Auroville (City of Dawn) is situated along the coast of Tamil Nadu and was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa, a disciple of Shri Aurobindo Ghosh. The township was designed by architect Roger Anger. Auroville has a number of small scale industries that are heavily based on traditional arts & crafts. Units associated with theAuroville foundation design, manufacture and distribute products such as scented candles, incense sticks, soaps and naturalcosmetics, pottery and ceramic ware, gemstone jewellery, wooden furniture, food products such as cheese and baked goods, etc. There is also a presence in the leather products industry, with a major brand such as Hidesign being based close to Auroville.