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KNOW YOUR STATE & UT Puducherry Join Telegram Group Bhunesh Sir Current Affairs https://t.me/CurrentAffairsbyBhuneshSir Location of Map of India Image Source: Wikipedia Basic Facts about Puducherry ● Formation: 1 November 1954 ● Capital: Pondicherry ● Number of District : 4 ● Lieutenant Governor: Kiran Bedi ● Chief Minister: V Narayanasamy ● High court: Madras High Court ● Lok Sabha Seats : 1 ● Rajya Sabha Seats : 1 State Symbols ● State Animal: Squirrel ● State Bird: Koel ● State Flower: Cannonball ● State Tree: Vilva Tree History of Puducherry ● French first established their foothold ● फ्रᴂच ने पहली बार 1673 मᴂ पुडुचेरी मᴂ आए in Puducherry in 1673. थे। ● Dutch arrived earlier on this land and ● डच इस भूमम पर पहले पहԂचे और तत्कालीन there were few skirmishes with French पाԂमडचेरी पर मनयԂत्रण पाने के मलए फ्ाԂसीसी के for getting the control of the then साथ कुछ झ蔼पᴂ हईԂ। Pondicherry. ● इस क्षेत्र का पहले का नाम प 車डडचेरी था और ● The earlier name of this territory was इसे 20 मसतԂबर 2006 को पुदुचेरी मᴂ बदल Pondicherry and it was changed to मदया गया था। Puducherry on 20 Sept 2006. ● 1962 मᴂ इसे कᴂद्र शामसत प्रदेश घोमित मकया ● It was declared Union territory in गया। इसे 1954 मᴂ फ्ाԂस द्वारा भारत को स Ԃप 1962. It was handed over to India by मदया गया था। the French in 1954. ● प 車डडचेरी की पूर्व राजधानी 1948 से 1954 ● Former capital of Pondicherry was तक मद्र स थी। Madras from 1948 to 1954. Geography ● Puducherry consists of four geographically ● पुदुचेरी मᴂ चार भ गोमलक 셂प से अलग- isolated districts – Puducherry itself, थलग मजले हℂ - पुदुचेरी, कर ईकल, ब車ग ल Karaikal, Yanam near Bay of Bengal and की ख डी के प स य म और अरब स गर Mahe near Arabian Sea. के प स म हे। ● Mahe is small city (district of Puducherry) ● म हे एक छोटा शहर (पुडुचेरी का मजला) है located on the western coast totally जो पूरी तरह से केरल से मघरा हआ है। surrounded by Kerala. ● य नम उत्तर, दमक्षण और पमिम से पूरी तरह ● Yanam is totally surrounded by Andhra से आ車ध्र प्रदेश से मघरा हआ है। Pradesh from north, south and west. ● पुदुचेरी और कररय कल भ गोमलक 셂प से ● Puducherry and Kariakal are geographically उत्तर, दमक्षण और पमिम से तडमलन डु से surrounded by Tamil Nadu from north, south मघरा हआ है। and and west. ● पुदुचेरी के सभी चार क्षेत्र तटीय क्षेत्र मᴂ स्थथत ● All four regions of Puducherry are located in हℂ the coastal region General Facts ● Puducherry is a Union Territory of India rather than a state, which implies that governance and administration falls directly under federal authority. ● Puducherry has been built by following an excellent town planning idea. The place is better known as White Town. ● There is also an ancient Ganesh Temple, which is believed to be present before French started to visit Puducherry. At this temple an elephant takes coin from the hands of the devotees and bless them. General Facts ● It is also is called ‘the Paris of South’. ● It is also known as ‘India’s Little France’ ● Puducherry celebrates Independence Day on August 16, while the rest of the nation celebrates it on August 15 ● The former capital to Puducherry was Madras. Festivals of Puducherry ● Mascarade Mask Festival ● Masi Magam Festival Important National Park and wildlife Sanctuaries in Puducherry ● Oussudu Wildlife Sanctuary Important places in Puducherry ● Auroville ● Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ● Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple ● Sri Aurobindo Ashram ● French War Memorial Tribes in Puducherry ● Irular ● Kattunayakan ● Malalikuravan ● Yerukkula ● Kuruman Famous Persons from Puducherry ● Shri Arubindo – was a philosopher and spiritual leader who is also known for his contribution in national movement. His real name was Arubindo Ghosh and was born in Kolkata but settled in Pondicherry where he founded his ashram. ● Mirra Alfassa – was the spiritual ally of Shri Arubindo. She was born in France in 1878 and came to Pondicherry, India in 1914 and met Shri Arubindo and helped her in setting the Arubindo Ashram. ● Manoj Night Shyamlan – is the internationally famous director and producer in Hollywood film industry. He is known for his films like The sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs. He was born in Mahe district of Puducherry. ● S Somasegar – has served as Vice President in Development division of Microsoft Corp. He was born in 1966 at Puducherry. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 BHUNESH10 Step 4 Step 5 Join Telegram Group Bhunesh Sir Current Affairs https://t.me/CurrentAffairsbyBhuneshSir THANK YOU.