Lycee kicks off bicentenary celebrations in Puducherry

Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, Thierry Mathou, French Ambassador to India, Etienne Rolland-Piegue, Consul General of France in Puducherry and Chennai, and delegates at the inaugural ceremony of the bicentenary celebrations of Lycee Francais International de Pondicherry, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS

The Lycee Francais International de Pondicherry kicked off its bicentenary celebrations on Thursday. 

Ambassador of France to India Thierry Mathou inaugurated the celebrations in the presence of Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, Home Minister A. Namassivayam, Director General of the Agency for French Education Abroad Alexandre Morois and representatives of French diplomatic and educational networks in India.

The opening ceremony, held at Lycee, 12 Victor Simonel Street, Heritage Town, was followed by a musical night. The ceremony also featured a Bharatanatyam performance and an address by Henri de Richemont, a descendant of the school’s founder.