LEGACY OF FRENCH INDIA STAMPS
History of French rule in India :--
The
French East India Company was formed in 1664 by Colbert, a Minister under Louis
XIV. The first French factory in India was established at Surat by Francis
Caron. Later, Maracara set up a factory at Masulipattinam. Francois Martin
founded Pondicherry in 1673.
The
French acquired Mahe in the 1720s, Yanam in 1731, and Karaikal in 1738.
Francois Martin was the first governor of Pondicherry, the headquarters of
the French possessions in India.
The French rule in Pondicherry :--
Capital : Pondicherry
Area : 509 Sq Km.
Population : 3,62,000 (1948)
Currency : 100 Centimes =1 Franc (1892-1923)
: 24 Caches = 1 Fanon, 8 Fanon =1 French Rupee (1923-1954)
Currency : 100 Centimes =1 Franc (1892-1923)
: 24 Caches = 1 Fanon, 8 Fanon =1 French Rupee (1923-1954)
French India Settlements :--
The independence of India in August 1947 gave impetus to the union of the
French Indian Settlements with the new republic of India. The lodges in Machilipatnam,
Kozhikode and Surat were ceded to India in October 1947. An agreement between France and India in 1948 made way for elections in the remaining
possessions to choose their political future. After a referendum, the city of Chandernagore was ceded to India on 2 May 1950 and merged with the state of West Bengal on 2 October 1955.
On 1
November 1954
the remaining possessions were transferred to India and became the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
The formal (de jure) union of the French Indian
Settlements with India did not take place until 1963 when the French
parliament ratified the treaty with India.
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