On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, the Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Thierry Mathou, delivers an inspiring message on behalf of the Franco-Indian French network of India: 'Today more than ever, diversity is our Pride.' 🏳️‍🌈🌍

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🌟 Meet Harshitha Sankaran, the embodiment of global solidarity and sportsmanship! 🌍🏅

Hailing from India, Harshitha is currently serving as a volunteer under the prestigious Paris Terre de Jeux 2024 Program, organized by France Volontaires. 🇮🇳➡️🇫🇷

For 8 months, she’s

The 15th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival, South Asia's biggest, opened yesterday with 🇫🇷 film 'La Vénus d' Argent. 130+ films from 40 countries, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, performances.. Impressive! The French Institute in India & AF Bombay since it's early beginnings.

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Consulate general of France in Mumbai organised a Walkathon Relay to celebrate 10 weeks to the start of the #Olympics and the #Paralympics in 🇫🇷. The French team in #Mumbai participated in it with great enthusiasm & vigour. We were numerous to light the Olympic flame in the sweltering heat of Mumbai 🔥

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In 2006, #French Author Claudine Le Tourneur d'Ison wrote a novel on #Heeramandi . Later in 2012, Claudine‘s book on Heeramandi was translated into English by Roli Books .

In her book, Claudine describes 'Heeramandi as a place where female births were celebrated

India shines at #Cannes 2024 as Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine As Light' breaks 30-year hiatus, competing for Palme d’Or! Exciting times ahead with Greta Gerwig and Xavier Dolan leading the juries.

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Les Jeux entrent dans la vie des Français !

It was a pleasure to host friends & partners of the #VillaSwagatam program to celebrate its successful 1st edition.

A special musical evening with renowned French composer Lise Borel, who did an artists’ residency in Jodhpur, & the famous Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah qawwals.

After a 30-year gap, two Indian films 🎥hit Festival de Cannes : Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine As Light' competes for Palme d’Or, Sandhya Suri's 'Santosh' in Un Certain Regard. Last Indian film 🎬 at Cannes: Shaji N. Karun's 'Swacham' in 1994.

French designer Victoire de Brantes, one of the laureates of #VillaSwagatam , narrates her journey into the realm of design and how the heritage of India has shaped her understanding of the country at large.

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Our dedicated Campus France India network is gearing up for the next academic session through a three-day training session by Campus France Paris and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Through this training, the Managers and the Agent procedures leveled up their expertise to

À Delhi pour faire vivre la relation 🇫🇷-🇮🇳: dialogue sur les enjeux globaux et le #G20 🌏, coopération autour du futur musée national 🏛️, et co-présidence de la coalition pour les infrastructures résilientes aux risques climatiques Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 💫

The second edition of the #VillaSwagatam residency programme was officially launched at a press conference at Institut français. The application period is open until May 31, 2024.

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#VillaSwagatam NEWS 📝

✨ For its 2nd edition, Villa Swagatam has added a network of French partners who will host Indian writers and creators from September 2024. These French institutions were selected for their excellence, recognition in their respective fields, and their

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Launch of the 2nd edition of the residential program

'The example of Villa Swagatam illustrates the diversity and richness of the French cultural network’s residence programs abroad, in both artistic disciplines and their format' - eva nguyen binh.

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#VillaSwagatam launches the second edition of its residency programme, promoting cultural exchanges between talents from 🇫🇷 & 🇮🇳.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity!

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Applications are open ➡️ villaswagatam.org

Intending to achieve the 'ambitious target' of 30,000 Indian students in France by 2030, Campus France in India organized a gathering of high school leaders, educators, counselors, and teachers at the French Institute in India.

Over 40 prestigious schools from Delhi NCR joined