International Research on Cultures, Environments and Societies in South Asia

French Institute of Pondicherry

IFP has been awarded the Sigaram award 2019 under the category 'French Cultural Development' during the second edition of News18 Tamil Nadu Sigaram Awards

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Workshop on local food systems hosted by the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP)

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Move to declare Kaliveli wetlands a sanctuary: first declaration issued

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Pondicherry Heritage Festival to celebrate Franco-Tamil confluence

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Puducherry to host exhibition on five French settlements in India

Upcoming Events

Announcements

MEGA SALE OF SELECT PUBLICATIONS, 4th edition: 1 - 25 March 2021

Events

MoSS#7 [Making of Social Sciences] The aesthetic, professional and mnemonic lives of India’s circuses

Events

Local food system of Pondicherry: A discussion on food sovereignty and agro-ecology transition (Third Edition): 3 - 9 February, 2021

Events

PHOTOWALK - An urban exploration of the fishing villages of Kuruchikuppam-Vaithikuppam


Research



Indology

Ecology

Social Sciences

GeoSMIT

Transversal Topics


Forest

What is the status of forests? What are the challenges and strategies of developmental activities in protecting forests with reference to global change scenario?

Labour

How do we understand changes in labouring lives with respect to transformations in political economy of finance and credit, ecological landscapes, work and knowledge?

Coast

Understanding coastal ecosystems as a confluence of physical, political, social and ecological changes towards establishing an observatory of the Coromandel Coast

Water

Access to water: production, consumption, policies, society and representations. Water landscapes and culture: from art to tourism. Aquatic environments, between botany and human settlements

Heritage

From Tamil-French Pondicherry to the rich national history of India, between ancient times and globalization: Archeological and historical research, tangible and intangible heritage policies, memory and tourism