Bastille Day In Pondicherry | France Culture in India | Diva india

Overview

Pondicherry continues to surprise visitors with its French quarters and demeanor. While the rest of India was ruled by the British. Pondicherry was under the clutches of France for more than 300 years. and so it stands as the symbol of French and Indian integrity. The Puducherry still intact through the French architecture, museums, French cuisine and large number of French tourists. visiting the city each year. All its streets and monuments are marked by Dravidian cum western architecture. Many of the Pondicherry locals can speak fluent French too. The tie of Pondicherrians with their colonizers is so strong, that the French National Day (or Bastille Day) is celebrated here with great pomp and grandeur. If you want to experience a piece of France without spending a fortune, then visit Pondicherry during the Bastille Day.


About Bastille Day 
Bastille Day, one of the main festivals in Pondicherry is also known as the ‘National Day of France’. Being an important French colony Pondicherry celebrates this day with great honor and pride. Located on the coast of Coromondal, Pondicherry was once the center of all French business and transactions in the southern part of India as well as in Asia. On the eve of the Bastille Day retired soldiers engage themselves in parade and celebrate the day with Indian and French National Anthems. On the day uniformed war soldiers march through the street to honor the French soldiers who were killed in the battles. You can perceive French and the Indian flag flying alongside that project the mishmash of cultures and heritages.
Why should visit during Bastille day
For those interested in history and culture, Bastille Day can be used as an opportunity to explore the city’s French connection. The French colonies are very close to the typical Indian localities. If you are a first timer to Pondicherry, you might very well feel that you have magically travelled from India to France by just taking a turn down the street. There are several museums and heritage centres showcasing the era of French rule in Pondicherry.
Bastille Day is celebrated with great honor, on 14th July Bastille Day is observed in Pondicherry when this small territory adorns and decorates herself to give a special tinge to the occasion. Being an important French colony, this day is calculated as one of the important dates in Pondicherry’s calendar.
Annual Bastille Day is definitely the best time to visit Pondicherry if you are seeking the French flavours in your food. While you are there, do not just stop with the parade and the museum hopping. Treat your taste buds to some exquisite French cuisine in the restaurants of Pondicherry too. There are certain dishes served in the French styled restaurants, that you will find (only in France) nowhere else in India. The restaurants stack up their menus with special Bastille Day delicacies, that are genuinely French.

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