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The French Connection

18 September 2009 12 Comments

I am starting with a place in India where French is as common as it’s other local language. One can see name plates, sign boards, shops and people, all with something French in them. For last 3-4 years the local Govt is promoting the local language in a big way and on the face of it, it doesn’t look the locals know French but utter a few words and they’ll guide you correctly.

To see this place I had just 24 hours which are way too less if you really want to enjoy the beauty of it.

Can you guess this place ?

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  • Neeraj said:

    Your post ‘tag’ gives away the answer… :)

    # 18 September 2009 at 10:11 PM
  • Nisha (author) said:

    Neeraj,
    Lol…
    I knew, I knew it ! I wanted to know who could that intelligent person be. :P

    I have removed the tag for the time being. :D

    # 18 September 2009 at 10:56 PM
  • Manish Kumar said:

    Itse Pondicherry for sure. I have been to the place & like u I had also only 24 hours time to get the feel of the city.

    # 19 September 2009 at 12:07 AM
  • Shivanand Manthalkar said:

    Pondi, a French colony it was as Manish says…

    # 19 September 2009 at 6:52 AM
  • Ram N said:

    Ofcourse a street at Pondicherry … in the White town side …..

    # 19 September 2009 at 8:43 AM
  • Zhu said:

    I’d say Pondichery, since it was a French… what actually? Colony?

    # 21 September 2009 at 3:32 AM
  • rocksea said:

    pondi. but which language is the signpost written in?

    # 22 September 2009 at 2:13 PM
  • Ram N said:

    Tamil & French are the scripts used … saying Ananda Rangam Pillai Street

    # 22 September 2009 at 3:23 PM
  • Nisha (author) said:

    Manish,
    What all could you see in those 24 hours ?

    Shivanand, Ram, Zhu,
    Yup ! It’s a French colony.

    Ram,
    Looks like you are well versed with this place. :D

    # 23 September 2009 at 3:47 PM
  • Nisha (author) said:

    I guess I should make names in bold for better reading.

    # 23 September 2009 at 3:48 PM
  • Manish Kumar said:

    I took a tourism bus for half a day. Two things which I can never forget was the Aubindo temple under construction with majestic dome & cycles on those pollution free streets. And I heard that in morning CM comes and read news paper in road side tea shop !

    # 23 September 2009 at 10:41 PM
  • Nisha (author) said:

    Manish,
    I’ll show you all here and hopefully more. :)

    # 23 September 2009 at 10:54 PM

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