Gingee

Martin Zbinden, a resident of New Creation Field, passed away on April 30th due to a heart failure. Martin came to Auroville in 1997 with his family from Switzerland, Nadja, Luca and David.

Last month the dried plant collection of the Auroville Herbarium moved to a new dedicated building in the Botanical Gardens. Funded by SAIIER, inaugurated this March, slowed down a bit by corona, its establishment marks a new phase in the work of preserving and classifying our indigenous flora.