Welcome to Auroville - a unique city in the world.

Auroville («City of Dawn") - an international city in the south of India, founded in 1968 and developed under the auspices of UNESCO. The city is situated in Tamil Nadu near the town of Pondicherry. According to the founder of the city Mirra Alfassa city has become an international experiment in the creation of a society of people living out of politics and religious preferences.

Auroville wants to be a city of peace, in which men and women from all countries can live in peace and harmony rising irrespective of religion, it is all politics and national issues. Main circuit Auroville - to realize the unity of the people.





The village itself is built in the shape of the galaxy, if we look at it from above, it looks like a twisted spiral galaxy. And the temple is the center of this galaxy. Temple outside is a huge sphere covered with round gold plates.

Cam city gives the impression of endless gardens, not very wide, but clean, red roads that are worn all the time by people of different nationalities on a motorcycle. Generally in Auroville one way to travel - a two-wheeled: in the chic and not motorcycles, scooters pot-bellied, small scooters, sometimes on bicycles. Everyone from small to large their means of transport. Roads in Auroville, mostly unpaved, and as the soil is bright red-orange, then red and roads. When you eat at Auroville in the dry season, there is an impression that you are eating all the time between the sun-scorched dry fruit trees, as they are covered with a thick layer of red dust. This red color, which is dispensed wherever falls view, combined with a clear blue sky and bright sun burning creates the impression of exhausting heat. And feel incredible relief, and probably a surprise when you get to the emerald green meadow "area of ​​the world» .



According to the plan, the city is divided into four districts
The population of Auroville should be no more than 50 000 people

Education / The Auroville many children, including those of mixed marriages, they know, usually two or three languages. The school is required to Tamil language training. According to the plan, the system of child education in Auroville begins with the manger and finished the last grade of secondary school. All the centers of the experimental systems that implement the principles of education and training offered by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. The main purpose of the educational programs in Auroville - give the child money and give him an opportunity to grow and develop integrally without losing touch with your soul. Gradually introduced system of free choice, allowing students to choose subjects, especially in the upper grades. At the same time particular emphasis on sport, physical education, which contributes to the harmonious and healthy development, as well as programs develop a sense of beauty, giving the opportunity to engage iskusstvom.

Environment / Work Auroville rehabilitation of desert lands and planting has been widely recognized. For many years, it carried out an integrated program to restore the soil and restoration of groundwater, during which it was planted more than 2 million trees, built earthen ramparts to detain rainwater, in the general over several hundred kilometers, made ditches in the canyons built the dam, allowing avoid leaving water in the ocean, making it possible to restore the level of groundwater. This is necessary as the city and the surrounding bioregionu.

Service / It is striking that Auroville, a population close to the village, a variety of activities is not inferior to the city. There are municipal services, busy with work, the right to all residents, reducing the need to use the money for vnutriaurovilskih needs. Many services are free for Auroville and financed from the Central Fund, forms the basis of collective ekonomiki.

Finance / Education, health, sports, concerts and services for some services Aurovilians free; in addition, it receives a majority of the companies, or from the working groups, some "support» (maintenance), sufficient to cover the basic financial needs. The ultimate goal is to eliminate all money circulation within the city, to achieve and to move to the collective economy and will be conducted many experiments.

Accommodation / People are living in compact communities-gardens. All communities, and there are about fifty, in the tradition of Auroville bear the names of spiritual content: "Brotherhood", "Transformation", "Grace", "Aspiration", etc. The community can be from five to several dozen people, an average of 30-40. In each community on their own together people of different nationalities: Tamil, French, Germans, Bangladeshis, Dutch, Russian, about 30 nationalities. Currently, the city can not provide accommodation to anyone who wants to join the experiment. You can stay in a hotel or agree with Auroville, which may be temporarily free living space. Some companies sometimes offer a hostel, of course, provided that you are there to work with. You can participate in the construction of a new community by investing their money and in return housing. You must accept the fact and you have to sign a document confirming that all property, built in the city, will belong to Aurovilyu.

To get acquainted with the life of Auroville, you can take part in a study introductory program. The program includes accommodation with meals in one of the community of Auroville, detailed tours, participation in collective work, lectures and more.

I must say that Auroville, in fact, are closed uchrezhdeniyaem and you will not succeed in a short visit to participate fully in their lives. Aurovilians say that their life is "not a tourist attraction».

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