I love Auroville

03/09/2026

A new finding from my video archives, from January 2010, which I just re-mastered and offer to the story of the Auroville that was.

Another unpublished video from Auroville that once was, now found i...

21/08/2026

Memories of Auroville as it was

'Through Kolam Eyes' an Exhibition by GraceAt Pitanga Cultural Cen...

14/08/2026

Auroville that was...
Sri Aurobindo birthday celebration on August 15. 2011

The traditional dawnfire (fire at dawn) during a collective meditat...

15/05/2026

https://youtu.be/9La4m6nVMC8?si=fChn2zwg79bwwOXl

What is the Matrimandir?At the heart of Auroville, in South India, stands a golden sphere—often misunderstood, yet deeply significant. The Matrimandir is not...

14/05/2026

For those planning to visit Auroville this summer, please note that the Inner Chamber of the Matrimandir will be closed from May 18th to June 15th for maintenance.

Other activities are updated weekly on the News & Notes page.
https://auroville.org/page/news-notes

08/05/2026

Moments of beauty of an Auroville that was...

A special "compilation" of magic moments during the rehearsals and the performance of this "Small steps" collective dance, that remains in the history of the...

02/04/2026

I just noticed that, after some years we still keep enthusiastic reactions to Joy recordings published on YouTube, like this last one of just 3 hours ago:


3 hours ago
Please accept my gratitude for uploading this wonder. I particularly appreciate the fact that you had the good sense to provide us with the lyrics, thus rendering an even truer service to your brethren. Genuine act of selfless service - this is a true example of Karma Yoga.

In two years the video has been watched by over 5.800 persons:
https://youtu.be/j8anfWxGwQA?si=UF0g92DYUx3j5ECW

while the video "Om Namo Bhagavate" of 15 years ago has been watched by no less than 188.000 viewers... incredible !
https://youtu.be/YKjaHQphd_o?si=s7PoN-zGIu1d-qnM

https://youtu.be/j8anfWxGwQA?si=UF0g92DYUx3j5ECW

'Hymns and Songs in Sanskrit" full album by JOYVocals; Joy ShowdhuryKeyboards and arrangements: Holger JetterFlute: Bryce GrinlingtonTabla: Krishna BothTamp...

30/03/2026

Another immersive and meditative video in the Matrimandir gardens, this time concentrating on the area around the Fountain of Unity.

Feelings and sensations expressed in video while enjoying spectacular sunsets and moonrises around the fountain situated in the Garden of Unity of Auroville'...

28/03/2026

The ongoing reconstruction of the Garden of Harmony, with its majestic tree under which some used to meditate at sunset, reminded me of its twin tree, in the Garden of Perfection, which was destroyed by Cyclone Thane in December 2011.
I found a film from the time:
https://youtu.be/6-CEUjccTYs?si=53kQL-fsYMucMxrs

27/03/2026

I relive and share some moments filmed in the new Garden of Bliss near the Matrimandir in Auroville.

Sharing some moments, specially at sunset, in the new Garden of Bliss in the Matrimandir area of Auroville. Filmed in February and March 2026.