Delegation from the INRA

From left to right: Michel EDDI, Yves GRIVEAU, Guy RIBA, Frédéric BORNE, Laurent BRUCKLER, Bernard CHARPENTIER

Delegation from the EFEO

From left to right: Frédéric BORNE; Dominic GOODALL; Franciscus VERELLEN; Jean-Michel DION; Gilbert PUECH; François LACHAUD

Sannyasin

From left to right: Jean-Pierre MULLER; Sannyasin SENTHILNATHASWAMI; Sannyasin ARUMUGASWAMI; Dominic GOODALL; Deviprasad MISHRA

Students from the Veda Agama Samskrutha Maha Pathasala

From left to right: Jean-Pierre MULLER; A.S.Sundaramurthy SIVAM; N. Ardhanari SIVAM; S. SAMBANDHAN; Bruno DAGENS. Standing: T. GANESAN ; SIVA

Delegation from INRA

From left to right: Pierre COUTERON; Bernard CHARPENTIER; Jean-Pierre MULLER ; Yves GRIVEAU

Mr. Robert DEL PICCHIA, French Senator

From left to right: Robert DEL PICCHIA; Laurent PORDIE, Head of the Social Sciences Department; Jean-Pierre MULLER

Mr. Jérôme BONNAFONT, Ambassador of France in India

From left to right: Jérôme BONNAFONT; Jean-Pierre MULLER, IFP Director

Mr. Jérôme BONNAFONT, Ambassador of France in India

From left to right: M.S.GILL; Jean-Pierre MULLER; Dominic GOODALL

Mr. M.S.GILL, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

From left to right: M.S.GILL; Jean-Pierre MULLER; Dominic GOODALL

Retired French Generals from the Saint-Cyr Military School, France

in purple, Jean DELOCHE

Delegation of the prestigious Manthan Awards

From left to right : Pierre GRARD ; Syed S. KAZI ; Osama MANZAR

Delegation of the prestigious Manthan Awards

From left to right : B.R. RAMESH ; Osama MANZAR ; Syed S. KAZI ; Pierre GRARD

Team from Havre harbour, France

Extreme left: Jean-Pierre Muller

Teachers from Toulouse

Extreme right: Jean Deloche (in purple)

Dr. Dominic GOODALL & Mr. Hedley SUTTON

From left to right: Dominic GOODALL ; Hedley SUTTON

Mrs. Diana COOPER-RICHET & Mr. Jean-Yves MOLLIER

From left to right: Dr. Raphaël PELISSIER ; Diana COOPER-RICHET ; Yves MOLLIER

“Synthec” Delegates

“Synthec” Delegates with Dr. Jean-Pierre Muller, Director, IFP (extreme right)

Visit of Mr. Richard YUNG, French Senator

From left to right: Dr. T.Ganesan, Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER, S.Sambandan, Mr. Richard YUNG, French Senator, Dr. Dominic GOODALL, K. Muthukumaran

VCRC Team with Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER

From left to right: Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER ; Dr. M. KALYANASUNDARAM ; Dr. Sabesan SHANMUGAVELU
Background: Dr. Bernard MONDET

Mrs. BHANUMATI with colleagues

Mrs. Bhanumati, Director of the Department of Art and Culture of the Government of Puducherry with other colleagues in the Director's office

Delegates from ARKEMA Peroxidesr

Delegates from ARKEMA Peroxides with Dr. Jean-Pierre Muller, Director, IFP (extreme right)

Officials and academicians from the Institut de Chandernagor

A team of officials and academicians from the Institut de Chandernagor

David M. MALONE

From left to right: David M. MALONE, Jean-Pierre MULLER

Mrs. Christiane KERIEL, Prof. Jacques FONTANEL

2nd from left to right: Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER , Mrs. Christiane KERIEL, Prof. Jacques FONTANEL

Mr. FIESCHI and Mrs. BERTHAUD

From left to right: Mrs. BERTHAUD, Dr. Frédéric BORNE (Head, LAIG), Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER, Mr. FIESCHI

Consulate General

From left to right: Jean-Pierre Muller ; Dominic Goodall ; Joëlle Rayet ; François Striby

Serge MOATI

Foreground, from left to right: Dr. Jean-Pierre Muller, Director, IFP ; Hon'ble Education Minister, Gvt of Pondicherry, Mr. Shahjahan ; Background: D.Balasubramanian, Manager - Information Systems, IFP

Serge MOATI

From left to right: Mrs. Minja YANG, UNESCO Representative and Director of the UNESCO Office in New Delhi, Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER, Director of the IFP

Minja YANG

Mr. Serge MOATI visiting the manuscript collection of the IFP

Monitoring Committee

From left to right, front row: Pierre COUTERON, Head of Ecology Department of IFP; Marie-Anna LEBOVITS; P.S.ROY; Balveer ARORA; Veronique DUPONT,Director of CSH; Y.SUBBARAYALU, Head of "Historical Atlas" project of IFP; Laurent GAYER, Head of International Relations Division of CSH; K.K CHAKRAVARTHY. From left to right, second row: V.PRITHVIRAJ; Laurent PORDIE, Head of Scoial Sciences

Memory of the World

From left to right: Dominic GOODALL,Head of EFEO Centre in Pondicherry; Michel SEGUY; Dominique GIRARD,M.M LAKHERA; Tarja VIRTANEN; Jean-Pierre MULLER, Director of the IFP. Centre : Pandit N.R.BHATT

Shivaprasad

From left to right: Prof Shiva Prasad, Mr Murali, Mr Mony, Dr J.P Muller

Devred

From left to right: Dr J.P Muller and Dr Philippe Devred

M. D Gressieux

From left to right: Jean Deloche, IFP with M. D Gressieux, president of the organisation.

M. Guerry

M. Guerry

AIPF Delegation

AIPF delegation looking at the preservation of palm leaf manuscripts at the IFP.

Mr. Christian COINTAT

Mr. Christian COINTAT (senator), Mr. MOUSTAPHA (AEFE delegate) with Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director-IFP).

Mrs Jenny CARTER

From left to right : Mrs Jenny CARTER, Mr. Michael CARTER (Country Director - World Bank, India), Dr. B.R. RAMESH (Head of Botany Lab - IFP), Dr. Danny LO SEEN (Head of Geomatics Lab - IFP).

Mr. Richard YUNG (Senator)

From left to right : Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (Director-IFP), Mr. Richard YUNG (Senator), Mr. Pierre BLONDEL (French Vice Consul - Pondicherry)

Lt. Gen. M.M. Lakhera

Lt. Gen. M.M. Lakhera, Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry with Dr. J.P. MULLER (Director - IFP)

Andre LEWIN

From left to right : Dr. Danny LO SEEN (Head of Geomatics Lab - IFP), Mr. Andre LEWIN (former French Ambassador to India), Dr. J.P. MULLER (Director - IFP)

Mme Jo??lle GARRIAUD-MAYLAM (Senator)

From left to right : Mme Jo??lle GARRIAUD-MAYLAM (Senator), Dr. Danny LO SEEN (Head of Geomatics Lab - IFP), Mr. Michel SEGUY (French Consul General - Pondicherry)

CNRS Delegation

From left to right : Mme. Sofia NADIR (Director - Scientific & Technical Information - CNRS), Mr. Bernard LARROUTUROU (Director General - CNRS), Dr. J.P. MULLER (Director - IFP)

Madame Marie France GONNORD

Madame Marie France GONNORD (Attach??e for Science and Technology, Embassy of France, New Delhi) with Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP).

Mr. Franciscus VERELLEN

From left to right : Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP), Mr. Franciscus VERELLEN (director-EFEO, Paris), Mr. Fran??ois GRIMAL (researcher - EFEO, Pondicherry)

Madame Marie France GONNORD

From left to right : Mr. Atul NANDA (Head for India - Asia IT&C, New Delhi), Mr. Laurant VANOPSTAL (Head for Asia at the secretariat of the European Program Asia IT&C, New Delhi), Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP), Dr. Pierre GRARD (head of the department of ecology-IFP), Dr. Danny LO SEEN (head of Geomatics Lab - IFP)

Madame Marie France GONNORD

From left to right : Mr. BORZEIX (Biblioth??que Nationale de France) with Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP)

Mr. Louis DUVERNOIS (senator)

From left to right : Mr. Louis DUVERNOIS (senator) with Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP)

Mr. Jerome PASQUIER

From left to right : Mr. Jerome PASQUIER (research director, French ministry of external affairs) and Mr. Jean Claude TRIBOLET (counsellor for cooperation and cultural affairs, Embassy of France in India).

Mr. Daniel WEISSBERG

From left to right : Mr. Daniel WEISSBERG (regional director of the "Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie en Asie-Pacifique" with Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP)

Mr. Elyes KASRI (ambassador of Tunisia in New Delhi)

From left to right : Mr. Elyes KASRI (ambassador of Tunisia in New Delhi), Dr. Laurent PORDIE (researcher - IFP), Dr. Isabelle GUERIN (head of microfinance project-IFP), Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP).

Mr. Michel GUERRY (senator representing the French expatriate community)

From left to right : Mr. Michel GUERRY (senator representing the French expatriate community), Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP).

Mr Jean Claude TRIBOLET (counsellor for cooperation and cultural affairs, Embassy of France in India)

From left to right : Dr. Pierre GRARD(Head of the department of ecology - IFP), Mr Jean Claude TRIBOLET (counsellor for cooperation and cultural affairs, Embassy of France in India), Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP).

Mr. K.K. JASWAL (secretary to the Government of India, ministry of communications and information technology)

Mr. K.K. JASWAL (secretary to the Government of India, ministry of communications and information technology) with Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP).

Mr. Dominique GIRARD (French Ambassador to India)

From left to right : Dr. Jean-Pierre MULLER (director - IFP), Mr. Dominique GIRARD (French Ambassador to India), Mr. Jean-Fran??ois CHENIN, Deputy Cultural Counsellor, French Embassy, New Delhi).

Shri I.K. GUJRAL (former Prime Minister of India)

From left to right : Srimati GUJRAL, Mr. Michel SEGUY (Consul General of France, Pondicherry), Shri I.K. GUJRAL (former Prime Minister of India), Mr. Michel PERRAUDIN (secretary general - IFP).