AVI USA News
AVI USA News brings you updates from Auroville, our Auroville partners and projects, and new developments from AVI USA. Check back in frequently for new articles.
Sustaining Inspiration and Aspiration
Bringing your project’s mission to life day to day is hard work. Service work requires consistency, discipline, and perseverance. And fundraising easily becomes another thing to add to an already
President’s Letter
Coming back from India to the United States is always a big shift. In India, reverence is part of the atmosphere, and devotion flows freely. God is everywhere: in little
Chennai Rotary Club Visits Auroville
At AVI USA, we cultivate institutional partnerships to support our project partners. Sometimes these partnerships involve sharing information and making connections, while other times they create opportunities for funding. One
Next Steps: Guiding Youth, One Step At A Time
Next Steps began in end of October as an official activity. Before that, the work had already started, as I was already meeting and advising Auroville high school students about their
Vegan Forest Festival at Sadhana Forest
The Vegan Forest Festival, organized by Sadhana Forest, began in 2023, It was inspired by other vegan events around the world that were bringing the community together. Luke suggested it
Inspired to Build the Future: Andreas at AIAT
During the AVI USA Auroville site visits in February and March 2025, our group had the opportunity to connect with Andreas, a recent volunteer at the Auroville Institute for Applied
Aurodeva Guerci
We are reprinting portions of an adapted article featured in Auroville Today’s February Issue. To Read the Full Article Please visit
Auroville Today . The article below contains excerpts. Aurodeva is
AVI USA New Partners in 2024
The AVI USA Project Partner collective is growing, giving us stronger connection to Auroville and the multiple facets of Integral Yoga.
In 2024 AVI USA welcomed 25 new Auroville Projects
Bhumilucis – A Collaborative work by Aurodeva
Bhumilucis is a collective work that premiered at Centre d’Art in Auroville on Friday, January 17th. We contacted Nicole and Aurodeva to find out more about the project.
Personal Facebook Fundraiser for Auroville & AVI USA
We have put together a step by step guide of how to successfully create a Facebook Fundraiser for AVI USA or an AVI USA Partner .
The Mother, Mirra Alfassa, 1878-1973, is the creative force behind the birth of Auroville. Every year, during the fourth week...
Auroville welcomed the world-renowned mantra artist Krishna Das on February 12th, 2023. Krishna Das' live chanting event in Auroville's Matrimandir...
The Endangered Crafts Mela is a unique project which revives traditional cultural fabrication techniques, emphasizing technical creativity and ingenuity in...
Pongal is a festival of abundance celebrated by Tamil people throughout Southeast Asia, both in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka....
Every Soul Is Unique is a co-creative musical play, performed by 70 children from the Auroville area, including children from...
Watch the Concert at the Seeds of Unity Festival at Solitude Farm. Krishna McKenzie's band Emergence will be joined by...
Conversations with Adil Writer
Adil Writer will join us on a filmed tour of his ceramic studio in Auroville , and discuss his newest...