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Scholar gets prestigious French award
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Kichenamourthy served as HoD in Pondicherry University
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French Consul General Lise Talbot Barré presenting the the prestigious ‘Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques’, the oldest French civilian honour on R .Kichenamourty, former Head of the Department of French and UGC Emeritus Fellow, Pondicherry University during the recent Francophone festival.
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Kichenamourthy served as HoD in Pondicherry University R. Kichenamourthy, former Head of the Department of French and UGC Emeritus Fellow, Pondicherry University, was presented the prestigious ‘Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques’, the oldest French civilian honour, at the recent Francophonie Week celebrations.
Chennai International Film Festival begins
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91 films to be screened
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91 films to be screened The 18th edition of the Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF), organised by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF) in association with PVR, was inaugurated on Thursday.
The French film
The Girl with the Bracelet was screened as the opening film.
“The support we have received from the State government, film lovers and various embassies in the city have made this festival possible,” said D. Ramakrishnan, vice-chairman of the festival.
Katharina Görgen, director, Goethe-Institut, Chennai; Young-seup Kwon, Consul-General, Republic of Korea; Karin Christina Maria Stoll, Consul-General, Federal Republic of Germany; Lise Talbot Barré, Consul-General of France in Puducherry and Chennai; and Bruno Plasse, director, Alliance Francaise, were among the guests who participated in the inaugural.