Auroville A Dream Down To Earth

A glimpse of Auroville an intentional township in the South of India based on the ideals of Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual companion the Mother. This film explores the aspects of renewable energy, education, health, art, economy and decision making and ending with bioregion and international effect.

The Voices of Auroville

This film explores some of the many voices of auroville from guests, volunteers, newcomers and pioneers. 70 people were interviewed asking the questions, where are you from, why are you here, what do you bring to Auroville and how would you like to see Auroville in the future.

Ecovillage Design Education Documentary Auroville

Recognised by UNESCO, Ecovillage Design Education was specifically designed to enable people and communities coming together to reclaim responsibility for their living situations – at local and regional levels. The EDE is a comprehensive course in the fundamentals of Sustainability Design. It is organised as a mandala that we call the sustainability wheel, encompassing what we perceive to be the four primary interweaving dimensions of human experience – Worldview, Ecological, Social and Economic aspects.

This 5 week course was held at the forest of Pitchandikulam in Auroville India, and attended by 36 participants from all over the world. This documentary explores what an EDE is and feedback from the participants.

Gaia Education was created by a group of educators called “GEESE”- Global Ecovillage Educators for a Sustainable Earth- who have been meeting over a series of workshops in order to formulate their transdisciplinary approach to education for sustainability.

JOI Social Space | Natural Rammed Earth Building with Auroville Earth Institute | Auroras Eye Films

The new community Joy Of Impermanence collaborated with the world famous Auroville Earth Institute to build their social/ co working space. They wanted to make the building with earth…. using as less cement as possible and as much natural materials as possible. They decided to do rammed earth walls, with wattle and dub and lime render. Rather then just hiring labor, they worked along side the workers, with the help of many volunteers.This video explains step by step how they did it…. http://www.earth-auroville.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Joyofimperma…

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Yoga | International day of Yoga in Auroville Bioregion | Auroras Eye Films

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN address suggested that International Yoga Day be celebrated on June 21, as it is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and shares a special significance in many parts of the world. #Auroville #yoga #yogaday #internationalYogaDay

Conversation on Death with Aurovilians with Danielle De Diesbach | Auroras Eye Films

After realising she has a 50% chance of dying in Auroville, Danielle De Diesbach interviews 18 Aurovilians about their views on death. #AurorasEyeFilms #Auroville #Death #ConversationsOnDeath #Dying

Sustainable Menstruation in the North East of India

Eco Femme and Uger are 2 organisatons who have pioneered the introduction of cloth washable pads into India. Both organisations consult with Government and grassroots organisations when asked to help them establish production units and stimulate a cloth pad revolution! This short video captures the way we typically work with new communities to bring an integrated approach to sustainable menstruation. This particular video was filmed in April 2018 at an exploratory workshop conducted for Self Help Group members of 8 north east Indian states in Guwahati, Assam. It was funded by the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region, Government of India https://ecofemme.org/ http://jatansansthan.org/uger-pads/ https://www.auroville.org/

Walk of Hope Auroville 2018 with Sri M

The Fearless Tattoo Project In Auroville with EcoFem

Eco Femme invited the Fearless Tattoo Project to Auroville india to give a workshop to their employees….
Eco Femme is a women-led social enterprise founded in 2010. Based in Tamil Nadu, India, our goal is to create environmental and social change through revitalising menstrual practices that are healthy, environmentally sustainable, culturally responsive and empowering for women around the world. We produce and sell washable cloth pads, provide menstrual health education to adolescents, and open dialogues on menstruation all along the way.

The Fearless Tattoo Project is a pledging campaign that aims to awaken women to the fears that inhibit them from living their life to the fullest.

Apart from the general angst that everybody experiences now and then, most women harbor very gender –specific fears: Fear of physical and emotional violence, fear of disapproval, of rejection and isolation. These fears are class-agnostic, and are almost always culturally inherited from older women in our lives, from mothers, aunts, teachers and mentors.

To reverse this culture of fear, we encourage women to make a permanent, public commitment to work every day at overcoming their crippling inhibitions, and even more importantly, to make a promise to never teach fear to other women – daughters, sisters, friends.

Your pledge will be the word “Fearless” tattooed on your skin, in your handwriting, in the language of your choice. This way, you have a daily reminder of your promise, a mantra that slowly becomes part of your psyche, a talisman to seek comfort from when fear surges. This tattoo is neither a fashion statement nor an ornament, but a key to a profound personal and cultural transformation.

The tattoo will be given by Sujatha Srihari, a Chennai-based tattoo artist.

The Fearless tattoo is free of charge, now and forever. The only expectation is that you understand its meaning and value, and that you commit to live by this pledge: Do not be afraid, do not teach fear.

Natural Building Techniques presentation by Earth Institute Auroville

For 27 years, the Auroville Earth Institute has educated and empowered people to build their own dwellings using earthen techniques.
This presentation by Lara K.Davis Co-Founder of Earth Institute, explains the many different methods of earth construction around the world.
The Auroville Earth Institute (AVEI), previously known as the Auroville Building Centre/Earth Unit, was founded by HUDCO, Government of India, in 1989. The former building centre progressively evolved and took the name of the Auroville Earth Institute in 2004.
AVEI is a non-profit organisation registered under the Foundation of Auroville, which is an organisation of the Government of India.
In the intervening years, the Auroville Earth Institute has become one of the world’s top centres for excellence in earthen architecture, working in 36 countries to promote and transfer knowledge in earth architecture. The work of the Earth Institute has attempted to revive traditional skills and to link ancestral and vernacular traditions of raw earth construction with the modern technology of stabilised earth.
For millennia men proved that they could live in a sustainable way. They lived in harmony with nature. They made use of it, yet respected it. People used earth as a raw material with sensitivity. The “modern” fashion of the 20th century created a break with the millennia old developments. Our Mother Earth has been spoilt and abused. The 21st century should find again the harmonious link between man, nature and spirit.

Filmed April 2017 Auroville by Auroras Eye Films

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Living the Truth of Unity with Peter Bampton in Auroville, India

In this talk and dialogue in Auroville, India, Peter Bampton shares the vision and orientation to spirituality of the Awakened Life Project.

Urban Farming in Auroville

Masterplan presentation Auroville

Eat Local Week At Solitude Farm Auroville

Why should we eat locally, what grows locally and how do we cook it? These are questions that some of us ask…
Joy Of Impermanence is a community project created in the township of Auroville in India. One of our dreams is to live sustainably and in order do that we should eat locally.
For one week we decided to take part in an experiment of eating only what is locally grown in Auroville Tamil Nadu India three meals a day. This took part in Solitude farm in Auroville, with the guidance of Krishna the founder.
Watch and discover what is locally grown in Auroville and all the health benefits and delicious recipes we learned in one week of eating at solitude farm.

“Auroville A City For The Future” book launch

An interview with Anu Majumdar at her book launch “Auroville A City For The Future” in Auroville September 2017

Preparation towards Auroville becoming 50

On monday 25th september at Unity Pavilion Auroville, there was a meeting with the community residents to discuss the 50th birthday celebrations of Auroville. What will be happening… will there be funding….? How did the meeting go?

RAK “Random Act of Kindness” Auroville

In auroville a group come together to perform a random act of kindness…. RAK. This week we went to town Hall and gave massages and hugs to show our appreciation to the people who work there. A card was then given to the recipients and asked to pass the RAK on….. Have you been RAKed ?

“Can ancient Indian help todays india?” an interview with Michel Danino

Michel Danino has been living in India since 1977, spending the first 5 years in Auroville. He is the author of The Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati and Indian Culture and Indians Future. Since 2011, he has been a guest professor at IIT Gandhinagar. He is a member of the Indian Council of historical Research and in 2017 was conferred the Padma Shri award for his contribution to literature and education.

This is a short interview with him before giving talk about: “Can ancient Indian help todays india?”

Good Bye Mr Chunkath | Secretary of Auroville Foundation From June 2016 – 19

#AurorasEyeFilms #Auroville #Secretary #Farewell We are happy to welcome Mr. Mohan Verghese Chunkath I.A.S. (ret.’d) as Secretary of the Auroville Foundation. He assumed office on Monday June 13, 2016. His term of office is three years. Mr. Chunkath was born in Thrissur, Kerala, on March 10, 1956. He holds a post-graduate degree in Zoology. He belongs to the 1978 batch of IAS officers. As Additional Chief Secretary, Mr. Chunkath has been heading the Tamil Nadu State Department of Environment and Forests since December 2012. He was promoted Chief Secretary in May 2014 and held this post till December, 2014, when he became Additional Chief Secretary / Director, Anna Institute of Management and Director General of Training. He retired from this position on March 10, 2016. Mr. Chunkath has held various positions including that of Collector of Dharmapuri district and Secretary in charge of Higher Education Department. As the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency from January 2008 to May 2009, he identified solar energy as an area to be promoted vigorously. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Seshasayee Paper and Boards Ltd., since February 2, 2013 until July 2014. He was ex-officio Director of Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company Limited, nominee director of the Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Ltd., ex-officio Director of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. and ex-officio Director of Adyar Poonga. Mr. Chunkath is a well-known scrabble player and he has won many tournaments. Three years ago, his publication Nature Rambles (Mover Books) was launched and the former Chairman of the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation, Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, hailed him for showcasing urban biodiversity heritage through just 200 examples of the variety of nature in Chennai. Mr. Chunkath and his wife Ms. Sheela Rani Chunkath (who was then additional Chief Secretary TN and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu handicrafts Development Corporation, now retired), were the Chief Guests at the presentation in Auroville of the book Economics for People and Earth – The Auroville case 1968-2008 authored by Prof. Dr. Henk Thomas from The Netherlands and Chartered Accountant Manuel Thomas, on October 2nd, 2013.

Tamil New Year Celebration at Auroville | 2019 | Auroras Eye Films

Tamil Puthandu, also known as Tamil New Year, is the first day of the year on the Tamil calendar. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the Hindu calendar, as the first day of the Tamil month of Chithirai. It therefore falls on or about 14 April every year on the Gregorian calendar.

DIY Bio Enzyme | NATURAL multipurpose cleaner | Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

A bio enzyme is a multipurpose cleaner that can be used to clean your floor, dishes, laundry, plants and even your pets too! The post-usage discharge is completely natural and even beneficial to the soil and water. The same water can be used to water your plants Make your own cleaner at home, save our environment It is easy to make and easy on your pocket. This short video shows how to make Bio Enzymes

Did you know there is a water crisis? | Auroville | India | Auroras Eye Films

Gilles Boulicot a water expert in Auroville, gives a presentation about the water crisis. Groundwater levels all over India are fast declining and aquifers in coastal regions are turning saline. Mr. R.Chakrapaani, Regional Director Central Ground Water Board, Tamil Nadu, sketched the dire state of affairs in Tamil Nadu. The available surface water resources have almost completely been harvested. Ground water is now the major source for domestic, industrial and irrigation requirements. As shallow wells have become defunct in many areas due to declining water levels and low yields, tube wells that reach into the deep aquifers have become the most common means of water extraction. However, water tables are dropping at such an alarming pace that the status of the ground water resources in Tamil Nadu’s 385 administrative blocks has become a cause of concern. Eight blocks have turned saline, more than 100 blocks are over-exploited, around 200 blocks are listed as critical or semi-critical and less than 70 blocks are considered safe. As for the main causes for the present state affairs, Chakrapaani mentioned the population explosion and the consequent environmental impacts; industrial, urban and agricultural pollution; destruction of traditional water harvesting systems like tanks and ponds; and the free power which is being supplied for agricultural purposes. Water scarcity has led to loss of livelihood, irreversible socio-economic changes and population migration to urban areas. Tamil Nadu is now taking measures on all levels – government, industry, NGO’s and self-help groups – to stem the tide. Amongst the most affected cities is the Chennai metropolis, home to more than 6 million people. It now imports water from the groundwater rich Neyveli basin, an area of approximately 3000 sq.kms located 200 kilometres south of Chennai in the Cuddalore district. Chennai is also planning a big desalination plant. The status of the groundwater situation in Pondicherry is not better than in Tamil Nadu. Mr. V. Radhakrishnan of Pondicherry ‘s Department of Agriculture explained that this small Union Territory has an estimated 35 million cubic metres (MCM) of surface water and 150 MCM of groundwater. However, the requirement exceeds the availability by more than 20%. Pondicherry ‘s observation wells have shown that the groundwater level has dropped in coastal areas up to 12 metres, inland up to 55 metres. Radhakrishnan listed lack of surface water irrigation, mismanagement of surface water bodies and neglect of runoff as the main causes for this state of affairs. “ Pondicherry has become almost completely dependent on groundwater and this is being over-extracted. Intrusion of seawater into the groundwater has been observed up to 4 kilometres inland in the southern parts of the state, 2 kilometres inland in the city and 1 kilometre in the northern side.”

Human Library in Auroville | You Can Read People Instead Of Books | Auroras Eye Films

The idea of human libraries had first begun in Denmark and has spread its story across the world. The idea is unique yet simple in its inception: instead of physical books, you can go and read a library of different people with whom you can have conversations, or in figurative terms, ‘read’. The ‘books’ or people chosen to be part of a human library each come with different experiences and have have been the subject of some sort of prejudice or discrimination in society. They will each narrate personal stories that you can listen to. Through stories, conversations and questions, we, as readers, can then gain a much wider, firmer and more human knowledge of topics which we are distant from and appreciate them.

Roots cooking session at Sarah’s Garden | Organic Food |Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

Roots cooking session at Sarah’s Garden What can you eat from your garden? In this session we learn how to made: RAW BOTTLE GOURD PAD THAI SPROUTED DOSA Bottle gourd with homemade coconut yogurt

The joy of digging | Auroville | Joy of Impermanence |Auroras Eye Films

The up and comming joy of impermanence community start to put infrastructure on the land, but first they have to make a trench. For many reasons they have decided to make this trench by hand…. Watch this short film to see how it went… #joyofimpermanence #auroville #community #ecovillage #auroraseyefilms #trench #digging #work #integralyoga

Birenda Massage with Jean Louis | Quiet Healing Center | Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

This video shows a full 1 hour massage sequence of Birenda with Jean Louis, filmed in Quiet healing center Auroville, India. This unique type of massage in the Indian tradition was personally transmitted to the therapist by Birenda, a Bengali who had 50 years of experience in this field. The massage is both soft and profound, leading the client into state of relaxation in which the body is fully felt. This massage is a journey within oneself during which energy blockages and tensions are revealed so that they can be recognized and transformed.

Auroville Botanical Gardens Green Schools Project | Auroras Eye Films

To celebrate 50 years of Auroville, Auroville Botanical Gardens fenced and planted in 55 schools in the neighboring schools. This short video shares their experience of this project. The green school project has been implemented in the schools of the Auroville bio-region to increase the greenery in schools and to build a bond between the nature and the students. For more information please check out: https://auroville-botanical-gardens.org/

Mother’s Birthday | 21st February 2019 | Auroville Matrimandir Amphitheatre | Auroras Eye Films

Mirra Alfassa (21 February 1878 – 17 November 1973), known to her followers as The Mother, was a spiritual guru, an occultist and a collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, who considered her to be of equal yogic stature to him and called her by the name “The Mother”. She founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and established Auroville as a universal town; she was an influence and inspiration to many writers and spiritual personalities on the subject of Integral Yoga. Mirra Alfassa was born in Paris on 1878 to a bourgeois family. In her youth, she travelled to Algeria to practise occultism under Max Théon. After returning, she travelled around the world and finally settled in Pondicherry, India with Sri Aurobindo and his followers. With growing numbers of followers, the settlement was turned into an ashram over the years, where she worked with Sri Aurobindo in establishing Integral Yoga and guiding its pupils. In 1943, she started a school in the ashram and in 1968 established Auroville, an experimental township free from discrimination of nationality, language, creed and politics. She died on 17 November 1973 in Pondicherry. The experiences of the last thirty years of Mirra Alfassa’s life were captured in the 13-volume work Mother’s Agenda by Satprem who was one of her followers.

Auroville 50th “The Walk” | Auroville Community | Celebration Day | 50 years | Auroras Eye Films

On the 51st birthday of auroville, a community walk took place, moving from one event to another celebrating the 50 years of auroville. #auroville #auroraseyefilms #50 #community #walk #celebration

Auroville Birthday | 28 February 2019 | 51st Birthday | Matrimandir | Bonfire | Auroras Eye Films

Bonne Fête | Collective Meditation for Auroville’s Birthday with Dawnfire at auroville amphitheater

Art Sculpture |Auroville Marathon | 51 years of auroville | Auroras Eye Films

The “MARATHON SCULPTURE” in Mahalakshmi Park is installed! Come and celebrate with artist Helgard and the team of Light Fish Company, now that, the bodies of 3 Marathon runners can move in the wind in front of: NEEM TREE RESTAURANT on friday, 29.MARCH On the 51st birthday of auroville, a community walk took place, moving from one event to another celebrating the 50 years of auroville. #auroville #auroraseyefilms #50 #community #walk #celebration

The JOI of learning | Joy of Impermanence – Anitya Team with Thamarai School Children

This Sunday, April 7th, was a very special day for us as we inaugurated our second after-school service in Edayanchavadi for the village children which will begin it’s service in July with the new school term. This program will run in partnership between Thamarai (the management team for the after school) and the Joy of Impermanence team (stewards of the Auroville land that will host the future project). The afternoon unfolded with a music, games, sports, arts-lead program, planting of seeds, light ceremony and ending the day with our Annai Nagar children teaching our Thamarai song to Edayanchavadi children.

Re-imagining Univers-city | Confluence 2019 | Higher Education | Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

Purpose of the confluence is to bring into focus the emerging future of Auroville as a place of higher education. We are not proposing any new university in Auroville instead what we are bringing in is the idea that Auroville as a whole is already a new kind of universal city, a univers-city, a learning society. We want to bring to focus the higher education aspect so that in coming few years we will have more of well structured longterm higher education programmes in Auroville for Auroville youth and the youth of the world.

Auroville Art Camp Festival 2019 | A new world is possible | Auroras Eye Films

15 Indian national artists and 15 Aurovilians artists will be selected to collaborate and work on the theme “A new world is possible”, inspired by a quotation from the Mother in the Agenda. This project wishes to have an educational part as well, 5 Aurovilian students and 5 Indian national students (above 18) will participate to this art camp. This Art Camp will take place from March 16th till March 23rd. During this week, artists will be asked to produce one piece of Art and to participate to some Public Art events. Interactions with the community will happen during evenings. We have been blessed so far to be helped and supported by different groups and services of Auroville and hope that this festival will help bringing the community together in the spirit of Mother vision. http://artservice.auroville.org/aurov… https://www.facebook.com/aurovilleart…

FASHION SHOW | Barefoot on Earth | UPASANA | The Conscious Fashion Hub | Auroville | South India

Fashion has power, the power to change lives. The lives of farmers, spinners, weavers, printers, tailors, designers and many more who have invisibly woven their souls into what we wear. Upasana honours them all, consciously, at every stage of crafting our products. Shifting fashion to touch the soul instead of just the body, we believe life is interconnected. Beauty is beyond vanity. The process of creation is as precious to us as giving you a beautiful product. We honour flaws in weaving as part of honouring life, streak of shade in dye as part of natural shades. We silently celebrate the fading of natural dyes as we gracefully watch ourselves change through time. We design for mortality while honouring life, nature and inner growth. https://www.upasana.in Upasana – The Conscious Fashion Hub is a platform to open discussions and answer questions to tackle present day social issues such as farmer suicides in India, plastic pollution, fashion waste production, women empowerment and employment, craft empowerment and many more. The Conscious Fashion Hub is based on principles of ethical business, slow fashion, fashion revolution, fair trade and community empowerment. We aim to bring together textile and fashion enthusiasts, students, artists, designers, social workers, farmers, businessmen, environmentalists and everyone in interest in the country’s future to discuss, brainstorm and practice sustainability in fashion, thereby changing the impact of the fashion industry into a positive one. https://www.upasana.in

Tibetan Sand Mandala | live sand art | timelaps | Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

On the 21st feb 2019 4 Tibetan monks cam to Auroville and per formed a sand mandala. This film shows the process that took 5 days. This was to celebrate 51 years of Auroville.

A conversation with Dr Karan Singh the chairman of Auroville Foundation | Auroras Eye Films

Here is a conversation with Dr Karan Singh, the chairman of Auroville Foundation. We talk about the Journey of Auroville Festival, his involvement in Auroville and his dream,s and aspirations.

Flash mob in Auroville | Fourth Song | The Auroville Harmonies | Watashi Song

This is the fourth song Watashi Song by The auroville Harmonies women’s choir singing as a flash mob on new years day 2019 in many surprise locations in auroville. First Flash Mob in Auroville 29/012/2018 Conducted by Antoine

The end of the world | Collapsology | When is everything going to Collapse?What next?AurorasEyefilms

Collapsology is the study and elaboration of how industrial civilization as we know it collapses and if it does, what will replace it. Industrial civilization is the use of machinery powered by electricity or any form of energy to carry out various activities. This talk by Daniel & Christian took part in Auroville an intentional township in South India.

Diwali Celebration at Auroville Aurosangamam 2018 | Deepavali Festival | South India | Tamil Nadu

Diwali is also known as Deepavali or Divali and is a Hindu festival symbolising the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. The Festival of Lights celebrates Rama-chandra returning to his people after 14 days of exile. Rama is the seventh incarnation of the god Vishnu.

Fantastic Plastic | Awareness Documentary | Up cycling | Recycling | Zero Waste | Auroras Eye Films

With the single use plastic ban hitting Tamil Nadu India on the 1st January 2019, we thought about creating awareness about plastic, and understand the material a bit better in order to use it properly. This short documentary also explores the solutions of waste management, including recycling, up cycling and zero waste. Also we learn the language of plastic, that the numbers in the triangles mean. This film is looking at the intentional community Auroville in Tamil Nadu as an example of how they deal with the waste management and also the local villages surrounding it, giving suggestions and opinions by experts and locals of how they think we can do our part to fix the problem. For more information please check out: http://wastelessindia.org

Jaipur | Indian Ceramics Triennale | Jawahar Kala Kendra | Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

These days, the Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK), Jaipur, has become a laboratory of sorts for ceramic artists. A ten-feet-long mud house to be built and fired on-site, a collaborative project involving sound, a performance-based work, objects embedded with QR codes–these are just some of the contemporary works that will nudge you into engaging with ceramics differently. As the JKK in collaboration with the Contemporary Clay Foundation gets set to present the first ever Indian Ceramics Triennale—Breaking Ground—featuring 35 Indian and 12 international artist projects, 10 collaborations, 12 speakers, a symposium, film screenings and workshops, one wonders if this event signifies a major shift in the field—one which allows ceramics to be appreciated as an art form in its own right, as opposed to being viewed solely as an artisanal craft. http://www.adilwriter.com/ http://www.raymeeker.com/ artservice.auroville.org/priya-sundaravalli/ artservice.auroville.org/rakhee-kane/ artservice.auroville.org/playroom-2-ceramics-from-auroville-by-saraswati-renata-sereda/ http://artservice.auroville.org

Fantastic Plastic POEM | Tamil Youth Expressing Plastic Problem in India | Auroras Eye FIlms

This is a short poem about the problem of plastic written by a Tamil youth in Tamil with English subtitles Learn the secret language of plastic by watching this film… This short film shows what the plastic code is on the bottom of every plastic item. In the triangle you will see a number and this film explains what that number represents….learn the secret language of plastics…. http://wastelessindia.org/

Bhu & Vast | Auroville Performing Arts | Journey Of Auroville | Baroda Festival | Auroras Eye Films

This short documentary explores the growth of two performances made in auroville. BHU being the first, and the development of the next production, VAST. Learn the back story and how everything developed. Are productions made in Auroville different from elsewhere? Bhu Earth Performance @ Journey Of Auroville, Baroda Festival | Gujarat

The JOI of Bamboo | Geodesic Dome Workshop | Auroville Bamboo Centre | JOI | Aurora Eye Films

Over the year Auroville bamboo center has aimed at teaching participants how to become experts in working with bamboo. Geodesic dome is a hemi- spherical structure made from hole and split bamboo. The shape helps distribute the structural stress throughout the structure. it is a perfect example of low cost construction. Auroville bamboo center and the Joy of Impermanence community joined together to create this workshop in India October 2018. This short film documents the construction over the 6 days with voices in the background of some of the participants and their feedback of the course.

Journey of Auroville | Baroda Festival Highlights | Gujarat | Auroras Eye Films

An introduction to the Journey of Auroville through activities, performances, films, lectures and more. Auroville’s Golden Jubilee National Events at Baroda, Gujarat. Auroville wants to be a universal township where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo, founder of Auroville.

Upcycling Camp at Baroda Festival | Journey of Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

An introduction to the Journey of Auroville through activities, performances, films, lectures and more. Auroville’s Golden Jubilee National Events at Baroda, Gujarat. Upcycling Art Camp We are Ok and Marc, two designers working on Upcycling in a Studio based in the multicultural city of Auroville (South India) We want to be seen as an open space for research, experimenting and educational practice on upcycling. Our goal is to spread the knowledge we have on upcycling different materials, our designs will be open source. We believe in reduce-reuse-recycle, and work on the goal “zero waste” in Auroville.

How to Move House: A Joy of Impermanence Adventure in Auroville | Auroras Eye Films

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The Highway or The Higherway | Documentary About Proposed Highway | Auroras Eye Films

A highway is proposed to go though the intentional township of auroville…. This short documentary explores what this would mean…. https://www.auroville.org https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-…..

Seed Festival in Auroville 2018 | Sustainable Livelihood Institute (SLI) | Auroras Eye Films

Seed Festival 2018 Sustainable Livelihood Institute, Auroville Venue : Bharat Nivas, Auroville

Mahalingam 99th Birthday | An Aurovillian Entering 100 Years | Auroras Eye Films

Mahalinagm is a gifted man, he has gone to every big city in India except Hyderabad. He has met both Mother and Sri Aurobindo during a darshan. He has been blessed by Mother, and he had lived in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and had helped people in a lot of things. He has bathed in all the rivers of India. He has seen Gandhi and stayed with Jawaharlal Nehru. All the paths in Auroville he has walked on it. This video is made to celebrate his 99th year, Happy Birthday!

Walk of Hope Sri M | Padayatra for Peace & Harmony | Auroville 2018 | Auroras Eye Films

Walk of Hope is a peace initiative which aims at spreading the message of oneness, inclusion and respect. Restorative Auroville hopes to bring people together from Auroville and the bioregion villages, emphasizing that that which unifies us as human beings is more fundamental than that which separates us. Walk of Hope was a padayatra for peace and harmony by the Manav Ekta Mission which covered 7500 kms from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Led by Sri M, founder of Manav Ekta Mission, the journey spanned 16 months through 11 Indian states, bringing together citizens from all walks of life. Traversing the varied landscape of India, it sought a significantly restored nation—fit enough to be bequeathed to our future generations. A Walk for Human Unity, together and towards each other… https://www.walkofhopeauroville.org