International Research on Cultures, Environments and Societies in South Asia

French Institute of Pondicherry

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Hospitals in South Asia: Health Policies, Care Practices - Book presentation - 4th October 2022

Back to temple: How TN's idol Wing is tracking stolen treasures

Events

Events

Les Rencontres de l’IFP - Monthly conference | Dec 7 2022, 7 PM | Alliance Française, Puducherry

Events

LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS Monthly Event

Events

WORKSHOP: Fish workers and coastal transformation: Sharing perspectives

Events

WORKSHOP: International Conference on “Sūrya in Sanskrit Literature”

IFP SPOTLIGHT

Research



Indology

Ecology

Social Sciences

Geomatics

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