Planting a hedge along the side of the road As we are developing a new sports field in Annai Nagar, along with the youth of the village, we agreed to do a hedge along the side of the road. This hedge will be a pleasant visual barrier, and it will help the soil from getting washed away during the monsoon rains. All the chosen plants are drought resistant plants The … [Read more...] about Children Happy to Plant Native Species
Archives for December 2020
Visit to Terrasoul & Eco Service
Since I arrived from Mumbai as a volunteer, Thamarai has taken me on a lot of trips around Auroville. However, the visit to the recycling units have been the most educational and eye-opening ones. Vignesh, from our team, very kindly organised the trip for the children and us. First stop – Terrasoul As soon as we entered, we were welcomed by a large spaceship-type … [Read more...] about Visit to Terrasoul & Eco Service
Happily reconnecting
Laughter and greetings rippled through Thamarai Learning centres on Monday evening, November 23rd, as our older children and facilitation team had a heart-warming reunion. After 8 months of a voice-only connection on the daily learning phone calls, we could at last meet again at the centres and have socially distant learning activities together. The students have grown so tall … [Read more...] about Happily reconnecting