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Utopian community under threat in Modi’s India

AUROVILLE, India - It was founded as a Sixties utopia “where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony” without money or religious strife in southern India.

Bangkok Post · Jun 25

The RSS and BJP’s quiet takeover of Auroville

As you step into Auroville, you’re met with roads that emerge suddenly only to vanish just as abruptly. Once a symbol of tranquility, the township now mirrors the bustling transformation of any Indian city – the landscape is punctuated with road construction, trees are reduced to logs and piled along…

Newslaundry · Apr 1, 2025