Three-month long Indo French Festival from tomorrow

A three-month long Indo-French Festival will begin here tomorrow to commemorate celebration of the 125th anniversary of Alliance Francaise in the city.
"A total of 45 events, including arts and music, cultural activities, concerts, literature, exhibitions and movies would be held in different venues," Welfare and Tourism Minister of Puducherry, P.Rajavelu told reporters today.
Rajavelu said the aim of the festival was to showcase rich picture of cultural ties between India and France.
Director of Alliance France here Fabrice Mongiat said select programmes for the three months would give Puducherry an opportunity to enrich the ties between India and France.

The festival has been jointly organised by the management of Alliance Francaise de Pondicherry, Department of Tourism (Puducherry), French Embassy in India and Navayuga Consultancy Company in Puducherry.