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As a young boy, Akash Kapur moved with his family to Auroville, off the Bay of Bengal in India. Founded in 1968 by a French woman known as "The Mother," the town is a spiritual utopia, with no money, no government, no religion, no tall buildings or expressways, no news channels. Built for 50,000 people, Auroville today has only about 2,500 permanent residents, and is one of the longest-lasting and largest intentional communities in the world. It was here that Akash met the girl who would later become his wife, Auralice. Both grew up in Auroville, and left during their teenage years, in pursuit of an American education. Now, married, they are returning, and confronting the ghosts of their - especially Auralice's - childhoods. In 1986, both of Auralice's parents died in Auroville under mysterious circumstances just 24 hours apart.



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