Kireetbhai

Caretaker of Needam Guest House

Rakesh, who joined Auroville in 2002 and worked in different capacities at various places in Auroville till 2008, passed away on July 17th due to a heart related medical condition. He was 40 years old.

Initiated the Community of Arya

Around midnight of January 20th, our friend and brother Joachim Kochenburger (German national), left his body in the house of a good friend in Bommapalayam. He may have suffered a sudden stroke as he had not appeared to be ailing and seemed in good health; he was 71 years old.

Arrived in Auroville in 1990

Thursday April 17th in the morning, our Aurovilian brother Jean-Marc Gardelle, Matthieu's father and former companion of Monique from Dana, left his body in France.