Auroville journals

Several journals are regularly published in Auroville:

Auroville Today is a monthly English-language publication providing in-depth information on Auroville. Since 1988 it has regularly appeared, highlighting Auroville's development in areas such as education, spirituality, village development, afforestation, business, health care, culture, the economy and more, through articles, interviews, profiles, photographs and cartoons.

Auroville News is a weekly news bulletin primarily meant for internal circulation. Its language is mainly English, but reports and announcements may also appear in Tamil, French or German. The paper informs the residents of Auroville regarding meetings held or to be held, current community developments, new policy decisions, work proposals and other actual or inspirational information.

Auroville Outreach newsletter is a single-sheet publication, which has been issued quarterly since August 1999. The publication informs about Auroville's manifold activities and achievements in various work areas, and is sent free to embassies & consulates, government officials, NGOs, AVI Centres, donor agencies and individuals, and various friends of Auroville.

Contact: outreach@auroville.org.in

Annapurna Times, an occasional newsletter reporting on genetic conservation, crop breeding, land reclamation, ecological accounting research, community life and other latest development of the Annapurna Farm in Auroville.

Invocation is a quarterly magazine published by SAVITRI BHAVAN in Auroville. It gives study materials on Sri Aurobindo's revelatory epic Savitri, and news of the activities of the Bhavan. It is distributed free of charge to donors and well-wishers. Contact: savitribhavan@auroville.org.in

Kuyil is the newsletter of the Auroville Health Centre. It contains articles on the various activities of the Health Centre and write-ups relating to experiences of the staff working in the villages around the township. Kuyil has been published three to four times a year since 1995. From now on it will appear on this website with print-outs posted on request to those without access to the web.

Matrimandir Journal quarterly publication looks at the deeper meaning of the Centre of Auroville - the area called Peace. It is around this conscious and dynamically peaceful centre that the City of Auroville must build itself.

The Matrimandir Journal looks at various remarks of the Mother regarding the Matrimandir and attempts to explore the inward psychological and spiritual significance of each of the elements that compose the centre.

Contact: matrimandir@auroville.org.in

Pavilion of Tibetan Culture Newsletter. 

The bi-annually appearing newsletter covers the latest developments in the construction of the Pavilion as well as performances and other events taking place on the site. Occasionally it also gives statements or communications from the patron of the Pavilion, H.H. the Dalai Lama.

La Revue d'Auroville, brochure du Pavillon, newsletter in French reporting on various ideas and developments in Auroville, while also concentrating on the essential qualities of the French and Indian cultures, as well as on activities pertaining to the emergence of the French Pavilion in Auroville's International Zone.

Newsletters: in addition to the above regular publications there are a number of newsletters being distributed, mostly to donors, or to persons or organisations involved in a specific field of work. Examples are the Matrimandir Newsletter, the Village Action Newsletter, Farm Group Newsletter, Land Fund Newsletter and so on, and links to these you find on this page as well. There are of course also various newsletters in the Tamil language, information about which can be obtained from webmaster@auroville.org.in

Besides the above publications, there exists variety of brochures and small leaflets on various topics, which you can obtain via the AVI centre in your country, or in the Visitors' Centre of Auroville

Disclaimer: the web editor takes no responsibility for opinions expressed in these publications, which are not always necessarily shared by the community at large.