Francophonie Celebrations - French Institute in India

Let’s celebrate Francophonie together

Francophonie refers to men and women sharing French as a common language. Around 327 million people speak French on the 5 continents. Every year on 20th March, we celebrate Francophonie all around the world.

On this occasion, the Embassy of France/French Institute in India, the network of Alliances Françaises and the Diplomatic Missions of French speaking countries in India organize events from March till October along with many institutions such as schools, universities and cultural centers.

All institutions building a project around the French language in 2024 are invited to register their events here:

Did you know?

327 million people speak French all over the world. By 2070, this number is projected to reach 750 million.
French is the official language in 29 countries.
The 5th most spoken language in the world is French (after English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi and Spanish).
French is the 2nd most learned Foreign language in the world, including India.
It is the only language, along with English, that is taught in every country worldwide with 114 million students.
In the business world, French is the 3rd most used language (after English and Mandarin Chinese).
French is the 4th most present language on the Internet (after English, Spanish and Arabic).
French is the official language of many prominent organisations such as the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union, the WTO, NATO, Red Cross, FIFA and the International Olympic Committee.
The motto of Francophonie is: Equality, Complementarity, Solidarity.
The Francophonie flag (just like the Olympic flag) represents the colours of the 5 continents: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Oceania, red for North /South America.
The 19th Francophonie Summit will take place on 4th and 5th October 2024, in France, at the Cité internationale de la langue française, in Villers-Cotterêts, a place entirely dedicated to the French language and French-speaking cultures, inaugurated on 30th October 2023 by Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France.

Francophonie in India

Every year we celebrate Francophonie in India with as much enthusiasm as the rest of the world.

In 2023, more than 10,000 participants celebrated the French language in almost 170 events which took place all over India. These events were organised by schools, colleges, universities, the Alliance Française network, Embassies & Consulates, French Language Teachers’ Associations, etc.

These events comprised of music and dance shows, movie screenings, exhibitions on Francophone countries, games, competitions, slam, etc.

A poetry competition in French language on “Égalité” took place in March 2023. The winners of the four prizes came from St. Thomas Residential School (Thiruvananthapuram), Delhi Public School (Vasant Kunj, New Delhi), Loyola College (Chennai) and Delhi University (New Delhi).

Mr. Akshay Kumar, English Language Assistant in Lille Academy (2022-2023), won the jury’s ‘coup de cœur’ award in the competition “La nouvelle plurilingue” launched in the framework of “Dis-moi dix mots” programme organised by the French Ministry of Culture in partnership with France Éducation international. In his essay, Mr. Kumar calls attention to topics like destiny, arranged marriages and LGBTQI in India.

A “Francophonie Mela” was organised at the Alliance Française de Delhi. The event gathered representatives from many different Francophone countries, interactive stalls sharing information about Francophone cultures and delicious food from all over the world.

A webinar to introduce the Dictionary of Francophones (DDF) as well as an online training was organised for French language teachers on using songs from Francophone countries in the classroom.

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