Two
years back in 2014 my company had a massive recruitment drive for hiring almost
200 Management Graduates. So in the process have visited quite a few places in
the country for the Campus Recruitment.
One
of the campuses we visited was Pondicherry University. We drove down from
Chennai and reached the campus by 10.00 am. The Students were waiting for us.
Wasting no time we started with the Interviewing process. It took us some time
to interview 35-40 students. Once the process was finished we plan to leave the
campus immediately. The placement co-ordinator insisted a lot to have lunch
with them but we left the Campus as soon as the Interviewing process was completed.
We directly headed towards Auroville.
Auroville means 'the city of the dawn' and was founded in 1968 by a French lady Mirra Alfassa who was called ‘The Mother’ and was the successor to Shri Aurobindo, a well- known spiritual leader. The town was
founded by her with the aim of creating a place which was a symbol of human
unity.
Auroville is meant to be a
universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace
and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.
The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity.
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| 12 gardens of Auroville |
The Visitor Centre in Auroville remains open from 9 am- 5:30 pm and
we were lucky enough to attend the detailed video tutorial of what Auroville is
all about.
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| Sample Plan of Matrimandir at the Visitor's Centre |
The Matrimandir is not easily accessible and one need to
make a booking in advance (around 2 days), in order to visit the Matrimandir.
So since we have not made any bookings we thought of having a look from outside.
We had to walk from the Visitor Centre to the Matrimandir. It is a
pleasant 1km walk from the visitor's centre, along wooded paths and past an
astonishing banyan tree. Once we started walking we found that the
place is full of calmness and serenity.
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| The Banyan Tree on the way to Matrimandir |
Once we reached the Matrimandir we
were mesmerised by the dome shaped golden structure. The Matrimandir is a giant golden globe at the centre of the town,
surrounded by beautifully manicured lawns and trees. Going to Matrimandir would
definitely refresh your body and soul.
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| Matrimandir |
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| Matrimandir |
After coming from Matrimandir we explored the
area of Auroville. Here you will find things crafted by the inhabitants of the
township such as clothing, candles, incense, pottery, home textiles
etc. I picked up some incense and scented candles. We had a quick bite of Mufffins and the Masala Chai
in the Café.
Overall had a lovely time at Auroville.
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