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Sadhana Forest
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Housing & Communities
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Name of the community : |
Sadhana Forest |
Number of houses : |
5 huts for Aurovillians and volunteers |
Number of people : |
2 adults and 1 child |
Date of creation : |
2003 |
Guesthouse : |
Free volunteer accommodation in exchange for work |
E-mail contact : |
aviram auroville.org.in |
More details :
 Sadhana Forest is about growing trees and growing people. Volunteers from all over the world, as well as Aurovillians, work together in this new reforestation project. We are recreating the indigenous forest of our area, the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest . We practice an eco-friendly way of life including veganism, alternative construction, solar energy, water resource management, and composting toilets. We offer free accommodation to volunteers and interns, in exchange for work. Our experience with volunteers has been fantastic and many past volunteers still continue to drop by. The relationship with neighboring villagers and especially their kids is very warm and open. We invite volunteers of all ages and physical abilities, and warmly welcome families with children!!! Facilities for volunteers include bungalows, a small swimming pool, a vegan community kitchen, and a children's playground . Short and long-term internship and study abroad opportunities can be arranged.
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Samarpan Community
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Housing & Communities
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Name of the community : |
Samarpan
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| Physical outlook: |
Located on the beach in front of the ocean |
Number of buildings: |
1 central building, 5 huts |
Languages spoken: |
English, Italian, German, French |
Date of creation : |
1993 |
| Characteristic of the Community: |
A good place to rest and reflect and listen to the ocean |
Guesthouse : |
Yes |
E-mail contact : |
giuseppe@auroville.org.in
tf: 0413.2623102 |
More details :
 "Silence: the ideal condition for progress"
The Mother
SAMARPAN is a Sanskrit word meaning giving yourself completely / to surrender
This little community facing the ocean, provides a safe haven to surrender so we can reflect, renew and reconnect with our true nature.
A special place for people who are looking for silence and simplicity and most of all, to know oneself.
We practice yoga and healthy nutrition since many years and at request we offer consultation to guide individual programmes for physical awakening and strength, through nutritional advice, body movements and massage
Note:As the place is meant to give an opportunity for a personal progress, smoking and drinking is not suitable.
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Samasti |
Housing & Communities |
| Name of the community : |
Samasti |
| Number of houses : |
16 |
| Number of people : |
34 adults |
| Date of creation : |
1987 |
| Guesthouse : |
Yes |
| E-mail contact : |
srimoyiauroville.org.in |
More details :
Samasti is a residential community set up on the outside border of the residential zone. Samasti in Sanskrit means 'collectivity'. As such, the community answers to its name. There is a sweet and friendly atmosphere between its inhabitants, who come from Italy, Brazil, Spain, France, Austria, Holland, India, Germany and the USA.
The community does not have a collective kitchen though some of the members like to come together for lunch at the guesthouse.
A unique feature of this community is that it has the cultural centre Pitanga within its borders. This centre provides facilities for physical development programmes, in particular hatha yoga, dance, massage and physiotherapy.
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Samriddhi
(updated May 2005)
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Housing & Communities |
| Community name : |
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Samriddhi |
| Address: |
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Auroville, 605101, Tamil Nadu |
| Phisical outlook: |
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The area consists of 16 acres of land, situated in the Green Belt |
| Number of buildings: |
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13 buildings |
| Present number of members: |
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Aurovilians: 8
Children: 1
Other regular Members/Guests:
Martin Littlewood & Family (AVI UK)
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| Nationalities: |
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Argentinian 1
Dutch 1
British 5
German 2
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| Languages spoken: |
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Italian, Spanish, Dutch, English, German, French, Tamil |
| Date the community started : |
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1975 |
| Number of spaces for Guests : |
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No |
| Characteristics of the community: |
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Green work, yoga, silence, pottery, small dairy (1 cow) |
| Regular group activities and happenings: |
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No regular events |
| Community living: |
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Some workers are shared |
| Common infrastructure : |
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Water, solar pump, windmill |
| Long-term aims of the community : |
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Afforestation, forest maintenance, living on alternative energy, respect of nature. |
Which are the tasks of the members inside the community ? |
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Forest maintenance, general maintenance, pottery |
How do members participate in the life of Auroville |
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Through work in various places:
Ricardo: carpentry
Annemarie: Avnet and Visitors Centre
Alan: Auroville Today
Karuna: Matrimandir;
Chandra: music, school
Paul: Botanical Gardens, Genius Brothers
Ange: pottery
Biggie: land fund, and other funding projects
Michael: forest group coordinator |
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More details:
 Situated in the middle of the Greenbelt, the main activity of this community is reforestation and farming.
Samriddhi is a Sanskrit word for prosperity on all levels.
In fact there are three Samriddhi's, each one is separately managed financially, and is spelled slightly differently: Samridhi, Samriddhi and Samridi ! However, the official spelling as listed in the Telephone directory is Samriddhi.
It contains a dairy farm and a pottery, grows vegetables and maintains the forest planted since 1976.
Water and electricity are provided by alternative energy.
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Sangha
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Housing
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| Name
of the community : |
Sangha |
| Number
of houses : |
4 |
| Number
of people : |
7
adults and 6 children |
| Date
of creation : |
January
1991 |
| Guesthouse
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No |
| E-mail
contact : |
alokaauroville.org.in
or irenoauroville.org.in |
More details :
 'Sangha'
is a typical residential community. Its name means
'community' in the sense of a grouping of people
with a common aspiration, and we're all good friends.
The residents are mostly Italian, and French and
Korean, active in education, photography, health,
filming and construction.
We have no common facilities
at all, and perhaps that's why we remain such good
friends! Many people who pass through this place,
comment on the 'lightness' of it. We think it may
have something to do with the open spaces in the
gardens around our houses.
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Service Farm
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Housing
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Service
Farm |
| Number
of houses : |
2
houses |
| Number
of people : |
2
adults |
| Date
the community started : |
1967 |
| Guesthouse
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No |
| E-mail
contact : |
No |
More details:
This location was another
of the earliest of the Mother's original land acquisitions.
It is located behind Morratandi village, on 12 acres
of sandy red soil. Mechtild (German) is the caretaker,
with an all-women team of village workers, and she
has been helped in the planning and practical running
by Walter, a landscape gardener with many years
of experience with plants. Mechtild took over the
management of Service Farm in 1990. She has been
investing in it since then from private funds and
with the help of AVI Germany. The farm is not yet
self-supporting because the new orchards need years
of care before returns can be expected.
A wide selection of fruit trees are grown there,
though large parts of the orchard were planted only
in recent years and are not yet bearing fruit. They
supply fruits mostly to Pour Tous and the local
villagers, as well as to the AV food processing
units.
The farm has a bore well
which supplies water into three tanks with one conventional
plus one solar submersible pump. The new solar booster
pump system irrigates 6 acres of trees, 600 of which
are maintained on an 1800 drip grid.
Here also work has begun to improve irrigation facilities,
by installing drip irrigation, economising water
use.
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Sailam
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Housing
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Shailam
(previously known as Sailam) |
| Number
of houses : |
7
houses |
| Number
of people : |
7
adults |
| Date
the community started : |
1995 |
| Guesthouse
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Yes,
1 apartment |
| E-mail
contact : |
antonauroville.org.in |
More details :
 Shailam
is a residential community in the centre of Auroville.
It was constructed with the intention to accommodate
people who are doing a good job, but who have little
or no personal money to build. There is a common
kitchen, although lunch and dinner are obtained
from the Solar Kitchen next door. Shailam is fully
on solar power. There is one guest apartment with
two beds which has, like all other Shailam units,
two rooms, its own shower and (Indian) toilet. Guests
are only taken for a minimum period of one week
(some stay many months). The rate is 300 rupees
a day for single and 450 rupees for double occupation
(in case of longer stay, the amount will be adapted).
In this price are included breakfast, a bicycle,
laundry service and use of telephone.
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Shakti
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Housing
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| Community
name : |
Shakti |
| Number
of houses : |
4
houses and 2 offices |
| Number
of people : |
8
adults |
| Date
the community started : |
1985 |
| Guesthouse
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No |
| E-mail
contact : |
walter@auroville.org.in
/ luc@auroville.org.in |
More details :
Shakti started as a nursery and is now a herbarium,
which mainly focuses on the indigenous forest of
south India. This herbarium is open for all interested
who want to do research work in this field. There
is also a library of botanical books, which can
be consulted at the office.
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Sharnga
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Housing
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| Name
of the community : |
Sharnga |
| Number
of houses : |
12
houses |
| Number
of people : |
24
adults and 10 children |
| Date
of creation : |
February
1977 |
| Guesthouse
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Yes |
| E-mail
contact : |
borgauroville.org.in |
More details :
Sharnga is a fairly large
settlement with lush and lovely natural surroundings.
Bernard is the founder of the settlement, and originally
chose the name of the community, which in Sanskrit
is the name of Krishna's bow.
Sharnga guesthouse, a financially
independent guesthouse run by Bernard (French), can shelter thirty people in different
styled rooms, bungalows or houses. We have one single
room, eight double rooms with bathroom attached,
four bungalows with two rooms a kitchen veranda
and little garden, and one family house.
We serve breakfast and dinners every day (French
cooking). There is an outside dining area under
trees, and an inside facility for rainy days. A
little swimming pool for guests and a video room
are also available too.
Present occupants
Sharnga hosts quite a wide diversity of interests
and talents, including 4 musicians (guitarist, saxophonist,
violinist, singer), 1 pizzaiolo, 1 solar power specialist,
1 sound engineer, 1 antique dealer, 3 master tailors,
several teachers, 1 masseur, 1 stained glass window
maker and several teachers.
There are 12 families altogether, whose backgrounds
are quite mixed: French, German, Italian, Tamilian,
Canadian, Dutch and Australian.
Further details
The original well was bored in the north of the
community. Nowadays, 5 families and the guesthouse
are connected to it. In 1996 a second well was bored,
catering for the needs of 7 families. No house is
fully solar, though there is a great interest in
becoming so. There are currently only a few solar
panels, as it is still a costly matter.
In 1996, three acres of newly bought cashew topes
were heavily planted with indigenous species, from
creepers to bushes and tall trees. They are not
watered, as the aim is that they become self-sufficient,
able to recreate in a few years a forest like it
used to be in the old days. This particular area
is called Sharnga Forest. There is also a small
farm with a few cows.
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Siddhartha Farm
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Housing
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| Community
name : |
Siddhartha
Farm |
| Number
of houses : |
2
houses |
| Number
of people : |
3
adults and 4 children |
| Date
the community started : |
1995 |
| Guesthouse
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Yes
(but only for students interested in Farming) |
| E-mail
contact : |
priyaauroville.org.in |
More details :
 Siddhartha
Farm is located in the traditional rice growing
region surrounding the Irumbai tank system situated
to the west of Auroville. Herbert, his wife Selvi
and their two children moved to the farm four years
ago and it is they who have been responsible for
developing the farm to its present level of activity.
A variety of cereals and pulses are grown which
include rice, ulundu (black gram) green gram, sesame,
varagu and ragi (different sorts of millet and very
nutritious). Other products include bananas, cashews
and the farm also has a number of cows producing
milk. Sugar cane is grown and processed on the farm
to make jaggery (whole palm sugar). A variety of
other food products including peanut butter, bread,
biscuits and Indian snacks are also produced. Priya
(British) has recently joined the project, to focus
on vegetable production.
There is a dairy, chickens,
and a bakery on site which produces whole grain
bread and biscuits. The family makes use of biogas
for domestic cooking needs. At present they are
growing irrigated rice, peanuts and sugarcane, and
also traditional crops like red rice, samai, kulu,
ulundu, varagu, cambu, ragi and sesame.
Student facilities
On the farm there is a 2-room guesthouse for farm
workers, which is run by the Farm Group office,
taking applications from volunteers and students
abroad.
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Silence
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Housing
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| Name
of the community : |
Silence |
| Number
of houses : |
1
house |
| Number
of people : |
2
adults (Roswitha & Hans) |
| Date
of creation : |
in
the 1970's |
| Guesthouse
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No |
| E-mail
contact : |
siddhaauroville.org.in |
More details :
Silence is a forest place
in the Industrial Zone. The forest is not a commercial
one and has a sanctuary character. The trees are
mostly Casuarinas, Neem, Work, Tamarind and some
Cashew.
Hans lives and works here since 1995 and Roswitha
joined him since 1997. We live exclusively with
solar power and also pump our water with solar.
At the end of 1998 we started the production of
the worldwide known `Zapper` from Hulda Clark, which
kills all parasites. We are working also on other
medical and electronic projects like kirlian photography,
alternative energy, traffic proposals and astrology.
Roswitha is also working with Reiki, Clearings and
Light work.
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Sincerity
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Housing
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| Name
of the community : |
Sincerity |
| Number
of houses : |
10
house |
| Number
of people : |
16
adults and 2 children |
| Date
of creation : |
in
the 1970's |
| Guesthouse
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No |
| E-mail
contact : |
No |
More details :
Sincerity is a quiet community
in the vicinity of Matrimandir. Previously most
of Sincerity's residents worked on the Matrimandir
but not any more.
The settlement looks a bit like a park in the sense
that there is a nice blend of trees and shrubs.
There are no guest facilities.
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Solitude
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Housing
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| Name
of the community : |
Solitude |
| Number
of houses : |
3
houses |
| Number
of people : |
5
adults |
| Date
of creation : |
1996 |
| Guesthouse
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Only
for guest that work in the community |
| E-mail
contact : |
No |
More details :
Solitude began in 1996,
with the erecting of Auroville's prototypic 'capsules'
(huts made of bamboo, casuarinas and thatch) on
a segment of fallow farmland surrounding an open
well. Still in the first phase of work, 6 acres
of land are in use, where they are concentrating
on rice production: 30% for irrigated rice, 40%
semi-irrigated and 30% for dry land crops. The water
is extracted with the use of a solar panel pump
set, from an open well at a depth of 11 metres.
They keep cows, chickens, and have begun a demonstration
compost project.
Situated opposite Siddhartha
Farm on the Edayanchavadi Road, Vengadesh (Tamil)
supports the move to make good use of this area's
potential to provide a healthy atmosphere for food
production in Auroville. He is still in need of
investment in basic infrastructure such as a storeroom,
threshing floor and improved irrigation system.
Very basic accommodation is available there for
hard working guests!
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Sri Ma
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Housing
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| Name
of the community : |
Sri
Ma |
| Number
of houses : |
6 |
| Number
of people : |
10
adults and 1 child |
| Date
of creation : |
1968 |
| Guesthouse
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Yes
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| E-mail
contact : |
danieleauroville.org.in , Ph:9443616194
subhasish_n1rediffmail.com
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More details:
 Sri
Ma is a quiet, restful and recuperative beach community
of six households living harmoniously together sharing
a common infrastructure. Of the three guest rooms,
one is a detached chalet, and two are in a self-contained
first floor apartment. All have a view of the sea,
small kitchen space and bathrooms. Laundry facilities
are available. Guests will be able to experience
life in a small community.
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Surrender
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Housing
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| Community
name : |
Surrender |
| Number
of houses : |
17+
4 Newcomer studios + AVToday office |
| Number
of people : |
31
to 35 |
| Date
the community started : |
1998
but 3 persons 1 year before |
| Guesthouse
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No |
| E-mail
contact : |
No |
More details:
We receive water from a
big tank situated in the residential zone, not very
far from the community, and we recycle our wastewater.
There are no common spaces, such as a communal kitchen,
because we live at only a 10 minutes walk from the
Solar Kitchen. We do share the gardener and the
parking lot.
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Sve-Dame
(updated May 2005)
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Housing & Communities |
| Community name : |
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Sve-Dame |
| Address: |
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Auroville, 605101, Tamil Nadu |
| Phisical outlook: |
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Situated in the Cultural/Industrial Zone |
| Number of buildings: |
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12 hauseholds rather than buildings |
| Present number of members: |
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Aurovilians: 11 (without kids)
Children: 5
Newcomers: 2 + child
Other regular Members/Guests:
2 Tamil + 1 Guest
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| Nationalities: |
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German 7
French 5
Tamil 5
Slovene 2
Swiss 2 |
| Languages spoken: |
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English, German, French, Tamil
(not often used Swiss German, Slovene, Polish) |
| Date the community started : |
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Beginning 80ties |
| Number of spaces for Guests : |
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1 |
| Characteristics of the community: |
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Arts and crafts, music…
a lot of green…… |
| Regular group activities and happenings: |
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Music evenings, art and craft exhibitions and workshops…. sometimes inner work workshops/groups… |
| Community living: |
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We share 2 washing mashines for several households, some people a domestic worker, a watchman in holidays, sometimes food |
| Common infrastructure : |
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Unfortunately 1 electricity line for the whole community (except + household),resulting in highest tariff….1 well with 1 pump |
| Guests: |
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All regular group activities are open to guests |
| Long-term aims of the community : |
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To establish more common spaces for the above community activities that so far happen in individual homes… |
| Which are the tasks of the members inside the community ? |
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Someone responsible for the community account, someone else for the electricity meters…. |
How do members participate in the life of Auroville |
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Several people are involved with healing arts (Water therapies, massage, homeopathy, counceling, Reiki) via existing Auroville services or independently, and several with artistic and crafts production,or other services (Solar kitchen, Housing service….) |
| Contact : |
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Dariya
Tf. 262 3565
dariyaauroville.org.in |
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