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What is Auroville?

Jun 30, 2021 · 4 min
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What is Auroville? Thanks for asking!


Imagine a world without politics, religion or nationality. Well, Auroville is perhaps as close as you’ll come on Planet Earth. The small community, which has been labelled as utopian, was born in South India half a century ago, near to the city of Puducherry.


Also known as the Universal Town, Auroville has close to 3000 inhabitants, from over 50 different countries of origin. It’s alternative and aims to become fully self-sufficient, one day accommodating 50,000, withdrawn from the noisy consumerist society to which us regular people belong.


How was Auroville created? What is life like in Auroville? How does the Auroville economy function? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!


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