Indians helped France when it needed it the most!

Indian soldiers in 1914.Credit Gallica/Bnf.Fr

1914: India to Send Men to France By The International Herald Tribune"

http://iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/1914-india-to-send-men-to-france

That was a full 100 years back!

Indians helped France when it needed it the most!

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'An interesting job opening for francophiles' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Source: The Times of India, August 27, 2014

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PHOTO Exposition de/ Exhibition by Yardan Dive at Alliance Francaise, Chandigarh

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PHOTO Exposition de/ Exhibition by Yardan Dive

From 26th August to 27th September

Mon-Fri 9am-7pm

Sat 1pm-6:30pm

Sun 10:30am to 3:30pm

(Closed from 15th to 20th September)

Café THEATRE de l'Alliance française

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'Mais c'est tout a fait normal!' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Air France pilots threaten September strike:'Comment dirai-je, mais c'est tout a fait normal!'

For full article please click at the following link:

http://www.thelocal.fr/20140826/air-france-pilots-threaten-september-strike .

‘Vernon, France – Not Just a Way Into Giverny’ by Michele Kurlander

Photo source:Fondation Claude Monet
‘Vernon, France – Not Just a Way Into Giverny’ by Michele Kurlander: For reading the full article and seeing some excellent photographs please click at the following link: http://bonjourparis.com/story/vernon-france-not-just-way-giverny/
You may also like to visit the site of the Office of tourism: http://www.cape-tourisme.fr/

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'Nous vous remercions infinnement Madame Marie-Therese-Hampart-Zoumain' by K.J.S.Chatrath

My floral homage to late Madame Marie-Therese-Hampart-Zoumain

“Beyond borders: Indian recipients find a French connection: Madame Marie-Therese-Hampart-Zoumain… … Her kidneys went to recipients at Max hospital. Her liver was given to an Army jawan at RR Army Hospital… …”

Bravo et nous vous remercions infinnement Madame Marie-Therese-Hampart-Zoumain.

Vive La France!

Please click at the following link to read the full report of the Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Beyond-borders-Indian-recipients-find-a-French-connection/articleshow/40089609.cms . .

‘6 Things The World Can Learn From France’ by Sandra Lorenzo.

Francois Mitterand Library, Paris.

‘6 Things The World Can Learn From France’ by Sandra Lorenzo. For reading the article please click at the following link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/18/france-life-lessons_n_5684708.html

'Founder of Paris’s iconic Berthillon ice-cream shop dies' by Louise NORDSTROM.

Photo source: Website of Maison Barthillon

R.I.P, M.Barthillon

Please click at the following link to read the full article:

http://www.france24.com/en/20140811-founder-paris-berthillon-ice-cream-shop-dies-france/

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‘French treasure hunter finds 50 pieces of jewellery on Mont Blanc from Air India crash 48 years ago’ by Henry Samuel, Paris

Mont Blanc and the Bossons Glacier. Photo: Rex.

Climber Daniel Roche finds necklaces, bracelets, pendants from an Air India Boeing 707 that crashed in 1966 with 117 people on board, saying the gems looked as though they had been "placed there the previous day"

Please click at the following link for reading the full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11039691/French-treasure-hunter-finds-50-pieces-of-jewellery-on-Mont-Blanc-from-Air-India-crash-48-years-ago.html

'15 French 'false friends' you need to watch out for'

“15 French 'false friends' you need to watch out for: When struggling for the right word in French, it can be tempting just to use an English word said in a French accent. Unfortunately, French is littered with pesky "false friends" that have very different meanings….”.

For reading the full article please click at the following link: http://www.thelocal.fr/20140814/false-friends-france-english

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'Vive le tourisme! France is still the world’s most popular country' by Jolyon Attwooll

A report indicates that in 2013 a whopping 84.7 million foreign tourists visited France.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/11027747/Vive-le-tourisme-France-is-still-the-worlds-most-popular-country.html

During the same period only 6.8 million foreign tourists came to India.

Come on India.

Let us do something to attract more tourists.

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Parlez vous francais?

Quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent.

When the cat's away, the mice will play.

"Battle of the Somme" Fresco at Montparnasse Station by Mary Winston Nicklin

Photo source: RATP/ Jean-François Mauboussin Joe Sacco's "Battle of the Somme" Fresco at Montparnasse Station by Mary Winston Nicklin

‘… …this summer, Parisians are descending underground at the Montparnasse-Bienvenüe station just to see the extraordinary fresco, measuring 132 metres, by Joe Sacco… … ‘

I have not had the chance to visit Montparnasse station to view this fresco, but I do hope that it also depicts the participation and the sacrifices of the Indian troops in the battle of Somme. Please see the following photo of Indian bicycle troops at a crossroads on the Fricourt-Mametz Road, Somme, France.

Photo source: Wikipedia/John Warwick Brooke - This is photograph Q 3983 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.

French Embassy starts French book section (in Kolkata)

'August 6, 2014: To bridge the cultural gap between France and West Bengal, the French Embassy has come up with a French book section at the Oxford bookstore here. … …Starting out with over 100 French titles, the French book list is curated by the French Book Office of the embassy, Oxford Bookstore Director Maina Bhagat said… …'

To read the full article please click at the following link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/french-embassy-starts-french-book-section-114080600800_1.html

Recently Released French Films

Recently Released French Films to Catch this Summer! http://frenchculture.org/film-tv-and-new-media/news/recently-released-french-films-catch-summer

Age takes its toll of French girls school in Puducherry by Annie Philip

The Pensionnat Government Girls’ French High School on Dumas Street in Puducherry. Photo: S.S. Kumar, The Hindu.

Age takes its toll of French girls school in Puducherry by Annie Philip

Please click at the following link to read the full article in The Hindu; http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/age-takes-its-toll-of-french-girls-school-in-puducherry/article6271512.ece

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Mais, c’est normal, non?

Air France strike delays flights at Paris airports:

For reading the full article, please click at the following link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Air-France-strike-delays-flights-at-Paris-airports/articleshow/39478911.cms

Mais, c’est normal, non?

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‘Is tipping dying out in French café culture?'

‘Is tipping dying out in French café culture?

Leaving a tip has long been the done thing in restaurants and bars, but today it's a dying tradition at the terrace cafés of Paris. A recent study showed that the number of patrons who never leave a tip has more than doubled since last year…. …’. Please click at the following link to read the full article from France24: http://www.france24.com/en/20140801-french-tipping-cafe-dying-out-paris/ . .