Introduction
The hangover left by the French settlers, the Tamil connection and the influence of Rishi Aurobindo, works together on the cultural map of Pondicherry to see the flowering of a plethora of fairs and festivals of all shapes, size, color and faith, in the horizon of Pondicherry. The Fete de Pondicherry festival is a major festival celebrating the liberation of Pondicherry from the French colonialists.
Activities
The fete de Pondicherry is celebrated with great pomp and grandeur to celebrate the merger of Pondicherry into the Indian Federation. The Fete de Pondicherry is celebrated with much fanfare by the residents of Pondicherry. People from all walks of life actually participate in the festivities which comprise of much activity, including cultural programs, illumination of streets and parks, etc.
Pondicherry, all along a French colony, had to wait longer than the Indian sub continent to achieve liberation from the French colonialists. In the post-independence era under the Prime Ministership of Late Jawaharlal Nehru, Pondicherry along with other French colonies in India achieved independence on August 16, 1962. They were given the status of union territories on 1st July 1963. However, as expected, the French aroma still lingers in the air in Pondicherry; it lingers on the streets, in the architecture of the buildings and even in the French academies that still successfully educate the people in the language if their former colonialists.
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