Activities

The Centre is involved in a number of activities, both within Auroville and also
outside, such as:

• Within Auroville – there are workshops, publications, numerous exhibitions of art by

Auroville artists, as also artists coming from outside. Creative programmes of dance,
music and theatre are also presented – some by Aurovilians, others by eminent
personalities from around India. Classes are offered in Indian dance and music to
the international community of Auroville. Since these activities have now become
manifold, other centres within Bharat Nivas, such as Kala Kendra and Kalai have
taken them in their charge.
• Outside Auroville – the Centre is invited to national and international conferences in
India and in other countries hosted by some of the major institutions and universities.
Papers reflecting the experience gained by the Centre have been presented and
published.
• One of the main thrusts of the work of the Centre is to complete the campus of
Bharat Nivas, along the guidelines given by The Mother, when she initiated work on
it in 1971. After decades of struggle to this end, we have since three years the
support of the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation to provide for adequate
funds to do so. This financial help is now provided by the Government of India and
Shri B.V. Doshi, the eminent architect, has accepted the responsibility of guiding this
work with the help of Auroville architects. Thus two new buildings are coming up –
Tamil Heritage Centre and Centre of Indian Studies. The old ones are undergoing
renovation and completion. The landscaping of the entire campus is under way. In
the next 3-4 years, we hope to see the entire Bharat Nivas well laid out and the
buildings finished.
• (d) Since several years we have been hosting an annual International Conference on
themes of current interest. To list a few of the themes –
• Humanity at the Crossroads
• The Sense of the Infinite – the Sprit of Indian Culture
• All life is Yoga
• Yoga and Transformation
• The New Dynamism of the Material and the Spiritual
• Mutation... a Process
• Mutation II... a Clearing