After four years of chaos, Indian Parliament reaffirms Auroville’s origi...

A Committee of the Indian Parliament has released a report that finally brings clarity after four years of chaos and overreach in Auroville. The Committee reaffirmed what residents have been saying since 2021: • Auroville is a community and an Autonomous Body • The Governing Board cannot rule alone • The Residents’ Assembly must be involved in all major decisions • Annapurna farm must not be touched, agriculture, water catchment and food security are essential to Auroville • The IIT Madras project must be moved elsewhere • The Governing Board’s mandate has expired and must be reconstituted • Five-year visas should be granted without delay • All three bodies: Board, Residents, and International Council, must work together, as intended in the Auroville Act