Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mark Of The French Rule

As the remaining Portugal culture off seen in Goa, the French culture left by the colonians could be still seen amidst the senior citizens of Pondicherry. The French consulate a colonial mansion situated at Rue Campagnie, has beautiful layout with a garden, and its red, white and blue flag flying at top. Various building and houses still exits reflecting the architects of the French.

The colonial rule started as a trading station founded by Francois Martin in 1674. Pondicherry being the chief, the French also captured and administered various regions. They are Karaikal in Nagai Quaid-e-Millath District in Tamilnadu, Mahe in Kerala and Yanam in Andhra Pradesh. Put together now as Union territory. Pondicherry is ruled by the Central Government. This 262 sq km town merged with India in 1954, late after her Independence in 1945. The White Town still bears French street names – Dumas, Romain Rolland, Suffren, La Bourdonnais, Saint Louis, Saint Gilles even though the word rue is being replaced by ‘street’.

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