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.