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Already partnerships, either temporary or long term, would be constituted with some local authorities or even with the Government of Tamil Nadu for instance. And often newcomers would at first be interested in such or such field or practical research area, having perhaps already gained some compatible experience, and brought along their own observations and their own contacts and intuitions – only gradually realizing the existence of conscious fundaments for this adventure they had joined.

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Some of them arrived as families, their children having known other, more ordinary educational settings and social and environmental conditionings : their decision to embark in the collective experience of Her city had required courage, faith and determination, and they were risking their savings without any guarantee of ever finding their balance in the long run. This movement was recognized and valued, even though their grasp of the scope and extent of the work might still be rudimentary or insufficient.

They must now adapt, find their shelter and their rhythms.

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