February 28 marks the Foundation Day of Auroville, an experimental international township in South India dedicated to human unity.
Historical Significance
- Inauguration (1968): Auroville was founded on February 28, 1968, by Mirra
Alfassa (known as "The Mother").
- Soil Ceremony: During the ceremony, representatives from 124 nations and all
Indian states placed soil from their homelands into a marble-clad urn,
which remains at the centre of the Amphitheatre today.
