One year in Thamarai by Viviana Tsotsos
Now this beautiful year in which I had the opportunity to be in India, in Auroville and a part of Thamarai, is almost over. I came last August with 9 other people from Germany to volunteer in different Auroville units. We are here with a German youth exchange program, “weltwaerts”, that gets supported by the…
3 Months at Thamarai with Viviana Tsosos
Now it’s already three and a half months since I arrived here in Auroville, a multicultural bubble in the southern tropical region of India. For those who don’t know me, my name is Viviana, I’m 20 years old and I am from Germany. I have the opportunity to be part of Thamarai for one year.…
A year of reflection
My interview with Ciarán, a dedicated volunteer at Thamarai, was nothing short of inspiring and introspective. As I sat down to chat with him, I was immediately struck by his genuine passion and deep connection to the work he was doing in the community. Here’s what Ciaran’s year-long experience with Thamarai taught him while he…
Off to Germany! The adventure of Swathi and Abishek
Abishek In Germany for a one year internship Two of our Thamarai youth facilitators are off to Germany on a one year internship program thanks to the connection with Karin and the Auroville Weltwärts team. Abhishek is the first person from his village to travel to Europe and Swathi, going to Frankfurt, surmounted the cultural…
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Volunteers from France
Kedge University and Thamarai: a 5 years collaboration 7 French students from kedge University, France visited us for 3 weeks in June, we all felt very happy to connect with them. Lou Savoldelli, Clara, Sonda, Julie, Taroun, Lou Bodson have been supporting us to complete the new learning centre we are building in Annai nagar.…
Meet Swathi, an enthusiastic facilitator for Thamarai!
Swathi was born in Allankuppam Swathi was born in Allankuppam, next to Annai Nagar in 2002. She has two brothers. She attended SVV school until 10 th standard. Swathii’s mother worked at the home of an Aurovilian called Maire Claire. Marie Claire helped Swathii with her studies and also supported the family financially. Swathii initially…
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