India in Conversation
An inaugural public dialogue opening a sustained cultural conversation between India and France. Speakers and venue to be announced.
Paris · January 2027
A new cultural scene in Paris & Pondichéry
L’art de faire salon entre Paris et Pondichéry
An independent, nonpartisan society bringing Indian and French audiences together through arts, ideas, literature, heritage and living traditions.
Discover the programmeProgramme · Year one
L’art de faire salon entre Paris et PondichéryA tale of two cities
Paris
Events in Paris
A public season of ideas, performance and literary exchange.
Ideas
India in Conversation
Public dialogues pairing Indian and French thinkers.
Performance
Living Arts
Intimate performances, readings, screenings and exhibitions.
Literature
Texts Across Borders
Commissioned essays, translated excerpts and literary exchange.
New voices
Young India France
Open calls, mentorship and a programme shaped by emerging talent.
Pondicherry
And in Pondicherry
Encounters rooted in place, practice and the shared histories of India and France.
Heritage
Living Traditions
Conversations with artists, historians, makers and cultural custodians.
Savoir-faire
The Art of Making
Studios, demonstrations and intimate encounters with enduring craft practices.
Exchange
Paris–Pondicherry Dialogues
A continuing exchange of voices, texts and ideas between the two cities.
05 · Culminating event
Annual India Society Forum
A Paris gathering curated with cultural associations and institutions.
Our mission
Serious, accessible encounters between India and France — created with artists, scholars, museums, publishers, students and the wider public, from Paris to Pondichéry.
To bring Indian and French intellectual and artistic life into conversation — on India’s and France’s own terms, across regions, languages and generations.
Plurality
India’s languages, regions, faiths, practices and viewpoints.
Independence
Programming protected from control by any sponsor or individual.
Reciprocity
Fair fees, thoughtful interpretation and shared cultural authorship.
The founding circle
Shape the first chapter of India Society Paris.
We are bringing together a founding group, programme committee, cultural partners and supporters for a January 2027 launch across Paris and Pondichéry.
Initiators
Coumar Ananda
Jade Ananda
The initiative aims to create a single platform for adults and children alike — a place for cultural enrichment and for the transmission of heritage between generations.
Coumar Ananda launched it with his daughter Jade Ananda to help the next generation build communities, and to give young people in Pondichéry and Paris the capability to lead cultural initiatives of their own.
India Society Paris is a CSR initiative of the Fonds Stratégique France–Inde