UNIVERSAL TOWNSHIP OF AUROVILLE, INDIA - A UNIQUE EXPERIMENT

Auroville came into existence about forty years ago in the state of Tamilnadu in India. Initially, it was just a barren piece of land, on which now stands a global township consisting of almost two million trees, home to many animals, birds, and insect species, and over three thousand people living at present, from 60 different nationalities, in peace and harmony. This paper studies morphological aspects of Auroville, including the genesis of the idea of the universal township, philosophy, and the vision of shri Aurobindo - a spiritual reformer, and his disciple - the mother, unique planning and development, ecology and architecture and the process of evolution. Auroville has given a new idea of Universal Township based on the vision of peace, humanity, and spiritual well-being to the world.