Auroville Press

Auroville Press was founded in 1982 with two simple aims. The first: to print materials connected to the ideals of Auroville and to Sri Aurobindo’s and The Mother’s vision — evolution, education, the future of India, integral yoga. The second: to be a service for the township of Auroville itself.

Forty years later, the press still operates as a working printing house. An experienced offset printer handles everything from black-and-white interiors to delicate full-colour reproductions. The team designs book covers, posters, leaflets, and coffee table books — collaborating directly with authors and publishers to find layouts that fit the soul of each manuscript.

But Auroville Press is also home to something rarer: hand bookbinding. The employees here are experts at binding books by hand, whether paperback or hard-bound. The binding is strong, the books open flat and stay flat, and the work is built to last for generations. A hand-bound book from Auroville Press is not a souvenir. It is an heirloom in waiting.

The press is also fond of screen printing, particularly on the beautiful handmade paper from its sister unit, Auroville Papers. Posters, cards, and book covers are screen printed by hand — each one slightly different from the next, in the way that only handwork can be.

What Auroville Press offers isn’t just books. It’s the chance to hold a piece of Auroville — the philosophy, the craftsmanship, the unhurried care of a community that has been building a different kind of world since 1968.