Auroville launches television channel
The Auroville Foundation has launched a television channel to broadcast the ideals and achievements of the universal township. The channel aims to foster global communication and transparency regarding the community's administration.
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It represents a unique effort by a specialized international community to use media for cultural outreach and administrative transparency.
Auroville Foundation has launched its television channel with an aim to promote the spirit behind the establishment of the universal township by Mirra Alfassa, known as “The Mother.”
At an event held in Auroville, Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan inaugurated Auroville Television in the presence of Secretary of Auroville Foundation and Additional Chief Secretary of Gujarat Jayanti S. Ravi and Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation Mugdha Sinha, the foundation said in a release.
The Lt. Governor in his inaugural address said the conceptualisation of Auroville Television goes beyond standard broadcasting norms. “We are not merely inaugurating a television channel but opening a new gateway through which ideals, aspirations and achievements of Auroville will reach people across all continents. It is a communication mission,” he said.
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