No politics in Auroville. This must be repeated and understood; it is Auroville’s
raison d’etre, and while waiting for it to be realized in the world, it must exist here first. Each State must express its particular relationship with nature, its culture,
and its industry and must forget all politics.
---The Mother
Bharath Nivas
Tibetan Cultural Pavilion
Canadian Inuksuk
Africa House
French pavilion
Active pavilion groups include Africa House, the House of the Americas, Asian Unity, the European Plaza, the Mediterranean Space and the Pavilions of Scandinavia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, The Philippines, Russia, Spain, Slovenia, Switzerland, USA as well as the Pavilion of Chinese Culture and the Pavilion of Tibetan Culture.
Bharat Nivas, The Indian Pavilion, has almost completed its campus. The facilities in this pavilion are being used by the entire Auroville community.
More info: http://www.auroville.org/contents/1355
Tibetan Cultural Pavilion was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in 2009.
Message from His Holiness Dalai Lama
"We are deeply impressed by the spiritual aim behind the building of an international city called Auroville. The importance of the effort to achieve human unity and international co-operation by the creation of such a city cannot be over-emphasised; nor can we neglect the benefit to be acquired from it. We are therefore very keen to be the first country to build a Pavilion. We understand that this pavilion will be dedicated to the essence of Tibetan culture in an effort to show that out of the diversity of world cultures, these pavilions can help to create a new harmony towards world human unity.
More info: http://www.auroville.org/contents/1411
The USA Pavilion Group have built an International Students Center and several other Pavilion Groups are focusing on the development of student facilities in order to respond to the increasing demand of students and volunteers (world wide) from all over the world who come to experience Auroville and study and learn with us. Other pavilion groups have laid foundation stones and created concepts for their projects, or installed symbols like the Canadian Inuksuk, representing their country.
More info: http://www.auroville.org/contents/1275
African Pavilion aspires to manifest the spirit and true genius of Africa through collective learning, creative projects, and cultural exchanges. African Pavilion is eminently dedicated to inspiring a truly meaningful transformation in the continent. To do so, higher participation of Africans in this universal experiment is pivotal and African Pavilion shall serve as a liaison between Auroville and Africa to facilitate reciprocity.
https://auroville.org/page/african-pavilion-av
French Pavilion: The first steps towards a French Pavilion were taken at the beginning of the nineties. In 1993 a foundation stone was laid and a Service Tree was planted on the site of the future pavilion. The Pavillon de France has been very active since 2006 through a large number of events: talks, movies, exhibitions, and concerts. A team welcomes French-speaking visitors and provides information about Auroville, and also offers French classes to Aurovilians. On behalf of the French Pavilion, Auro-Traductions is a service of the Pavilion, and Auroville Press publishes a quarterly, “La Revue d’ Auroville” in French. The Pavillon de France also organizes receptions, invites VIPs, and works with the French institutions of Puducherry.
https://auroville.org/page/french-pavilion-pavillon-de-france
The aim of the Hungarian Caravan is to bring forward a piece of material manifestation of the European area and would serve many purposes – from exhibitions, gatherings, and workshops to temporary housing for possible volunteers. Over 20 Hungarian artist contributed their creative energy to the decorations of the caravan.
More info: http://www.aurovilleradio.org/hungarian-caravan/#.V4cdx618v9o