Auroville - an intriguing place near Pondicherry

On our visit to Pondicherry we went to a town called Auroville. This community began in 1968 by people inspired by the teachings of Sri Aurobindo. The city is home to about 2000 people from about 45 nations. One of the big focuses of this town is making the world a greener place. Citizens are busy creating many interesting inventions that can conserve our natural resources and recycle items that we already have. Although we were only allowed to see the areas of the town that visitors are allowed into, we enjoyed our visit and left wanting to learn a bit more about the community.

In addition to conservation projects, memebers of the community make beautiful artwork! Clothing, handmade paper jewelery, musical insturments, and many other items are made by the community. The jewelery below caught my eye. It is made from recycled newspaper. After the tsunami hit Pondicherry, this project was started to help women of the town begin a new life.

Another amazing sight that we encountered on our visit was a banyon tree. This tree was so amazing that it deserves a blog post of its own. I will share the details later.


Here are photos of the Wellpaper Jewelery that I purchased:

A closeup of the necklace I bought

More of the necklace

Braided hoop earrings

The entire set!

This is a video about the ladies who create these items and a bit about how they are produced.

Infosys Tour - Bangalore, India

Below are links to a few photos and videos that I took on our tour of Infosys, Bangalore. It was very interesting to learn about the company.

Here is a link to the photos I took on the tour.


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