Digital Collections

Institut Français de Pondichéry

  • 25232 items Herbarium

    School students visit to the herbarium collection, [s. n.], 2017, Rameshkumar / IFP.

  • 25009 items Manuscripts of the Indology Collection

    Pandit S. Sambandasivacharya (1927–2019), joined the IFP in 1969 and worked on several Critical Editions of the Saiva Agamas for fifty years. He was a recipient of the Palmes Académiques award and the President’s Certificate of Honour for his scholarship and contributions to the field of Sanskrit studies. (Source: © IFP, 2015)

  • 150 items Pollen Slides

    Pollen lab, [s. n.], 1987, S.Natarajan - IFP / EFEO.

  • 2284 items Transcripts of the Indology Collection

    Transcript Devanagari, 2016, Rameshkumar / IFP
    Transcript, 2016, Rameshkumar / IFP
    Transcript, 2016, Rameshkumar / IFP
    Transcript, 2016, Rameshkumar / IFP

  • 482 items Manuscripts of Siddha Medicine

    Organizing the manuscripts, Dr. brigitte sebastia, [s.d.], EAP810 / Dr. brigitte sebastia.
    Arranging the manuscripts for digitization, Dr. brigitte sebastia, [s.d.], EAP810 / Dr. brigitte sebastia.
    Digitalisation of Manuscripts, Dr. brigitte sebastia, [s.d.], EAP810 / Dr. brigitte sebastia.
    Digital image, Dr. brigitte sebastia, [s.d.], EAP810 / Dr. brigitte sebastia.

  • 113 items Temple Art Collection of the IFP/EFEO

    Nataraja Siva Temple Sri Tirumamudisvara Kalasappakkam, [s. n.], 1956, © P.Z. Pattabiraman - IFP / EFEO.
    Siva Temple Sri Krittivasesvara Tanjavur, [s. n.], 1979, S.Natarajan - IFP / EFEO.
    Françoise L’Hernault explaining Brihadeeswarar temple plan, Gangaikondacholapuram, Tamil Nadu, in the presence of Jacques Pouchepadass. (Source: © S.Natarajan, IFP / EFEO, 1992)

  • 33 items Vernacular Mathematics in Pre-Modern India

    Khadi Ratna Chautisa, Odia palm Leaf Manuscript, State Museum, Odisha
    Copper Plates, Telugu, Gowthami Library - Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh
    Kitabul Falakiyyat, Arabic paper manuscript, French Institue of Pondicherry, Puducherry
    Khulasa Sibqct E Ilahi, Urdu paper Manuscript, French Institute of Pondicherry, Puducherry
    Waqal-Haidar, Persian paper Manuscript, French Institute of Pondicherry, Puducherry

  • 189 items Periodicals of French India

    Journal officiel des etablissements francais dans L'inde (3 janvier 1911), [s. n.], [s.d.], EAP191.
    Pondicherry en 1758, [s. n.], [s.d.], EAP191.
    Exposition a Pondicherry Avril 1950, unknown
    Le trait-D'union Yali ou les Monstres, unknown

External Collections

Collections resulting from various digitization projects that were either led by the IFP or in which the IFP has been a major partner, but which are hosted on other sites.

  • Tamil Studio Portraiture (STARS)

    STARS physical collection, [s. n.], 2017, K. Rameshkumar - STARS.
    Studio portrait, [s. n.], 2015, K. Rameshkumar - STARS.
    Studio portrait, [s. n.], 2016, K. Rameshkumar - STARS.

  • Documentary Resources in Nilgiris and Coimbatore

    Digital Documentary Resources in Nilgiris and Coimbatore (1850-1970) (EAP 1274)
    Digital Documentary Resources in Nilgiris and Coimbatore (1850-1970) (EAP 1274)

  • Endangered Temple Art of Tamil Nadu

    Digital documentation of mural Jain Cave Tirumalai, [s. n.], 2017, Rameshkumar / EAP.
    Digital documentation of mural Sri Rama temple, Kumbakonam, [s. n.], 2017, Rameshkumar / EAP.
    Mural Jain Cave Tirumalai, [s. n.], 2014, Rameshkumar / EAP.

  • Bhairava: Iconography of the Terrible Form of Śiva

    Subrahmanya Temple Nannilam, [s. n.], 1958, © P.Z. Pattabiraman - IFP / EFEO
    Visnu Temple Sri Chennakesava Belur, [s. n.], 2001, © P.Z. Pattabiraman - IFP / EFEO.
    Museum Kurnool, [s. n.], 2001, © P.Z. Pattabiraman - IFP / EFEO.

  • Darasuram: Architecture and Iconography

    Niche Airavatesvara Temple Darasuram, [s.n.], 2006-03-29, © K. Rameshkumar - IFP.
    Temple general view Airavatesvara Temple Darasuram, [s.n.], 2006-03-30, © K. Rameshkumar - IFP.

  • Pondicherry Past and Present

    Cathedral Chruch Front view, 2005, K. Rameshkumar - IFP
    Bussy street Pondicherry, [s. n.], 1986, S. Natarajan - IFP / EFEO
    No 46 Romain Rolland street Pondicherry, [s. n.], 1997, © K. Rameshkumar - IFP / EFEO.
    Old post card, [s. n.], 1986, S. Natarajan - IFP / EFEO
    Marie, 2005, K. Rameshkumar - IFP

Forthcoming Collections

Collections that will become freely available online in the near future. We envision many more joining this portal over time.

  • Monographs on Pondicherry

    Correspondance du Conseil Supérieur de Pondichéry, [s.n.], [s.d.], [s.n.].
    Catalogue des manuscrits dans anciennes archives de l'Inde Française, [s.n.], [s.d.], [s.n.].
    Catalogue de quelques documents des archives de Pondichéry, [s.n.], [s.d.], [s.n.].
    Résumé des Lettres du Conseil Supérieur de Pondichéry à divers, [s.n.], [s.d.], [s.n.].

Institut Français de Pondichéry

International Research on Cultures, Environments

and Societies in South Asia

The Institut Français de Pondichéry (IFP) located in Pondicherry, South India, is a research centre under the joint supervision of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). It is a unique instrument recognized by the Indo-French Treaty of 1956 which defines the role of the IFP as being that of an establishment of research, expertise and higher education.

The IFP's scientific outreach is international, although it remains primarily focused on research in India and on India. The IFP contributes to the understanding and to the conservation of cultural heritage (languages, religions, architecture, medicine, etc.) and natural heritage (environment, forests, etc.) while taking into account powerful socio-economic dynamics. A lot of the research focuses on the interaction between society and the environment.

For more information visit our website at https://www.ifpindia.org/

IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Photo: Jakub Rudzinski
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Photo: Jakub Rudzinski
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Photo: Jakub Rudzinski
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Photo: Jakub Rudzinski
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Photo: Jakub Rudzinski
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Nehru, Filliozat (recopied), 1985, S.Natarajan - IFP / EFEO
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Nehru, Filliozat (recopied), 1985, S.Natarajan - IFP / EFEO
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Nehru Filliozat (recopied), 1985, S.Natarajan - IFP / EFEO
IFP Photos General - Institut Français de Pondichéry, Group photo, 1980, Orukaimani.