In this light, an initiative called Bonjour India (Good morning India) by the Embassy of France in India has been launched in March this year scheduling 100 events in 100 days across cities in India.

  Bonjour India seeks to celebrate the partnership between India and France as it is an artistic, cultural, educational and literary festival. The embassy of France and its cultural wing Institut Francaise en Inde has scheduled about 120 curated and collaborative events across 19 cities in India to delight people in league with their network of Alliance Francaise and the Consulate General of France.

  At the inaugural event, Emmanuel Lenain, French ambassador to India, said, “Bonjour India is one of the most important cultural festivals ever organised by France abroad. It is about the importance of India for France and the quality of our friendship. This edition marks the 75th anniversary of the independence of India and the....

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