Residents' Assembly

Recent data from Auroville’s Register of Residents update reveals that the actual active population is far below the often-quoted 3,000 residents. With only 1,861 verified residents and many absentee members, Auroville’s governance and resource management face significant challenges that must be addressed for future growth.

Auroville faces a critical choice: continue internal power struggles or embrace collaboration. With the Government of India and courts reaffirming the Governing Board's authority, resisting is futile. The era of influential foreign families' control has ended, and hypocrisy must stop. Only Truth can manifest Auroville’s founding Vision of Human Unity...

Auroville's evolving challenges demand urgent response, remedy, and renewal. Long-standing issues of trust, transparency, and inclusivity have eroded the foundation of its collective governance. To realign with its founding ideals, Auroville must embrace meaningful reforms, ensuring that participation, integrity, and unity guide its path forward.

In support of The Hindu's recent article on the Auroville Governing Board's visit, Lakshay Dharan expresses appreciation for the balanced coverage of vital reforms aimed at aligning Auroville’s development with its founding vision. He highlights the importance of overcoming stagnation caused by select groups resisting progress and emphasizes the need...

As Auroville grapples with the introduction of Central Government regulations, a call echoes for residents to delve into the legal framework—Auroville Foundation Act, 1988, and Rules, 1997. Challenges to regulations need a court, not local bodies. Knee-jerk dissent via emergency RAD lacks legal standing, risking residents' eligibility. Activism is cautioned;...

In Auroville, where unity, diversity, and harmony are celebrated, recent events have raised questions about the limits of freedom of expression. The fear that motivated the Residents Assembly, RAD, to pass a resolution was indeed unusual, with only two similar instances in the community's history. However, both of these cases...