A practical guide on how to survive in Paris
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We started as a site to offer information to Indians visiting Paris. Indians, for us, includes any one with an Indian root, in body, mind or soul. We are encouraged by the fact that you find the website useful with its information-rich content- be it on good vegetarian restaurants or basic rules of spoken French, keeping you abreast with upcoming Paris events through Events Calendar or helping you get started with the French Culture and the like. Our continued endeavour is to help you appreciate Paris and the French life.
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Monthly E-motions- Bengali September
With the vacations to a close, everyone is back to their school, office and other mundane occupations. All work no play makes jack a dull boy ! Outing prospects of this month look bright for fans of Satyajit Ray and of course, the Indian cultural scene continues with dance spectacles.
While we are at culture, enjoy the days of Heritage of European Culture this September at various historical and cultural places in Paris. The theme for this year is 'the Great Men: when women and men build the history'.
Véronique Durruty- Indian under spotlight
Recently, I met Véronique to know more about her exhibition 'Holi : a pinch of colour in India' shortly before she was to leave for French Polynesia on a work assignment.
Véronique Durruty is a French photographer who travels all over the world on her photographic assignments- a job that we can all be envious of ! Jokes apart, photography, for Véronique, is almost a way of life and one can sense it on meeting her.
Weekend getaways from Paris II- Deauville
Devoid of any great history from ancient times, Deauville was a small village situated on Mount-Canisy. In 1858, the Duke of Morny, half-brother of Napoleon III, who was invited to Trouville by his doctor, took to the place and decided to construct this expanse of sand and marshes in to « a kingdom of elegance » near Paris. He constructed the city between 1860 and 1864 and made magnificent villas, race course and had it connected to Paris by rails in order to attract the aristocratic Paris clientèle.
les planches- OT Deauville - Patrice le Bris
In the beginning of 20th century , the place benefited from the enthusiasm of the « Belle Époque ». Luxury hotels and the casino came up.
Indian Quarter in Paris
There are no boundaries as to where the area, which the people from sub-continent call the Indian Quarter, begins. But you are sure to know you are in it when the sweet, tantalizing aromas from the kitchens of many Indian restaurant starts to haunt you everywhere. Thus begins your invitation to the trip to mini India in Paris.
