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The French East India Company reached its peak under Governor-General Joseph François Dupleix (r. 1742–54). In the constant succession disputes among the princes of Indian kingdoms, Dupleix saw an opportunity to advance the interests of the French in India. In 1746, the French, under Dupleix’s command, attacked and captured the British-held Fort St. George at Madras. He emerged as the nemesis to the British East India Company and their plans of expansion in India. After Dupleix left India in 1754, French ambitions stuttered.

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Pondicherry is the capital of Francophone culture in India. In the Treaty of Cession, the French and Indian governments agreed on preserving the unique French culture of Pondicherry by retaining some traditions. Franco-Pondicherrians refer themselves as Creoles, a population mostly born to French and Tamil parents or their descendants.

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In Memory of France: Indo-French Culture of Pondicherry

Kalbeliyas are pioneers in music and playing music to ‘charm’ snakes has always been part of their culture. Kalbeliyas believe in kinship with snakes and have immense knowledge about the reptile. They find their hideouts easily and catch them with their bare hands.

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Sistan and Balochistan once formed the border of Achaemenid Persia and Mauryan India and now mark the border between Iran and Pakistan. In a landscape of mud volcanoes and vast deserts, the Baloch people live a tough life in a deeply conservative society and harsh environment, with little connection to the outside world.

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The Great Rann of Kutch is home to itinerant pastoral communities, who though are collectively called maldhari. One such maldhari community are the Fakirani Jats, who live a semi-nomadic life and breed camels. The camels are known as Kharai, a breed which is peculiar to the mangrove ecosystem of Kutch district.

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