International Research on Cultures, Environments and Societies in South Asia

French Institute of Pondicherry

Latest News

IFP Photo Archives Exhibition- Stories from the Dark - Extended till 16.04.23

Writing Without Fear - Workshop: 21-23 March, 2023 at French Institute of Pondicherry

NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 10 : Read about our latest research projects, activities, events, and publications in our March 2023, Newsletter

Debate on Youth, food security and food sovereignty on Saturday 11 March, Alliance Française, Puducherry, 3.00-5.00 pm

Movie screening - Women's Land at 7pm, 10th March, Alliance française [A part of LFS]

Events

Events

Literature in its economy: Dalit literature in translation - 12.05.2023 @ IFP

Events

Text, Practice, and Practitioners: Dialogue with Artisanal Workers - 22nd April 2023 - 10am to 6pm

Events

LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM WORKSHOP 2023 - March 6 to March 11, 2023

Events

Transmitting know-how in a shifting world – Perspectives from the Social Sciences

IFP SPOTLIGHT

Research



Indology

Ecology

Social Sciences

Geomatics

Transversal Topics


Forest

What is the status of forests? What are the challenges and strategies of developmental activities in protecting forests with reference to global change scenario?

Labour

How do we understand changes in labouring lives with respect to transformations in political economy of finance and credit, ecological landscapes, work and knowledge?

Coast

Understanding coastal ecosystems as a confluence of physical, political, social and ecological changes towards establishing an observatory of the Coromandel Coast

Water

Access to water: production, consumption, policies, society and representations. Water landscapes and culture: from art to tourism. Aquatic environments, between botany and human settlements

Heritage

From Tamil-French Pondicherry to the rich national history of India, between ancient times and globalization: Archeological and historical research, tangible and intangible heritage policies, memory and tourism