Tag: Indra Poddar
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Then/Now – Aspiration Bridge and Handmade Paper Factory
Another pakka building that came up in the Aspiration area in the early 1970s was the Handmade Paper Factory building. Here is a construction photo of the bridge over the Aspiration “canyon” (which should properly be labelled a gully) with the factory behind it from January 1972. The next photo is of the bridge as…
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Photos by Indra Poddar of Pakka Aspiration Buildings
Continuing with the theme of Indra Poddar’s photos from early Auroville days, here are a few of his photos of pakka (permanent) buildings from the Aspiration area. These photos, some of buildings under construction and some of buildings just finished, were taken in the early 1970s. Aspiration was the first large community in Auroville, and…
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Photos of Matrimandir Construction from 1972
The Archives has digital copies of quite a few photos taken by Indra Poddar in the early years of Auroville. Here are a few construction photos of the Matrimandir from May 1972. These images belong to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram collection. Taken on 24th May 1972 Taken on 30th May 1972
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