Heritage Buildings of Pondicherry - Part 2
The endless stretches of unspoiled virgin beaches and backwaters and a surprising choice of restaurants serving a melange of cuisines provide a heady mix of experience that draws travellers from near and far to the city.
The French vicinity can in any case be felt inside of the halfway French-speaking Indian populace, and additionally through numerous social associations and through the way that more than 60,000 French travelers visit the territory every year.
Also, it was none other than Jawaharal Nehru, one of the fathers of the Indian country, who fancied that Pondicherry ought to remain 'a window onto France". Pondicherry is a genuine microcosm of Southern Indian – and an awesome beginning stage for going around it.
Be that as it may, its legacy is currently undermined: more than 30% of its old French and Tamil structures were decimated somewhere around 1994 and 2002. Archaeological investigation close Pondicherry has uncovered that exchanging was occurring with the Roman Empire around the year 0 AD.
The locale turned out to be a piece of the Pallavan, then Cholan, Pandyan and Vijayanagar domains from the fourth to the seventeenth hundreds of years. Pondicherry was a French exchanging post for almost three hundred years (1674-1954).
Since 1969, the Assembly sessions have been led in this building. Prior they were held in the Mairie Hall. For a few years, the building additionally housed the medicinal school, which was moved from the adjacent General Hospital.
Truth be told in 1954 (some say 1956), the therapeutic school was moved to the Tribunal building. Much before this, it was the living arrangement of one Mr. Pernon. Prior to the merger, the Assembly was known as the Representative Assembly.
Through the Government of Union Territories Act, the individuals from the then Representative Assembly of Pondicherry were esteemed to have been chosen to the Legislative Assembly. The Representative Assembly met as the Legislative Assembly interestingly on July 20, 1963.
The Assembly building is a piece of general society square where essential structures exist subsequent to the French principle. These structures manufactured in showy style are somewhat more elaborate than different structures in this town.
The Assembly building has round rooms as a major aspect of the front exterior with a hoisted colonnade (however a segment of it now has been redesigned). This is a commonplace French building with an excellent flight of stairs flanked by conventional terracotta hand balusters.
The staircase prompts the colonnaded porch with round workmanship. It additionally had fantastic French windows with columns in the middle. Open passage on the parallel road of Gingee Salai is the Entrance of this Building.
The Lycee Francais de Pondichery at Puducherry is a standout amongst the most imperative French secondary schools (lycee francais) outside France and the second biggest in Asia after the one in Hong Kong. Unique consent is obliged to visit this frontier castle.
It was built up as the College Royal on 26 October 1826 by Eugene Panon, Comte Desbassayns de Richemont, then Governor-General of Pondicherry in French. India, amid the Bourbon Restoration. Associated with the University of Rennes,
It is the most established lycee outside France. Today it invites around 1,400 understudies from primary school to baccalaureat (graduation) level. It likewise has an intriguing accumulation of old photos of pilgrim Puducherry and gathering of exceptionally uncommon coins of the French East Indian Company.
The Lycee Francais of Pondicherry goes under the domain of (AEFE) l'Agence pour l'Enseignement Francais l'Etranger (Agency of French Education Abroad). This is the most seasoned French school in Asia offering an exhaustive training from Pre-Primary school to the last year of Secondary school with general, specialized and proficient alternatives.
Every one of the subjects are taught in French and a lot of significance is put on English and Tamil, the territorial dialects. The courses held at the Lycee entirely comply with the present scholarly program set by the French Ministry Of Education.
Standard turnovers of understudies who effectively pass the exams have the decision of proceeding with their studies either in France or in India. Worries about dialect strategies are at the heart of French foundations abroad.
Notwithstanding quality instruction in French, it is an absolute necessity to incorporate the neighborhood dialect and additionally make an in number base for English. The Indian open looks for a training of universal gauges.
French organizations situated in India are looking for officials presented to both societies. Remembering this, the French school wishes to open more extensive its ways to India and the world with an imaginative and eager undertaking went for making an area of magnificence in science taking into account a bilingual instructive framework,
Starting from class 9 for another open of Indian and worldwide understudies who might be chosen in view of their outcomes in the sciences and wish to supplement their training in the Indian framework with training in sciences in the French framework keeping in mind the end goal to have entry to the best schools and colleges in France, India or different nations.
Thus, this twofold instruction will permit them to achieve high posts of obligation in French or Indian organizations where their insight into both societies will be unquestionably looked for and esteemed.
This office is arranged on the site of the Hotel de la Monnaie, fabricated somewhere around 1736 and 1738; it was demolished in 1761, however revamped in 1766; in 1884 it was the Bibliotheque Publique and Bureau des Ponts et Chaussees; in 1954, Bureau des Travaux Publics (Public Works Department).
This exemplary pioneer Government building is outstanding for its passageway entryway, compound divider, overhang with ironwork and sections including high curved windows. Open Works Department, the chief specialized association in the Union Territory of Puducherry,
It is responsible for Planning, Designing, Construction and Maintenance of Buildings, Roads, Bridges, National Highways, Irrigation, Flood Control, Water Supply and Public Health Engineering in all the four areas to be specific, Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
This building is raised on the establishments of the Hotel de la Compagnie, which was built around 1733; it was called Ancien gouvernment in 1748, then, Logement du gouverneur in 1753 (it arrives that the successors of Dupleix stayed until 1761).
Crushed by the British, this structure, called Hotel du Gouvernement, was modified in 1766-68 by Bourcet; in 1820, it was demolished once more; it was restored by Spinasse. From that point forward it has experienced a few alterations however without changing the general arrangement of the house.
The Government House (Raj Nivas) is a symphonious mix of French and Indian style construction modeling. It was at one time the area of the Hotel de la Compagnie (the French exchanging organization that managed in Puducherry from its first settlement in 1674 until the French government assumed control in 1769) and later played host to Dupleix.
It is presently the Lieutenant Governor's living arrangement. It is not open to the overall population aside from on certain national occasions like Republic Day on 26th January, when it is decorated with lights and looks rather noteworthy.
One can however get a look of the glory inside, through the tall forcing doors which are watched by red "kepi" decorating police protects. The Place Du Government is a splendid illustration of town arranging in Pondicherry.
Embodying the eighteenth century "Palais Du Government" - now the 'Raj Nivas' - and the old tribunals - now lodging the Legislative Assembly - alongside a slick three-sided line-up of other great looking structures.
At the middle, encompassed by an all around tended patio nursery, stands the water landmark, etched to celebrate the presentation of good drinking water for the populace. Latin and Tamil engravings confirm the story. Some perfectly cut solid columns, conveyed to Pondicherry from the Gingee Fort after its catch in 1751, decorate the spot.
On 16 May 1827, the library was opened by Desbassyns de Richemont. In 1884, it was situated close to the Ateliers des Ponts-et-Chaussees (present P.W.D.). Later, it was exchanged to Rue des Capucins (Romain Rolland Street).
First and foremost, it was open just to Europeans, at the same time, after 1837, locals were permitted in the perusing room so that they could get a decent learning of the French dialect. In 1852, an area of Archives was made as a subordinate of the library.
In 1935, the library had around 25,000 volumes. In 1942 a gallery was included. On 27 August 1967, the conception century of the Great French Scholar Romain Rolland - a contemporary and close companion of Mahatma Gandhi, the library was renamed Romain Rolland Library; in 1974, it was moved to its present area.
The Romain Rolland library, now has a rich accumulation of more than 3,00,000 volumes of books both in French and in English. The Library, prior known as 'Bibliotheque Publique', is one of the most established Libraries in the nation and the greatest in the Union Territory.
The books in the different managerial foundations shaped the core of this Library which was enhanced in course of time with further increments through fitting money related distributions in the financial backing.
More than 45,000 grown-up individuals are using the Library and almost 2,00,000 books are every year lent to the perusers. Aside from this, almost 190 periodicals are being subscribed to and is in reality gladdening to note that on a normal around 1,000 perusers are making utilization of the perusing room offices consistently.
As of late the Library has created in size, as well as has enhanced its administration by making accessible an expansive number of books, and by opening more segments to render all conceivable help to the perusing open.
The Children's Section intends to cultivate the perusing propensity among the individuals from the more youthful era. Kids in the age gathering of 4 to 14 are admitted to this Section. More than 7,000 understudies of different schools make utilization of this segment by selecting as individuals.
Books are chosen by taste of the age gatherings, for example, picture books, story books, travel, undertakings, fantastic and books of rudimentary level. The Section lives up to expectations from 4.00 pm. to 7.00 pm.
In any case, on Saturdays and Sundays when schools have their week by week occasions furthermore amid get-aways this Section capacities from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 pm and 4.00 pm. to 7.00 pm. The Rare Book segment has a gathering of around 15,000 old and uncommon books.
Researchers from all parts of the nation and even from the far off grounds in the West visit this Library to bear on their examination work with the guide of its uncommon gathering. Sadly these uncommon books are extremely old and excessively fragile, making it impossible to handle.
Henceforth the procedure for Micro-taping had been started to spare them for successors and the unit is presently utilitarian.
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother stayed, for over a large portion of a century, in a square of four houses that came to be known as the Ashram fundamental building at Pondicherry. Sri Aurobindo and the Mother moved from 41, Rue Francois Martin to 9, Rue de la Marine on 25 October 1922.
The property later came to be known as the Library House (due to a library on its ground floor) - this is the house that you first see as you enter the primary entryway of the Ashram principle building. Following a couple of years, two adjoining houses - 7,
Rue de la Marine (Rosary House) and 8, Rue Saint Gilles (Secretariat) - were tackled rent for the devotees. At last, the house at 28, Rue Francois Martin (Meditation House in view of the two corridors utilized for aggregate reflection) was leased in December 1926 and very quickly obtained.
At to begin with, the four houses were inside joined through little entryways and entries. The choice to remake the Secretariat came after a couple of unsuccessful endeavors to repair the decrepit old building. Both the Secretariat and the Library House were obtained in March-April 1929.
Development started around August of that year and, by April 1932 the "New Secretariat" was prepared. The Green Room and Salon gave greatly required extra space to work and rest. Space was additionally made for an office and room on the first floor with an overhang connected to it, which the Mother later utilized for the Balcony Darshan.
A workshop with an auto repair segment and a carport were based on the ground floor. Work continued in the patio of the Library House. The Prosperity square and the ground floor rooms on the west were fabricated by 1935, incorporating the new structures with the old structures.
The Ashram principle building was presently changed into one huge, all around associated chateau with a few extensive patios. There was no further significant development aside from the building of extra rooms on existing patios, including the Mother's own particular rooms on the second floor of the Meditation House.
This early period of development gave a certain regulatory solidarity to the Ashram, and the principle fabricating truly turned into a secretariat of the Mother what's more, assumed a critical part in the little yet all around sorted out existence of the Ashram.
All the Ashram administrations were inside of the same premises. The Building Service, the Dispensary, the Dining Room and Kitchen (up to January 1934), The flourishing division, the Accounts Office,
The Reading Room and Library, and workshop for repairing autos (Atelier), which likewise did electrical and pipes meets expectations. The Samadhi is situated in the Ashram where Sri Aurobindo and the Mother worked for a long time.
The stretch of Vysial Street between Mission Street and M.G. Street has the remaining center of Hindu Tamil houses keeping up the most punctual combination with European style. A percentage of the houses in this customary neighborhood of rich shippers are 250 years of age.
It has some noticeable component like the "thinnai" (a level roof stage incorporated with the veneer and upheld by huge wooden sections), the "mutram" (a focal open patio encompassed by a colonnaded roofed space) and the "thalvaram" (a tiled rooftop reaching out from the inclining rooftop to posts or columns at the control, shielded individuals from extreme whatever may happen.
The French vicinity can in any case be felt inside of the halfway French-speaking Indian populace, and additionally through numerous social associations and through the way that more than 60,000 French travelers visit the territory every year.
Also, it was none other than Jawaharal Nehru, one of the fathers of the Indian country, who fancied that Pondicherry ought to remain 'a window onto France". Pondicherry is a genuine microcosm of Southern Indian – and an awesome beginning stage for going around it.
Be that as it may, its legacy is currently undermined: more than 30% of its old French and Tamil structures were decimated somewhere around 1994 and 2002. Archaeological investigation close Pondicherry has uncovered that exchanging was occurring with the Roman Empire around the year 0 AD.
The locale turned out to be a piece of the Pallavan, then Cholan, Pandyan and Vijayanagar domains from the fourth to the seventeenth hundreds of years. Pondicherry was a French exchanging post for almost three hundred years (1674-1954).
Heritage Buildings in Pondicherry
1. Administrative ASSEMBLY
Truth be told in 1954 (some say 1956), the therapeutic school was moved to the Tribunal building. Much before this, it was the living arrangement of one Mr. Pernon. Prior to the merger, the Assembly was known as the Representative Assembly.
Through the Government of Union Territories Act, the individuals from the then Representative Assembly of Pondicherry were esteemed to have been chosen to the Legislative Assembly. The Representative Assembly met as the Legislative Assembly interestingly on July 20, 1963.
The Assembly building is a piece of general society square where essential structures exist subsequent to the French principle. These structures manufactured in showy style are somewhat more elaborate than different structures in this town.
The Assembly building has round rooms as a major aspect of the front exterior with a hoisted colonnade (however a segment of it now has been redesigned). This is a commonplace French building with an excellent flight of stairs flanked by conventional terracotta hand balusters.
The staircase prompts the colonnaded porch with round workmanship. It additionally had fantastic French windows with columns in the middle. Open passage on the parallel road of Gingee Salai is the Entrance of this Building.
2. LYCEE FRANCAIS
It was built up as the College Royal on 26 October 1826 by Eugene Panon, Comte Desbassayns de Richemont, then Governor-General of Pondicherry in French. India, amid the Bourbon Restoration. Associated with the University of Rennes,
It is the most established lycee outside France. Today it invites around 1,400 understudies from primary school to baccalaureat (graduation) level. It likewise has an intriguing accumulation of old photos of pilgrim Puducherry and gathering of exceptionally uncommon coins of the French East Indian Company.
The Lycee Francais of Pondicherry goes under the domain of (AEFE) l'Agence pour l'Enseignement Francais l'Etranger (Agency of French Education Abroad). This is the most seasoned French school in Asia offering an exhaustive training from Pre-Primary school to the last year of Secondary school with general, specialized and proficient alternatives.
Every one of the subjects are taught in French and a lot of significance is put on English and Tamil, the territorial dialects. The courses held at the Lycee entirely comply with the present scholarly program set by the French Ministry Of Education.
Standard turnovers of understudies who effectively pass the exams have the decision of proceeding with their studies either in France or in India. Worries about dialect strategies are at the heart of French foundations abroad.
Notwithstanding quality instruction in French, it is an absolute necessity to incorporate the neighborhood dialect and additionally make an in number base for English. The Indian open looks for a training of universal gauges.
French organizations situated in India are looking for officials presented to both societies. Remembering this, the French school wishes to open more extensive its ways to India and the world with an imaginative and eager undertaking went for making an area of magnificence in science taking into account a bilingual instructive framework,
Starting from class 9 for another open of Indian and worldwide understudies who might be chosen in view of their outcomes in the sciences and wish to supplement their training in the Indian framework with training in sciences in the French framework keeping in mind the end goal to have entry to the best schools and colleges in France, India or different nations.
Thus, this twofold instruction will permit them to achieve high posts of obligation in French or Indian organizations where their insight into both societies will be unquestionably looked for and esteemed.
3. PWD BUSSY STREET OFFICE
This exemplary pioneer Government building is outstanding for its passageway entryway, compound divider, overhang with ironwork and sections including high curved windows. Open Works Department, the chief specialized association in the Union Territory of Puducherry,
It is responsible for Planning, Designing, Construction and Maintenance of Buildings, Roads, Bridges, National Highways, Irrigation, Flood Control, Water Supply and Public Health Engineering in all the four areas to be specific, Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
4. RAJ NIVAS
Crushed by the British, this structure, called Hotel du Gouvernement, was modified in 1766-68 by Bourcet; in 1820, it was demolished once more; it was restored by Spinasse. From that point forward it has experienced a few alterations however without changing the general arrangement of the house.
The Government House (Raj Nivas) is a symphonious mix of French and Indian style construction modeling. It was at one time the area of the Hotel de la Compagnie (the French exchanging organization that managed in Puducherry from its first settlement in 1674 until the French government assumed control in 1769) and later played host to Dupleix.
It is presently the Lieutenant Governor's living arrangement. It is not open to the overall population aside from on certain national occasions like Republic Day on 26th January, when it is decorated with lights and looks rather noteworthy.
One can however get a look of the glory inside, through the tall forcing doors which are watched by red "kepi" decorating police protects. The Place Du Government is a splendid illustration of town arranging in Pondicherry.
Embodying the eighteenth century "Palais Du Government" - now the 'Raj Nivas' - and the old tribunals - now lodging the Legislative Assembly - alongside a slick three-sided line-up of other great looking structures.
At the middle, encompassed by an all around tended patio nursery, stands the water landmark, etched to celebrate the presentation of good drinking water for the populace. Latin and Tamil engravings confirm the story. Some perfectly cut solid columns, conveyed to Pondicherry from the Gingee Fort after its catch in 1751, decorate the spot.
5. ROMAIN ROLLAND LIBRARY
First and foremost, it was open just to Europeans, at the same time, after 1837, locals were permitted in the perusing room so that they could get a decent learning of the French dialect. In 1852, an area of Archives was made as a subordinate of the library.
In 1935, the library had around 25,000 volumes. In 1942 a gallery was included. On 27 August 1967, the conception century of the Great French Scholar Romain Rolland - a contemporary and close companion of Mahatma Gandhi, the library was renamed Romain Rolland Library; in 1974, it was moved to its present area.
The Romain Rolland library, now has a rich accumulation of more than 3,00,000 volumes of books both in French and in English. The Library, prior known as 'Bibliotheque Publique', is one of the most established Libraries in the nation and the greatest in the Union Territory.
The books in the different managerial foundations shaped the core of this Library which was enhanced in course of time with further increments through fitting money related distributions in the financial backing.
More than 45,000 grown-up individuals are using the Library and almost 2,00,000 books are every year lent to the perusers. Aside from this, almost 190 periodicals are being subscribed to and is in reality gladdening to note that on a normal around 1,000 perusers are making utilization of the perusing room offices consistently.
As of late the Library has created in size, as well as has enhanced its administration by making accessible an expansive number of books, and by opening more segments to render all conceivable help to the perusing open.
The Children's Section intends to cultivate the perusing propensity among the individuals from the more youthful era. Kids in the age gathering of 4 to 14 are admitted to this Section. More than 7,000 understudies of different schools make utilization of this segment by selecting as individuals.
Books are chosen by taste of the age gatherings, for example, picture books, story books, travel, undertakings, fantastic and books of rudimentary level. The Section lives up to expectations from 4.00 pm. to 7.00 pm.
In any case, on Saturdays and Sundays when schools have their week by week occasions furthermore amid get-aways this Section capacities from 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 pm and 4.00 pm. to 7.00 pm. The Rare Book segment has a gathering of around 15,000 old and uncommon books.
Researchers from all parts of the nation and even from the far off grounds in the West visit this Library to bear on their examination work with the guide of its uncommon gathering. Sadly these uncommon books are extremely old and excessively fragile, making it impossible to handle.
Henceforth the procedure for Micro-taping had been started to spare them for successors and the unit is presently utilitarian.
6. SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM
The property later came to be known as the Library House (due to a library on its ground floor) - this is the house that you first see as you enter the primary entryway of the Ashram principle building. Following a couple of years, two adjoining houses - 7,
Rue de la Marine (Rosary House) and 8, Rue Saint Gilles (Secretariat) - were tackled rent for the devotees. At last, the house at 28, Rue Francois Martin (Meditation House in view of the two corridors utilized for aggregate reflection) was leased in December 1926 and very quickly obtained.
At to begin with, the four houses were inside joined through little entryways and entries. The choice to remake the Secretariat came after a couple of unsuccessful endeavors to repair the decrepit old building. Both the Secretariat and the Library House were obtained in March-April 1929.
Development started around August of that year and, by April 1932 the "New Secretariat" was prepared. The Green Room and Salon gave greatly required extra space to work and rest. Space was additionally made for an office and room on the first floor with an overhang connected to it, which the Mother later utilized for the Balcony Darshan.
A workshop with an auto repair segment and a carport were based on the ground floor. Work continued in the patio of the Library House. The Prosperity square and the ground floor rooms on the west were fabricated by 1935, incorporating the new structures with the old structures.
The Ashram principle building was presently changed into one huge, all around associated chateau with a few extensive patios. There was no further significant development aside from the building of extra rooms on existing patios, including the Mother's own particular rooms on the second floor of the Meditation House.
This early period of development gave a certain regulatory solidarity to the Ashram, and the principle fabricating truly turned into a secretariat of the Mother what's more, assumed a critical part in the little yet all around sorted out existence of the Ashram.
All the Ashram administrations were inside of the same premises. The Building Service, the Dispensary, the Dining Room and Kitchen (up to January 1934), The flourishing division, the Accounts Office,
The Reading Room and Library, and workshop for repairing autos (Atelier), which likewise did electrical and pipes meets expectations. The Samadhi is situated in the Ashram where Sri Aurobindo and the Mother worked for a long time.
7. VYSIAL STREET
It has some noticeable component like the "thinnai" (a level roof stage incorporated with the veneer and upheld by huge wooden sections), the "mutram" (a focal open patio encompassed by a colonnaded roofed space) and the "thalvaram" (a tiled rooftop reaching out from the inclining rooftop to posts or columns at the control, shielded individuals from extreme whatever may happen.
