John Mandeen, came to Pondicherry from California, in October 1968 as a young man of 24 and was accepted by the Mother as an Ashramite. He helped set up the first screen printing workshop in the Ashram Press. All birthday cards with the Mother’s symbol in those days were screen printed there besides book covers.
In February 2024, AVI USA supported Martin and the Sanskrit Research Institute, SRI, in hosting the 7th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium. We reconnected with Martin to hear more about his story as well as his impressions of the event.
Promoting Ayurveda: the knowledge of life | An Interview with Ayurvedic Dr. Be
I recently visited Auroville primarily to connect with project leaders, learn what they are doing, help them think about how they might evaluate their programs, and determine how AVI USA might help them find additional support for their work. I have been on the AVI USA board for over 30 years, so I knew many … Read more
The beautiful Delhi Ashram locations are in need of live-in volunteers with a variety of skills to help in developing local outreach programs and help with the daily work in the ashram.
AuroOrchard has been providing eggs to Auroville for many years now and we are constantly learning and upgrading our practices to reflect the highest standards of poultry management.
The Solar Water Pump initiative began in 2021 with the aspiration to improve the water situation for as many Auroville farms as possible by installing solar pumps according to the individual needs of each farm. The obvious benefits were ecological: to be able to pump water by means of solar power instead of having to … Read more
To celebrate the launch of Auroville Today’s new website, we are collaborating to bring you the latest Auroville news for the next few months. AVI USA readers will have first access to the unlocked Auroville Today headline articles through the summer through our collaboration with Auroville’s premiere news outlet!
UTSAV -A Mixed Use Experimental Building Complex | Interview with Mona, lead architect.
