Announcements

Under the direction of the Sri Aurobindo Society, Svarnim Puducherry Crew organized a community-level water festival called Kalajatha-Pothu Sothu, which had a street play concept and ran from March 11 to March 22, 2024, as part of Water Fest 24. The group has visited fourteen villages in the Puducherry region in an effort to bring attention to the community's need for water for future generations.

Under the umbrella of the Sri Aurobindo Society, the Svarnim Puducherry crew put forward the Waterfest'24 Conference, which focused on the harmony of waters, at Sharanam, a cultural centre, from March 19–22, 2024. The Water Fest 24 conference aims to promote proactive initiatives to conserve water resources in addition to increasing public awareness of water conservation.

Under the auspices of the Sri Aurobindo Society, the Svarnim Puducherry is hosting a workshop on handicrafts utilizing water hyacinth at Kalanjiyam, Bahour, as a livelihood training program for women. The dates of this event are set for February 27, 2024, to March 22, 2024. The ability to produce water hyacinths not only enhances and empowers women's lives but also supports conservation efforts by providing a source for livelihoods from invasive plants.

Under the direction of Svarnim Puducherry, the ORC team organized a general awareness program at GHS-PANITHITTU, Puducherry, aimed at providing students with information on their daily lives and potential mental health issues like peer pressure, family problems, the importance of education and career stress.  

A food festival program at the school level, with the theme "Food for Fitness," hosted by SHARP and running from January 29, 2024, until February 09, 2024.

A national level workshop on 25 & 26th September 2023, for dissemination and exchange of ideas on the current efficacy and future trends of Agro-Homeopathy in India.

An awareness programme will be conducted on 4th August 2023 at 11.00 am for expectant and new mothers at Anganwadi at Kalapet as part of the World Breastfeeding Awareness Week being followed all over the world from 1st to 8th of August 2023. This is part of the community outreach initiative under Svarnim Puducherry's ongoing School Health Action Research Project (SHARP).

One day Farmers' Field School was held at AuroVanam which was conducted by Salai Arun known as the Seed Traveller. He had an interactive session with vegetable farmers from Bahour and the session was titled "The Story of Seed".

A 'Smart-40 Camp' will be organized at Kasthuribai Govt Girls Higher Secondary School in Bahour, Puducherry, from the 12th to the 14th of July 2023. This camp will be part of the ongoing ORC (Our Responsibility to Children) project, which is set to be implemented in 50 government schools during the upcoming academic year of 2023-24. The Smart40 camp will provide students with an immersive and engaging experience, equipping them with val