(en) Paula van Eecloo, Ann Riquier, Center for International Research and Human Unity, 5 janvier 2008.
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(en) The Mother on Auroville, sur le site www.auroville.com : « Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity. »
(en) Inde. « », art. 11-1-i [AUROVILLE FOUNDATION ACT, 1988 lire en ligne]« The Governing Board shall consist of the following members, namely: not more than seven members to be nominated by the Central Government [...] ».
(en) Inde. « », art. 11-2 [AUROVILLE FOUNDATION ACT, 1988 lire en ligne]« The Central Government shall nominate a Chairman of the Governing Board from amongst the members nominated by it [...] »
(en) Inde. « », art. 15-1 [AUROVILLE FOUNDATION ACT, 1988 lire en ligne]« The Central Government shall appoint a Secretary to the Foundation to exercise such powers and perform such duties under the Chairman of the Governing Board as may be prescribed or as may be delegated to him by the Chairman. »
(en) Inde. « », art. 11-3 [AUROVILLE FOUNDATION ACT, 1988 lire en ligne]« The general superintendence, direction and management of the affairs of the Foundation shall vest in the Governing Board which may exercise all the powers and discharge all the functions which may be exercised or discharged by the Foundation. »
(en) Seeing without blinkers, in Auroville Today, janvier 2007 : « All immoveable assets such as land, houses, wells, etc. are owned by the Auroville Foundation, which, according to the Auroville Housing Policy, ‘holds the ownership in trust for humanity as a whole.' Private ownership of immoveable assets in Auroville is not possible. Consequently, and unlike anywhere else in the world, a person wishing to join Auroville cannot finance a house by taking a bank loan against a mortgage on the house and repay the loan from one's monthly earnings. Instead, a donation to the value of the house or apartment has to be made to the Auroville Foundation for the right to be nominated as steward of an existing apartment or house. If houses are not available, a donation has to be made to build a house or apartment, of which one becomes the steward afterwards. This donation is non-refundable in case someone decides to leave Auroville after being accepted as a permanent resident. »
(en) Rachel Wright, Local concerns over Indian utopia, BBC News, 24 mai 2008 : « Aurovillians receive a small maintenance grant, partly funded by the Indian government. In exchange they are supposed to volunteer for a few hours work every day, "the rest of the time they are seeking the divine", supposedly. Actually, they are also in the business of making money, there are at least 120 commercial enterprises operating here, making incense, clothes, silk paintings and so on. Under the rules, they can keep two-thirds of the profits and pay no tax. »
« En Inde, la fin du rêve pour la cité utopique d’Auroville », La Croix, (ISSN0242-6056, lire en ligne, consulté le )
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Sophie Landrin, « Auroville, la cité utopique indienne menacée par le désenchantement et le nationalisme hindou », Le Monde.fr, (lire en ligne, consulté le ).
(en) Auroville, the City of Dawn, sur le site sriaurobindosociety.org : « Named after Sri Aurobindo, Auroville literally means the 'City of Dawn' » (Nommée d'après Sri Aurobindo, Auroville signifie littéralement « ville de l'aurore »).
