Pondicherry town is a surprise in India. This you'll
realise as you pass through well-laid, wide streets carrying French names
and kept unpolluted. Clean. A French past is still present.
Pondicherry cheers the heart of the romantic. With grand boulevards and
quiet promenades. You'll be greeted with large bouquets of bougainvillea
hanging over the ivory-coloured walls of colonial mansions. Pondicherry with
its ashram charm, is sought out by the peace-seeker. And with its safe and
secluded beaches, by the tan-seeker.
Pondicherry is richly
cosmopolitan. A staggering number of 55 languages are spoken here. By an
easy, relaxed set of people. Pondicherry is a favourite hunting ground for
the shop-hopper. Where wonderful bargains are easy pickings. Pondicherry is
a peaceful, easy feeling. That makes you want to put your feet up. And let
your hair down.
The French
Heritage Pondicherry has a rich French cultural heritage,
having been the capital of the French colonies in India since the 17th
century. Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam and mahe were transferred to the
Indian union in 1954. This French legacy is visible in the well-Planned
town, neatly laid roads, wide and vibrant beaches, beautiful promenades,
architecturally imposing churches and public buildings and the statues of
joan of ark and joseph Francois colonies in India from 1742-54.
The town also has an alliance Francaise and the French institute. Among the
notable French personalities who left their indelible mark on Pondicherry,
four names stand out.
Francois Martin who was appointment the
administrator after the Treaty of Ryswick, brought stability and was
responsible for its growth. Dumas, who succeeded him, built on Martin's
foundation. The third notable Frenchman was joseph Francois Dupleix, the
Governor of french india from 1742-54.
The forth French
Personality who made an impact on Modern day Pondicherry was 'The Mother', a
paris-born painter musician and Sri Aurobindo's close companion from 1920
until his death in 1950. She was responsible for developing the Ashram as it
is today.
The Land of Yoga
and Spirituality If you are tired of the rat race that
today's world has become and are in search of inner peace, harmony and
spirituality, then Pondicherry is the place to come to. It has been seat of
learning and Vedic culture since ancient times and was also the home of the
great Hindu sage Agastya. Pondicherry mystic spirit found a great
resurrection in the twentieth century with the establishment of Aurobindo
Ashram.
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