Sales:
- Audio tapes of talks at the Center by Manoj Das, Arabinda Basu, Madhusudan Reddy, Ananda Reddy, Georges van Vreckem, Mangesh Nadkarni, Debashish Banerji and others are available for sale at $8.00 each. Write to jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org
- Audio CD "Mental Bliss" featuring Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya on santoor and Shri Bikram Ghosh on tabla. Produced by Mind of Light, a label of the Sri Aurobindo Center of L.A. ($12). jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org
- Also produced by Mind of Light, Amrita Banerji’s audio CD on “Sanskrit Chants” is available for sale from the Center. ($12).
- The Audio CD "Intimations of the Goddess" featuring Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan on sitar and Shri Subhen Chatterjee on tabla. Also a production of Mind of Light. ($12). jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org
- R.Y. Deshpande’s The Birth of Savitr is available for $4 to readers of Jyoti. Email jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org.
- Anie Nunnally's highly acclaimed book of interviews of senior ashram and Auroville residents, The Golden Path, is available to Jyoti readers for $10 . Email jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org.
- Books, Incense, Cards, Indian Classical CDs, etc. in the Sales and Services section of the Sri Aurobindo Center of L.A. web-site. (New brands of Sri Aurobindo Ashram incense available: lotus, frankincense and more).
Donations:
- The Center seeks donations of cash and kind for the carrying out of its regular and special projects. See the Projects section for more details. All donations to the Center are tax-deductible. jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org
- The Matrimandir Fund: About two years back, the Center set aside a special donation box for collecting funds for the Matrimandir. From this donation box the Center has been sending checks on a regular basis to the Matrimandir. If you wish to donate to the Matrimandir through the Center, please mark your donations with the notation "Matrimandir Fund".
- Other Auroville Projects: A number of other projects at Auroville need urgent funding. These include:
- (a) funds for buying the lands necessary for Auroville,
- (b) funds for the upkeep and growth of Savitri Bhavan, an Auroville Center dedicated to study and research on Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, and
- (c) funds for the amelioration of Tamil villages within Auroville - eg. Udavi school.
If you have donations for any of these Projects, please mark your check with the name of the appropriate recepient.
Exchanges:
- The Stamp Collection section of the Sri Aurobindo Center of L.A. has stamps from U.S., India, Oman, Nepal and other countries for exchange. jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org
Services:
- Indian vocal (chanting, bhajan and classical) and harmonium training are being offered by Nabendu Bhattacharya, instrumental training (slide guitar, violin, cello, sitar and sarod) is offered by Suman Laha and tabla classes by Arup Chatterjee, all by appointment. jyoti@sriaurobindocenter-la.org
Couriers:
- Raincoats need to be transported to the ashram in Pondicherry. If able to carry, please contact Vikas Bamba at vikmere@yahoo.com.