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This is a dance performance by the young girls of Thamarai Edayanchavadi. Thamarai is the name given to a social center created by Auroville for the women and children of the nearby village of Edayanchavadi. Women of the village are given a space and tools for emancipating themselves, and children are provided with some education support and a space for artistic creativity. This dance prepared here by some of the girls attending Thamarai, is an example of what can be done without being professionals or constantly trained in dance. Read more

Part of a series of workshop films by students in and around Auroville, Blessings is a presentation by the Yatra Arts Foundation, Kuilapalayam. A young boy toils in the sun to plant two saplings. When the work is done, he rests under the shade of a full-grown tree. And that is when the boy receives the blessings for his good work. Watch and find out how! 2011, Fiction/Short, Workshop film, 2.2 min, Director, Script: Sathiyavan, Assistant Director: Tamizhselvi, Producer: Yatra Arts Foundation, AVFF-EOP Read more

This short film was first created to raise awareness and funds for Sadhana Forest, a community project in Auroville since 2003 and in Haiti since 2010. The video presents how the Sadhana forest team is countering water conservation and reforestation, the two main ecological issues of the 21st century. "It's not just about the physical effort... it's about keeping faith in your land," says Aviram, founder of Sadhana. "Just imagine what we can achieve with 10 or 20 or 50 Sadhana forests in all arid corners of the world..." Read more

Auroville Economy and Commercial Units. Introduction to the Units Wellpaper, Upasana, Maroma and Naturellement. Europians and Indians working together to built Auroville a developing town and alternative community in south India. The documentary explores: What a the principles of Auroville Economy ? How and under what conditions did the units develop ? What are the ideals and work ethic ?

Bhavana Dee works with Village Action in Auroville, South India. When the Tsunami struck, thousands of lives were lost and coastal villages were devastated. She looks back on the Tsunami, its impacts and the response of the international community where she lives.

For the Tamil New year "Puthandu", celebrations in Auroville include a Cultural program with different types of dances, performed by young, talented students of schools of the Auroville area. This Odissi Dance is performed by a group of Udavi School students, trained and prepared by Kanchana.

Short portraits of some volunteers at different commercial and service units in spring 2011

Another dance performance for the Tamil New Year by students of an Auroville school. Karagattam, one of the oldest versions of folk dance in Tamil Nadu, defines the quintessential art of praising the Goddesses with fine balancing of decorated pots. Performed to please the rain and river deities, the dance form is aesthetically tuned by musical instruments and songs. With decorated pots filled with water on their head, the Karagattam dancers move with the rhythm of the music. The uniqueness of this dance form lies in the dexterous handling of pots by the dancers.

Thamarai is the name given to a social center created by Auroville for the women and children of the nearby village of Edayanchavadi, in Tamil Nadu. Women of the village are given a space and tools for emancipating themselves, and children are given some education support to school, and a creative space for artistic creativity. This dance prepared here by some of the girls attending Thamarai, is an example of what can be done and which security in their own means can be offered to these girls, who in this case are performing in a great auditorium in front of 800 audience, without being professionals or constantly trained in dance... just creativity !

Journey to Auroville is the tittle of this commercial video, and shows some glimpses of Auroville form here and there.