Category: Around The Town
The happenings and events in and around the town of Pondicherry.
November 1st, is Puducherry Liberation Day. It commemorates the liberation of Puducherry from French colonial rule in 1954. This day marks the integration of Puducherry into the Indian Union as a Union Territory. It...
Raads marine is an international marine business group. A fibreglass boat manufacturing unit of Raads is located in Kammiyampettai, Cuddalore. Basically, the boat manufacturing is a three-stage process. Pattern making, Mould Making and Manufacturing. Majority of the work here is...
From 16 to 20 July Pondicherry was the host to its 5 day annual food festival, organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Pondicherry. The Old Port at the end of Beach Road...
The evening of 8 June at Maison Perumal was an enchanting one where art and music fused together to give a breath taking experience to all those who had gathered. It was the inauguration...
An archaeological survey and excavation team led by P Ravichandirane, an Assistant Professor of a government college has found iron age burial sites of about 2,500 years old in Auroville. The project is being...
This year from 3 – 4 May, Urban Design Collective will be celebrating Jane’s Walk Festival. Urban Design Collective will be hosting a series of commemorative walks in Pondicherry and other cities across the...
Sadanand Menon, a noted arts critic, reputed culture journalist and arts editor was invited to give a talk at Tasmai Art Gallery and to share his views on the ongoing art exhibition, at the...
Celebrating the centenary of Mother’s (Mirra Alfassa) arrival in Puducherry and the first anniversary of TASMAI, an exhibition on the theme Mother was organized by TASMAI from February 24 – March 29, 2014. It...
Among the exhibitions for Pondy Photo 2014 which were on display at Artika Gallery from 21 March to 6 April was a photo essay by Myriam Meloni, ‘Important Things Are Said Softly’. This photo...
Maika Elan and her World Press Photo award winning photo story ‘The Pink Choice’ played was a very special attraction of Pondy Photo 2014 which commenced on 21 March and continued till 6 April....