Tamil Nadu Timeline

Puducherry

5 events, 1816 to 1962; 2 marked as turning points.

  1. 1816

    1. 26 Sep 1816Diplomacy

      Pondicherry and Karaikal restored to France

      After the Napoleonic Wars, Britain returned Pondicherry, Karaikal and the other French settlements in India to France in 1816.

  2. 1908

    1. 1908 to 1918Literature

      Subramania Bharati goes into exile in Pondicherry

      Facing an arrest warrant, the poet and journalist Subramania Bharati moved to French-ruled Pondicherry, where he lived for about ten years.

  3. 1946

    1. 1946Literature

      Bharathidasan wins the Golden Parrot Prize

      For his play Amaithi-Oomai, the Tamil poet Bharathidasan received the Golden Parrot Prize.

  4. 1954

    1. 1 Nov 1954Diplomacy

      French India transferred de facto to India after the Kizhoor referendum

      After the Kizhoor referendum, Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe passed de facto from France to the Indian Union.

  5. 1962

    1. 16 Aug 1962Diplomacy

      De jure transfer of the French settlements to India

      Once France ratified the Treaty of Cession, Pondicherry and the other former French settlements legally became part of India.