Kavitha Urvasie Selvaraj is third generation born into the Auroville intentional community. She is Indian and Dutch by nationality.
Kavitha studied Sustainable Development in the Netherlands, and then settled in Auroville where she worked in Alternative Education, Communications, Networking and Alternative Governance.
In Auroville, she founded the YouthLink Service and the GEN-Auroville Desk, with the support from Joss Brooks (GEN Elder). She has worked for sometime as GEN International as Trustee, and as Educational Director for the GEN Asia/Oceania Network.
Kavitha has run ‘Ecovillage Design Education’ programs, certified by Gaia Education, for over a decade. She also works with ‘Ecovillage Tours’ as a guide for the region of Bali.
Kavitha now lives full time in Bali, where her husband Michael and her manage the Alaya Ecolodge as a venue for retreats and education.
They are in process of developing various ecovillage regional projects - at the heart of which they are founding an Ecovillage learning campus - together with their local community and international network.
Primary interests: Social (Lifelong Education, Diversity & Cohesion, Trust & Communication, Leadership & Governance); Culture (Wisdom & Innovation, Vision & Purpose, Mindfulness & Self Reflection)
Events & Trainings held by Kavitha Urvasie Selvaraj
Power of Community Screening Hub in Auroville
- Date: 1 – 10 February 2019
- Language:
- English
- Location: Auroville, GEN desk Auroville, Auroville, Pitchandikulam Forest, PY, 605101, India
YouthLink will screen the Power of Community Summit daily in the evenings Monday-Saturday at 5PM from 1-10th Feb (except Sunday). Open to all ! Refreshments will be served and occasionally we will also invite Aurovilians connected to the GEN-Network to share their stories. … Read more
Site content by Kavitha Urvasie Selvaraj
Ecovillages
Alaya Ecolodge
Alaya Ecolodge is located in North-West Bali, Indonesia.Alaya means ‘Home of the Soul’ in Sanskrit. The ecolodge is a venue for daily guest bookings – or group bookings for workshops. It is now expanding to also include the option for longer term community members to join for Ecovillage living. The venue also hosts Gaia Education Certified ‘Ecovillage Design Education’ programs annually. … Read more
Events
Auroville’s GEN Online Summit Screening Hub
- Date: 31 January 2020
- Language:
- English
- Location: YouthLink, Humanscapes Hall, Auroville, 605101, TN, India, India
4-5PM Introduction to GEN by Daniel Greenberg & Kavitha Urvasie Selvaraj 5-7PM Screening one talk. … Read more
