Know about Auroville. A place in INDIA of where neither money nor religion exist and people from all over the world leave together in peace.

Drone image of beautiful township Auroville.

Auroville (City of Dawn) is an experimental township in Viluppuram district mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India with some parts in the Union Territory of Puducherry in South India. It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (known as "the Mother") and designed by architect Roger Anger. As stated in Alfassa's first public message in 1965,

         Auroville wants 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.

            — Mirra Alfassa

Some amazing facts about Auroville:-

-The inauguration ceremony of Auroville is attended by delegates of over124 nations. And it is handwritten in French.

-Auroville belongs to nobody in particular. 

-It belongs to humanity as a whole. 

-Auroville will be a place of an unending education, of constant progress, and a youth that never ages.

-Auroville wants to be the bridge between the past and the future.

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And the best thing about it is that instead of paper and coin currency, residents of Auroville are provided with account numbers to connect to their central account. Visitors, however, are requested to get a temporary account and an Aurocard (a debit card).

-Residents of Auroville are expected to contribute a monthly contribution to the community. 

-They are asked to help the community whenever possible by work, money, or kind. "Guest contribution", or a daily fee payable by the guests of Auroville, constitutes a part of Auroville's budget. There is a system of "maintenance", whereby those Aurovilians who need can receive from the community a monthly maintenance which cover simple basic needs of life. Auroville's economy and its overall life are of an evolving nature and there are ongoing experiments to reach closer to the vision.

The township was originally intended to house 50,000 residents.In the initial 20 years, only about 400 individuals from 20 countries resided in the township. In the next 20 years, this number rose to 2,000 individuals from 40 countries. As of May 2016, it has 2,487 residents (1854 adults and 633 children) from 49 countries with two-thirds from India, France and Germany. The community is divided up into neighborhoods with Tamil, English, French and Sanskrit names

like Aspiration, Arati, Laerme, Auromodel and Isaiambalam.

So, if you are tired of these days religious politics and corruption, then this township will definitely help you refresh your mind.

Source:: Wikipedia