Sterilize 100 Dogs in 100 Days!

The Auroville Dog Shelter, a haven for nearly 300 dogs, urgently needs your help. Last year, a severe canine distemper outbreak claimed the lives of many street dogs in the region. Mother Nature responded with a surge in new life, presenting us with the challenge of caring for numerous unexpected puppies, 

Binah’s Dream

This is an invitation to consider AVI USA in your legacy planning. Please join us in building a legacy that will live long into the future for the trusted Auroville projects we love. As a child of Auroville who came to Pondicherry when I was under a year old in 1969, I have always been … Read more

BloomO! The Soulful Flower Game

BloomO! A soulful flower card game is a card game that helps sharpen memory, observation, and reflexes with the art of attention. It helps grow visual perception and aesthetic with the attention to detail in every flower.  The game consists for a deck of 80 illustrated flower cards (large) with the spiritual message from The Mother. … Read more

Auroville Film Festival 2024

The aim of the Auroville Film Festival is to connect with people and cultures within and beyond Auroville and to further the aspiration of human unity by showcasing films that develop the theme of human unity. We feature films that are created in and around Auroville, as well as international films that explore the theme … Read more

Satchitananda Raw Foods

Satchitananda Restaurant , a raw food restaurant, and a meeting with owner Anandi Vaithialingam continue to delight and inspire many travelers. We are presenting an excerpt from a travel blog about the restaurant and it’s founder, Anandi.

AUM TAT SAT & Arnab Chowdhury

AUM TAT SAT is a three act exploration of mantra Aum Tat Sat (All That Is Truth) through the lens of Indian ballet. It is based on Sri Aurobindo’s visionary experience and interpretation of Aum Tat Sat across all his works, including “Essays on the Gita,”  and “Record on Yoga. 

School Ashram Trip & Youth Camp

Every year, students from a few of Auroville’s Outreach Schools, Aikiyam, Isai Ambalam and Udavi, go on a school trip to Nainital base, Van Nivas, as the Himalayan Center of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram is called. This year, a generous sponsor has donated $5000 in Matching Funds towards a fundraiser for the trip. Join us in making … Read more

The David Nagel Scholarship

AVI USA has teamed up with the Auroville Botanical Gardens, to create a scholarship fund in David Nagel’s memory.  David was an early Aurovilian who stewarded Auroville’s young forests and contributed the reafforestation of the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest.  

Suryamayi: Prefiguring Utopia

Suryamayi Clarence-Smith is launching her book, Prefiguring Utopia, with a series of talks this fall. Her first presentation at the California Institute for Integral Studies will be livestreamed on September 26,.

Tholkaappia Poonga

A welcome oasis of green, far removed from the metropolis’ daily hustle, in the happy company of pelicans and mangroves: