"An excavation at Araikamedu (near present day Puducherry) revealed a Romans trading settlement of this period, and el…"

"Pondicherry’s ancient history is from the Vedic era. The Roams traded here 2 millennia ago, and the Portuguese arrive…"

"The French East India Company (formed by Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1666) established a settlement...in 1674 at Pondich…"

"The first viable French company, the French East India Company, was launched by the Minister of Finance Jean Baptiste…"

"The progress of the settlements was interrupted by events in Europe. The Dutch captured Pondicherry in 1693 when the …"

"The British were saved by the military genius of Clive, an aggressive British Empire-builder who became the chief rep…"

"After 1763 the French establishments in India, which were under the authority of the king after abolition of the comp…"

"In 1947 the loges were given back to independent India. Chandernagore was finally transferred in 1951. De facto trans…"

"Christians are numerous in Pondicherry. There are also a few Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains...There are no industries or…"

"The port of Podoukê mentioned by the classical authors of the beginning of the Christian era (The Periplus and the Ge…"