01What this page is
Bioregion is a hand-curated, calm reading layer over community announcements that already exist in the Auroville–Pondicherry bioregion. It is built by Sree Balakrishnan as a personal project under the umbrella of All Things Vedic, the learning platform he is co-building with Vikram Devatha.
The information shown here is drawn from two community WhatsApp groups: Voila Pondy (events & happenings) and Put Me In Touch (services & recommendations). Neither group is operated by the maintainers of this page; we are readers and aggregators, not group administrators.
02What this page is not
Bioregion is not a service provider. We do not run events, sell tickets, host workshops, vouch for vendors, or vet practitioners. We do not take payment from anyone listed and we do not accept payment in exchange for placement.
Bioregion is not a directory of record. The information here may be wrong, out of date, mis-extracted from the source message, or simply incomplete. The original WhatsApp message remains the source of truth.
03Aggregator role & no warranty
We aggregate publicly broadcast announcements from community groups in which we are members. We make a reasonable, good-faith effort to summarise them accurately and to filter out content that was not clearly intended for public sharing.
That said: we make no warranty of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any purpose. Times and venues change. Vendors retire, move, or stop returning calls. Posters get reposted out of season. We cannot guarantee any detail on this page is current.
Always cross-check with the original poster, the venue, or the service provider before you travel, register, pay, or commit your time.
04Your participation is at your own risk
If you attend an event, hire a service, or contact a person listed on this page, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk. The maintainers of Bioregion are not responsible for the conduct, quality, safety, pricing, cancellations, or outcomes of any event, service, or interaction surfaced through this page.
This includes (but is not limited to): no-shows, cancellations, schedule changes, venue changes, pricing changes, the quality or suitability of services rendered, the accuracy of vendor claims, lost or damaged property, or any harm sustained while attending or participating. Disputes are between you and the relevant organizer, vendor, or other party.
05Public-safe filter
We try to publish only information whose original poster broadcast it with public reach in mind — vendors self-promoting, organizers inviting attendance, businesses listing their public phone number, etc. We try not to publish:
- Phone numbers shared in private contexts (e.g. someone in distress, a personal medical query)
- Names attached to private requests
- Details of lost-and-found cases beyond what's needed to help
- Anything that looked like one-to-one rather than one-to-many communication
This is judgement-based, not foolproof. If you believe something has slipped through, please tell us and we will remove it without argument. See section 7.
06If you are listed here
If your name, business, or contact details appear on this page, it is because the underlying message was a public announcement in a community WhatsApp group. We did not contact you in advance, and we acknowledge that you did not write your message expecting it to appear on a webpage. You are free to:
- Ask to be removed — we will remove the listing within 24 hours of receiving the request.
- Ask for a correction — we will fix or update the listing as soon as we are reasonably able.
- Ask for a different presentation — e.g. category change, contact swap, location adjustment.
Email sreekandhbalakrishnan@gmail.com with the listing in question and what you would like changed. No reason needs to be given.
07Corrections, removals, and feedback
Spotted something wrong? Want a listing removed (yours or someone else's, with reason)? Want to suggest something we missed?
Please write to sreekandhbalakrishnan@gmail.com. Include the section name and the listing title to help us find it quickly.
08Source group acknowledgements
Voila Pondy and Put Me In Touch are community-built, community-moderated WhatsApp groups. Their existence is what makes this page possible. We are deeply grateful to their admins and to every member who posts thoughtfully.
PMIT is moderated by Vikram Devatha, who is aware of and supportive of this page as a complementary reading layer. Voila Pondy is admin-led by community members.
09Privacy
This page does not set tracking cookies and does not run analytics. We do not collect personal data from visitors. The only data we hold is the information you choose to send us by email.
Outbound links to wa.me/... open WhatsApp and are subject to WhatsApp's own terms.
10Acceptance
By using this page you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the page.
These terms may be revised. The Effective date at the top will reflect the latest version. For questions, write to sreekandhbalakrishnan@gmail.com.