Greetings from Auroville!

Today, on 20 October 2025, we sent our petition to the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and other concerned government officials.

We wish to express our deep gratitude to the 58,952 people who have shown their support for Auroville during its ongoing organizational crisis — a crisis affecting a place that many of us consider our physical and spiritual home.

Although the term of the Governing Board members and the secretary, Dr. Jayanti Ravi, officially ended on 5 October 2025, the challenges faced by Auroville are still ongoing.

We kindly request your continued support in the following ways:

Support our parallel petition.
Auroville’s largest food source, Annapurna Farm, is under threat due to new land-related decisions by the Auroville Foundation’s secretary and Governing Board.
This petition has already gathered over 16,000 signatures. Please read and share:
 https://chng.it/g75XByTD5h

Spread the word.
Share our situation with government and regional authorities, NGOs, activists, media houses, journalists, and influencers — so that more people become aware of what is happening in Auroville.

Stay updated.
The latest issue of The Voice of Auroville has just been released.
Please read the updates on our day-to-day challenges in Auroville:
https://auroville.media/voa

Today, as India celebrates Diwali — the Festival of Lights — we invite you to join us in praying for the Victory of Light.

Sincerely,

Concerned Residents of Auroville

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to write to: the.city.the.earth.needs@gmail.com