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A two-day workshop entitled “Indian Manuscripts and their Preservation – Strategies for conservation, diffusion and awareness” was held at the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) on 25th and 26th February 2010, in the framework of the CHINDEU project aimed at facilitating and promoting the (...)
A two-day seminar entitled “Pharmasud Workshop #1 – Pharmaceutical Innovations in the Ayurvedic Industry” was held at the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) on February 9 and 10, 2010.
This workshop was organised in the framework of the project « Local knowledge, market construction and (...)
The 2009 Manthan Award South Asia went to the BIOTIK identikit developed by the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP).
The Manthan Award is an initiative in India to recognize the best practices in e-Content and Creativity. The award (www.manthanaward.org) was launched by Digital Empowerment (...)
The Bioinformatics Centre of the Pondicherry University (BICPU), India, organized a three day National seminar on the Recent Trends in Structural Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, from September 16-18, 2009. Delegates from all over India including Scientists, Teachers and Research (...)
Professor Navalpakkam Ramanuja TATACHARYA, associated professor and researcher at the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), leading authority in the fields of shastras (sciences) that are the Nyaya, the Vyakarana, the Mimamsa and the Vedanta, was awarded the title « SHASTRAKALPADRUMA » by Mr. (...)
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BIOTIK: Biodiversity Informatics and Co-Operation in Taxonomy for Interactive Shared Knowledge Base. Western Ghats v 1.0. A multimedia identification system of evergreen tree species of the Western Ghats, India. [DVD-ROM].
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, P. Grard, J. Prosperi, S. Aravajy, J-P. Pascal…[et al.]. Collection Ecologie n°46, IFP, 2010.
Language: English, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam. 300 Rs (14 €)
ISBN: 978-81-8470-168-5
Keywords: taxonomy, interactive key, identification, Western Ghats, tree species
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Four Forts of the Deccan
Jean Deloche, Collection Indologie n°111, IFP/EFEO, 2009, 206 p. incl. ill.
Language: English. 1000 Rs (43 €)
ISBN (IFP): 978-81-8470-175-3. ISBN (EFEO): 978-2-85539-675-0
Keywords : fortification, architecture, technology, Deccan
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Between Preservation and Recreation: Tamil Traditions of Commentary. Proceedings of a Workshop in Honour of T.V. Gopal Iyer.
Edited by Eva Wilden, Collection Indologie n°109, IFP / EFEO, 2009, xiv, 319 p.
Language: English (except 2 articles in Tamil). 600 Rs (26 €)
ISBN (IFP): 978-81-8470-173-9. ISBN (EFEO): 978-2-85539-674-3
Keywords: Tamil literature, exegesis, philology
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Passages: Relationships Between Tamil And Sanskrit.
Edited by Kannan M., Jennifer Clare, IFP / Tamil Chair, DSSEAS, University of California (Berkeley), IFP - Publications Hors série n° 11, 2009, xxxvi, 380 p.
Language: English (except 1 article in Tamil). 700 Rs ( 30 €)
ISBN: 978-81-8470-176-0
Keywords: Tamil literature, Sanskrit literature, Indian literature, South Asian studies, comparative literature
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