Mission Statement

1. Savitri Bhavan is a centre dedicated to fostering a living sense of Human Unity
through spiritual education based on the vision and teaching of Sri Aurobindo and
the Mother.
2. Savitri Bhavan is welcoming ‘Savitri’- lovers from every corner of the world.
3. During the inauguration of the first building of Savitri Bhavan, Nirod-da, the scribe
of Sri Aurobindo considered Savitri Bhavan the twin of Matrimandir, both meant to
spread the message of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo. The base of the statue of Sri
Aurobindo at the entrance of the institution contains Sri Aurobindo’s relics.
4. Savitri Bhavan aims to gather and create, to house and share all kinds of materials
and activities that will foster a deeper appreciation and understanding of ‘Savitri’, of
the lives, work, and vision of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, and of the ‘Aims and
Ideals of Auroville’.
5. Savitri Bhavan is committed to a ‘learning society’ and tries to look into the future
by supporting ‘constant progress and unending education’ and the growth of
consciousness by eliminating as much as possible all harmful reflexes of the past in
preparation for the search for a greater knowledge and a transition towards a truer
life.
6. Savitri Bhavan is dedicated to a ‘kind economy’ and provides its services free of
charge. It is maintained through donations (tax-free for Indian Nationals).
7. The Savitri Hostel (an integral part of Savitri Bhavan) is not a commercial venture, it
is meant to provide accommodation for supporters, well-wishers, and people
working in the institution. Expenses here are equally covered through donations
against receipts (tax-free for Indian Nationals).
8. Savitri Bhavan’s manyfold services offered to Aurovilians, school children and
guests of Auroville, justify the recognition of the Auroville authorities (even when
monetary contributions cannot be provided) e. g. by granting some supportive
maintenances.
9. Savitri Bhavan cannot be transformed into a profit-making business that can offer
monetary contributions to the Unity Fund. It has been envisioned as an educational
project since its inception and contributes as such. Education should be provided
free of cost to whoever wants it. Propaganda, campaigning, and advertisements in
whatever form would only invite the wrong ‘customers’ and spoil the atmosphere by
harming authenticity and sincerity, apart from turning off the goodwill of the
supporters. It might also lead to a very disturbing polarising pressure. To seek
salvation by relying on the pattern of a money-based system is detrimental in this
search for a different kind of wealth.
10. Savitri Bhavan considers Auroville’s so-called ‘crisis’ to be a transitional passage. It
is a temporary illness, more of a jump start of getting well, a powerful imperative for
renewal and inner development.