Auroville, India, July 1, 2026 (AFP) - Beloved spiritual utopia under threat in Modi's India

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It was founded as a Sixties utopia "where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony" without money or religious strife in southern India. For decades Auroville held fast to its lofty ideals as a self-governing haven for yoga enthusiasts and seekers of spiritual freedom of "all creeds and nationalities". Until India's Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi turned his attention to the lush paradise its......

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