Pondicherry
Britishnoun
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In the words of Gulf scholar Paul Rich, this was "the Indian Empire's last redoubt, just as Goa was Portuguese India's last solitary vestige, or Pondicherry was the tag-end of French India".
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
Four years later, the capture of Pondicherry by the British effectively removed the French from contention in the competition to dominate Indian trade.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
A study published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases in June this year describes a survey of 778 students staying in a hostel in Southern India’s Pondicherry.
From Slate • Oct. 12, 2022
They installed a starry night abstract outside the gates of her wedding venue in Pondicherry, a small French town in the heart of South India.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021
I sniffed the plastic shells and immediately Pondicherry came to life in my mind, a marvellous relief from the disappointment of calling for help and not being heard.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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