Kirti Dinkar Gaonkar (Dadima)

This is to inform the community that Mrs Kirti Dinkar Gaonkar, the mother of Aurovilian Drupad, passed away here in Auroville on Monday 12 August after midnight at the age of 78. During the short time Dadima (grandmother) was here, she touched the hearts of the Matrimandir workers while working as a volunteer under the Banyan.

Her body is laid to rest at Farewell and can be visited by friends from today, Tuesday, 4 - 7pm, and from 10.30am in the coming days.

Our warmest condolences go out to Drupad.This is to inform the community that Mrs Kirti Dinkar Gaonkar, the mother of Aurovilian Drupad,  passed away here in Auroville on Monday 12 August after midnight at the age of 78.  During the short time Dadima (grandmother) was here, she touched the hearts of the Matrimandir workers while working as a volunteer under the Banyan. 

Her body is laid to rest at Farewell and can be visited by friends from today, Tuesday,  4 - 7pm, and from 10.30am in the coming days.

Our warmest condolences go out to Drupad. 

Add your recollections

If you would feel like, you can send us your recollections or photographs, so they can be added to the page in order to commemorate years of dedication to Auroville and its ideals.

This page has been published in order to create a space of remembrance for all of those who lived, struggled and enjoyed in Auroville, making a conscious effort to manifest the Dream of Human Unity that is in the process of emerging.

We have started posting obituaries here in May 2019 only and have now added names of our comrades who departed before that time this year. Hence the seeming disarray.