In 1965, The Mother invited the French architect, Roger Anger, to
prepare the town plan for Auroville. She worked with him through several
trials, several models till she was satisfied that [...]
This updated video recounts how and why Auroville was founded as a city with a city plan and a charter on Feb 28 1968, and their role in Auroville's aim and realization.
In this session we will explore the task of giving a concrete form to Sri Aurobindo’s vision as entrusted to the Mother. The Galaxy model was conceptualised for the creation of a new world, a new [...]
Auroville the vision takes shape
Given its idealistic vision, Auroville has widely been mistaken as a utopian project. In truth, Auroville was conceived as a laboratory - a living laboratory - [...]