Arc en ciel      Aspiration        AuroAnnam     Aurobrindavan    Auromodele     
Auro-Orchard       Celebration       Darkali      Djaima        Douceur        Eternity        Existence       Felicity      Fraternity        Gokulam       Gratitude      Halcyon       Hermitage       Hope       Isaiambalam          Jardin De Mere    
 La Ferme     Light       Meadow      New Creation       Petite Ferme       Promesse
Protection      Pump House        Quiet        Ravena         Repos
Revelation      Sadhana Forest       Samarpan        Service Farm
Shakti       Shakti Loka         Shanti         Siddhartha Farm        Silence
Simplicity        Sincerity       Slancio        Solitude         Sri Ma        Success
Transformation      Two Banyan        Utility        Windarra         Yantra 

 

Vision

  • The Auroville Charter: a new vision of power and promise for people choosing another way of life
  • Culture - Words of Wisdom
  • Evolution of the galaxy concept of Auroville's masterplan
  • Industry, Commerce, Money and Economy - Words of Wisdom
  • A Dream: Envisioning an Ideal Society
  • Short video on Sri Aurobindo, The Mother and Auroville

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  • Vision

  • The Auroville Charter
  • A Dream
  • To be a True Aurovilian
  • The Galaxy Concept of the City
  • Matrimandir - Soul of the City
  • Founder: The Mother
  • Visionary: Sri Aurobindo
  • Words of Wisdom
  • Integral Yoga
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  • Planning & Architecture
  • Green Practices
  • Education & Research
  • Art & Culture
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  • Media & Communication
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