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Issue No: 313-314, August-September 2015

 Petra Janko (Passing)

Petra Janko left her body at the age of 55 in Pondicherry’s General Hospital in the early morning of 17 August. hours after having been taken there feeling unwell by Hari, her husband, living in Pondicherry. Hailing from Germany, Petra joined Auroville in 1999 and lived in Auromodèle. She was known for the quiet and dependable way in which she coordinated Inside India’s Travelshop for many years. She left the Travelshop last year, ready to further explore new and more creative activities in Auroville and in herself. Petra’s body was cremated at the Karuvadikuppam crematorium on August 22nd. There was a a silent gathering remembering Petra under the Matrimandir banyan tree on August 26th.
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Issue No. 313-314, August-September 2015

  • Scenes from Sri Aurobindo's Savitri
  • A Testimony to Stubborn Persistence
  • Initiators and Sustainers
  • Economics for People and Earth - part 2
  • Newcomer Housing
  • The Integral Entrepeneurship Lab
  • India, Land of Light
  • "There are many more Aurovilians in the world"
  • International Youth Day
  • Reading the Runes
  • New Books and DVDs
  • A 4000 Ladies' Special
  • Two New Land Campaigns
  •  Petra Janko (Passing)
  • Juanita Cole (Passing)
  • Brief News
  • Youth Link Takes Off
  • Auroville's Spirituality

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