Magic Show with Juergen on Christmas-Eve! German volunteer Oscar invite Magic-man Juergen to perform a show for the Thamarai students and community. It was a non stop extravaganza of magic with the audience laughing throughout and excited to find out how Juergen created the tricks. The finale was exciting as Juergen showed us how the final trick worked! The show was followed … [Read more...] about Christmas Holiday Camp
Volunteers
Telling compelling stories with Action-Cams, Smartphones and Tabs
Manu Bahuguna has brought his skills of commercial filmmaking to support youth with career opportunities beyond convention with a film making and communications course with the aims of 1) providing life-skills to young people to take-up film making as a profession or use it as an additional skill in their careers and lives and 2) to help Thamarai’s students and staff to … [Read more...] about Telling compelling stories with Action-Cams, Smartphones and Tabs
Lucie and Manya’s time in Thamarai
Lucie and Manya volunteered at Thamarai as part of a program by the American University of Paris, through their sustainable development practicum. Manya is a child of Auroville, studying in Last School, and was given the opportunity to participate in the university program in her senior year. She teaches in Auroville schools alongside her studies. Lucie is an undergraduate … [Read more...] about Lucie and Manya’s time in Thamarai
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 German government and is completely uncommercial. Through this, I … [Read more...] about One year in Thamarai by Viviana Tsotsos
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. By now, everything has settled a bit for me as well. Things that amazed me in the first … [Read more...] about 3 Months at Thamarai with Viviana Tsosos