The 10th edition of Pondicherry Heritage Festival (PHF) continues to celebrate the heritage of this extraordinary town and its environs, in all its aspects: Natural, Spiritual, Cultural and Architectural from 24th Feb-3rd March, 2024. Press Meet of the conference was held on 22nd Feb, 2024 at Alliance Francaise, Puducherry. Ms. Divya Bablani, Consultant (Research & Academics), AuroBharati, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry, attended the Press Meet and explained about the activities of AuroBharati, Sri Aurobindo Society.
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Over the past nine years, the festival has focussed on certain aspects of heritage, the unique architectural legacy and natural heritage of the town and bio region. While the previous editions had succeeded in shifting public perception about tangible and intangible heritage of the town, the 10th PHF will turn the spotlight toward other aspects of heritage that are becoming increasingly part of the popular imagination, ranging from mangrove lagoons to forest trails, native skill sets and local cuisines, said Veda, of Open Space, an art and culture collective.
AuroBharati, SAS is one of the active partners of the PHF and significantly contributed to address important issues related to culture including Diversity of Cultural expressions and the intangible Cultural heritage with special emphasis on oral traditions, crafts, heritage documentation, Museum and Archives.
As a mark of commemorating the 150th Birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and as part ofthe 10th edition of the Pondicherry Heritage Festival (PHF), AuroBharti, SAS will organize a conference on ‘Pondicherry: The Cave of Tapasya’ on 1st March, 2024. This conference will focus on the rich and diversity of cultural expressions of the holy land of Puducherry in the light of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
The 10th edition of PHF will focus on Heritage walks, boat-rides to mangroves in Thengaithittu estuary, and rediscovering the old-world charm of a street in the Tamil Quarter, Kayaking for a trash-free planet, a nature cycling trail tour, sketching the everyday heritage in Goubert Market, and a cycle tour of the Arikamedu archeological site, a goldmine of artefacts of Greco-Roman trade dating back to around 200 BC, debate and a heritage quiz under the auspices of Alliance Francaise.
The PHF, from February 24 to March 3, in its decadal edition, marks the handing over of baton to a younger generation of volunteer-organisers and will also set the course for future festivals.
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