Auroville
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Auroville is an international township, near Pondicherry in South India, whose sole purpose is to realize human unity in diversity. As of the latest official census of July 11 2005, it is a community of 1,813 people (1,407 adults and 406 children), 730 of whom are of Indian origin. The Auroville settlement has members from around 35 countries in the world.
Mirra Alfassa, known as The Mother, had organized the followers of Aurobindo into the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, and originated the idea of the universal township. Later on, with her blessings, the idea was taken up by the Sri Aurobindo Society and along with the Indian government, the concept was presented to the United Nations. In 1966, UNESCO passed a resolution giving their acceptance and support to this unique project.
The township itself consists of areas in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The Auroville land is owned by the Auroville Foundation through an act of Parliament called the Auroville Foundation Act (1988). The Foundation currently owns about half of the total land required for the township. Additional lands are being aquired by the Foundation through its fundraising activities.
External link
- Auroville.org
- Communities Directory Fellowship for Intentional Community listing for Auroville.
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