Pondicherry

Pondicherry is a Union Territory of India. It was formerly ruled by the French. It consists of four non-contiguous districts or enclaves.

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It is currently undergoing a name change to Puduchery, is the name of a union territory and its capital in the south of India. The name "puduchery" (?????????? pudu???ri) means "new village" in Tamil. The French spelt it "Poudich?ry", which is the closest French approximation to the Tamil pronunciation. At some point, the hand-written 'u' was mistaken for an 'n', and the misspelling stuck.

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Union Territory: A union territory is an administrative division of India. Unlike states, which have their own local governments, union territories are ruled directly by the national government. As of 2004, there are six union territories. Previously a Union Territory, Delhi was made a national capital territory i...

India: The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh...

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Pondicherry related Images and Photos (experimental)

A Sepoy: an Indian Soldier in the French Battalion at Pondicherry