Mahalingam
Pioneer Tamil Aurovilian
On June 2nd, 2024, Mahalingam, the husband of Mayavathi and father of Saravana and Gopi, passed away peacefully
Postmaster, Land Board Member
Mahalihgam was one of the early Tamil people to join Auroville in 1975. He then worked at the Auroville weather station. For some years he left Auroville and worked as a postmaster in the Auroville post office. He later became a land surveyor and worked for Vanur Taluk. He re-joined Auroville as Returning Aurovilian in 2005 and worked for the Land Board till 2010, assisting in acquiring various encroached lands and correcting land records.
On June 2nd his body was buried at the Auroville Burial and Cremation Grounds.
