Alumni & Associations
The Maison de l’Inde is part of a vibrant ecosystem of Indian regional and cultural associations in Paris, many of which count among their members distinguished alumni of the Maison going back more than half a century. We take great pleasure in inviting our alumni and alumnae, no matter where they may live, to visit the Maison, share in its rich intellectual and cultural life, and act as friends, philosophers and guides to newer generations of students, researchers and artists passing through these halls. To become part of the Maison de l’Inde’s alumni group, click here.
Alumni & Associations
The Maison de l’Inde is part of a vibrant ecosystem of Indian regional and cultural associations in Paris, many of which count among their members distinguished alumni of the Maison going back more than half a century. We take great pleasure in inviting our alumni and alumnae, no matter where they may live, to visit the Maison, share in its rich intellectual and cultural life, and act as friends, philosophers and guides to newer generations of students, researchers and artists passing through these halls. To become part of the Maison de l’Inde’s alumni group, click here.
In keeping with its unofficial role as an Indian cultural centre, since its 50th anniversary celebrations in 2018, the Maison also organizes, in collaboration with the Fédération des Associations Franco-Indiennes, an annual Indian Associations’ Forum that brings together all associations and diaspora groups who wish to participate under one roof, in order to promote cohesion among these associations, facilitate the emergence of collaborative events and activities, and allow newly arrived Indian students and professionals as well as non-Indians interested in Indian culture to build their networks and integrate into the Indian community in France.
In addition, in order to carry out its mission of promoting cultural exchanges as part of the CIUP campus, the Maison de l’Inde collaborates with a number of associations and diaspora groups to organize festivals or intellectual and cultural events, such as:
Makar Shankranti / Pongal / Lohri / Bihu (a solar and harvest festival celebrated throughout India in mid-January), organized in collaboration with multiple Indian regional associations
Vasantotsav (spring festival organised in mid-April to coincide with the New Year of the majority of Indian communities): intellectual and cultural event with varying themes organized by the Maison de l’Inde with the participation of Indian regional associations, and invited artists or professors.
Career Day : a day of seminars, workshops and networking organized in collaboration with the Global India Organization during the second academic semester each year, to advise, orient and prepare students in their search for internships, jobs and professional integration in France.
Paris Tyagaraja Aradhana : the Maison de l’Inde collaborates with the Carnatic Conservatory of Paris to celebrate the life and works of Tyagaraja, one of the three great composers of Carnatic music (South-Indian classical music).
Samskrita Divasa (Sanskrit Day, organized in mid-June): the Maison de l’Inde is a proud partner of the Bharata Sanskriti Sangama in organizing an annual day dedicated to Sanskrit, a classical and living Indo-European language at the root of a majority of current Indian languages, through song and recitations, dance, plays and conferences.
Sharadotsav (a week-long autumn festival, celebrated in October to coincide with several Indian regional festivals – Durga Puja, Navaratri, Dusshera) : a festival that combines the celebration of mythological events with a traditional “pandal” or scene organized by the association Sammilani, and a secular and multicultural programme that brings together regional and cultural associations and artists from all of India and sometimes beyond.
Diwali (festival of lights celebrated throughout India in October/November) : the most important festival of the Indian calendar, symbolic of the victory of knowledge over ignorance, is celebrated at the Maison de l’Inde with decorative lights, a multicultural programme by residents, associations and invited artists, fireworks and an Indian festive meal organized to benefit the resident committee; this festival attracts several hundred people to the Maison de l’Inde each year.
Conferences of the Groupe de Réflexion Franco-Indien : The Groupe de Réflexion Franco-Indien organizes conferences in French or in English by high-level speakers each month, on a variety of subjects of interest to Indophiles : history of the Indian people in India and abroad, art history, philosophy, musicology, Indian literature and linguistics, natural sciences, geopolitics etc. Conferences in English or of particular interest to Indian students as well as the annual day of the association are held in collaboration with the Maison de l’Inde and on our premises.
Films, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops of Indian art forms and crafts : In collaboration with numerous associations, the Maison de l’Inde invites traditional artists of Indian origin to present their art and their lifestyle through films, exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops, for example of Ragas of melodies of Indian classical music, the art of the Warli tribe, the musical theatre form Yakshagana, the way of life of the Jhumurs…
Makar Shankranti / Pongal / Lohri / Bihu (a solar and harvest festival celebrated throughout India in mid-January), organized in collaboration with multiple Indian regional associations
Vasantotsav (spring festival organised in mid-April to coincide with the New Year of the majority of Indian communities): intellectual and cultural event with varying themes organized by the Maison de l’Inde with the participation of Indian regional associations, and invited artists or professors.
Career Day : a day of seminars, workshops and networking organized in collaboration with the Global India Organization during the second academic semester each year, to advise, orient and prepare students in their search for internships, jobs and professional integration in France.
Paris Tyagaraja Aradhana : the Maison de l’Inde collaborates with the Carnatic Conservatory of Paris to celebrate the life and works of Tyagaraja, one of the three great composers of Carnatic music (South-Indian classical music).
Samskrita Divasa (Sanskrit Day, organized in mid-June): the Maison de l’Inde is a proud partner of the Bharata Sanskriti Sangama in organizing an annual day dedicated to Sanskrit, a classical and living Indo-European language at the root of a majority of current Indian languages, through song and recitations, dance, plays and conferences.
Sharadotsav (a week-long autumn festival, celebrated in October to coincide with several Indian regional festivals – Durga Puja, Navaratri, Dusshera) : a festival that combines the celebration of mythological events with a traditional “pandal” or scene organized by the association Sammilani, and a secular and multicultural programme that brings together regional and cultural associations and artists from all of India and sometimes beyond.
Diwali (festival of lights celebrated throughout India in October/November) : the most important festival of the Indian calendar, symbolic of the victory of knowledge over ignorance, is celebrated at the Maison de l’Inde with decorative lights, a multicultural programme by residents, associations and invited artists, fireworks and an Indian festive meal organized to benefit the resident committee; this festival attracts several hundred people to the Maison de l’Inde each year.
Conferences of the Groupe de Réflexion Franco-Indien : The Groupe de Réflexion Franco-Indien organizes conferences in French or in English by high-level speakers each month, on a variety of subjects of interest to Indophiles : history of the Indian people in India and abroad, art history, philosophy, musicology, Indian literature and linguistics, natural sciences, geopolitics etc. Conferences in English or of particular interest to Indian students as well as the annual day of the association are held in collaboration with the Maison de l’Inde and on our premises.
Films, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops of Indian art forms and crafts : In collaboration with numerous associations, the Maison de l’Inde invites traditional artists of Indian origin to present their art and their lifestyle through films, exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops, for example of Ragas of melodies of Indian classical music, the art of the Warli tribe, the musical theatre form Yakshagana, the way of life of the Jhumurs…
