History

1994 November 24 : The Auroville Savitri Study Circle started, at the initiative of Shri    Suresh Dey, Secretary of the Auroville Foundation

1995 November 24 : Foundation stone for the Savitri Bhavan complex laid by Dr. Nirodbaran, Sri Aurobindo’s scribe for Savitri

1996 November 24 : Presentation of Master Plan and Model for the Savitri Bhavan complex by architect Helmut

1998 May : Fundraising effort in Gujarat for Phase 1 building, arranged by Dr. Beena Naik and family of Navsari

1998 August 9 : Inauguration of temporary keet shelter with a talk by Professor Arabinda Basu on Savitri

1998 November  24 : Appearance of the first issue of Invocation: Study Notes on Savitri

1998 December 13 : First brick ceremony for Phase 1 building

1999 August 8 : Inauguration of Phase 1 building, the first permanent structure in the Savitri Bhavan Complex, by Nirodbaran

2001 June 11 : 472 Meditations on Savitri paintings (created by the Mother with Huta from 1961-66) entrusted to the care of Savitri Bhavan by Huta, along with an extensive collection of related materials

2003 November 24 : First brick ceremony for Phase 2 Hall

2004 February 21 : Publication of the first issue of Prarthana, journal of study notes on Savitri in Tamil

2004 November 21 : Opening of Phase 2 Hall; Nirodbaran’s last visit to Savitri Bhavan

2006 September 29 : Opening of the first module of the Main Building by Dr. Karan Singh, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Auroville Foundation

2008 February 21 : Installation of Sri Aurobindo statue, gifted to Auroville by the Auroville Foundation

2008 February 29 : Opening of the second module of the Main Building including the Picture Gallery

2008 March 30 : Dedication of Sri Aurobindo statue and the second module of the Main Building by Dr. Karan Singh

2010 March 29 :  First brick ceremony for construction of the Savitri Hostel

2012 September 1 : Inauguration of the Savitri Hostel

2015 November 24 : First brick ceremony for Sangam Hall

2017 January 29 : The weekly Savitri Study Circle met for the first time in the new Sangam Hall.

2017 February 19 : Dr.Ananda Reddy officially opened the Sangam Hall before giving the 7th Dr.M.V.Nadkarni Memorial Lecture.

2017 February 21 : First brick ceremony of the extension of Picture Gallery dedicated to displaying the ‘Meditations on Savitri’ paintings.

2018 June 21 : Inauguration of extension of Picture Gallery. This inauguration also marked the completion of the construction of the Savitri Bhavan complex.