Saravanan

Committed Member of Matrimandir Staff

Our brother, N. Saravanan of Matrimandir Nursery, left his body on Saturday 28 May due to an unfortunate mishap in Thilaspet, Pondicherry when a festival chariot of Panchali Amman Koil collapsed and fell on the people surrounding it. While seriously injuring some ten bystanders, Saravanan died on the spot. He was 43 years old.

About 

Hailing from Pondicherry, Saravanan was one of the staunch, hard working and committed Matrimandir workers even before joining Auroville in 1999. He was involved in all aspects of the complex and recently also worked for the Golden Tiles unit.

Many of his friends, colleagues and sports team members were devastated when hearing the news and came together for a last farewell in Auroville’s Crown Road Farewell centre on Sunday morning 29th, after which the body was transported to his family house in Pondy to be cremated at the Shanmudapuram cremation ground there in the late afternoon of the day. 

Our warmest sympathies and strength go out to his parents, and his wife Padma in their MM Nursery house, and their young school going children Madhavan and Saranya.

Thank you, Saravanan, for your concerned and dedicated work. We will miss you.

OM~