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For its activities, the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabadbenefits from the support of

the French Embassy in India and the Alliance Française Foundation

Alliance Française d’AhmedabadB/S Food Corporation of India,Himali Tower Lane,Manekbaug Shyamal Road, Satellite,Ahmedabad - 380 015 Gujarat, INDIATel: +91 79 26733800, 26733900Website: under maintenanceEmail: ahmedabad@afindia.orgFacebook: Af d’Ahmedabad

Desk CampusFrance-Espace Ahmedabad(at Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad)www.campusfrance.org email: ahmedabad@india-campusfrance.org

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EditorialDear Friends,Bonjour, Namaste, Kem Chho?

You are reading these few lines swinging in a jhula, in your living room or seated near the Sabarmati (Narmada?) river front or at the Café le Rendez-Vous sipping a warm cappuccino or hot chocolate (Winter is coming!... at least in France), alone or with your friends or with your AF teacher, in any case, be comfortable and welcome to the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad and to its Branch in Baroda.

It is already the last 2013 issue of this newsletter but don’t panic; you will always continue to hear from us, check the following pages! Our new website is now fully operational (or will be very soon depending on when you are reading these lines) and very user friendly; it is your main source of information regarding our various French classes and activities. Log on to ahmedabad.afindia.org.

We say that time flies and in our case it cannot be more true. Did somebody see the year 2013 passing? Because we definitely didn’t! This (almost past) year was most probably the most important one since the creation of our institution in Ahmedabad, with first of all the opening of our new premises. If you don’t have already visited us, you have missed something. The festival Bonjour India during February and March, with for the first time in Gujarat, we will never say it too much, the performance of a Symphonic Orchestra. I am of course talking about ANANTA, Opus 195, the original artistic creation between Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, his 2 sons and the Avignon Orchestra, France.And when you also have the privilege in the same year to welcome and work with artists like Eryck Abecassis, Amruta Patil, Mallika Sarabhai, OZMA, Aditi Gupta, Tuhin Paul, Rishi Singhal, Sabine Peters, NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Esther David, Subrato Bhowmick, Erroll Pires, Niranjan Bhagat, Chinu Modi, the French School for Asian Studies, Sekhar Mukherjee, Georges Lacroix, Annick Teninge, Sara Keller, Christine Chareyron, Prof. Vasavada, Xavier Wrona, Paco Weiser, Revanta Sarabhai, and many others, you could be satisfied!

Nothing would have been possible without the active support of our Executive Members, please meet them on the next page, and without all the employees of the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad and its partners. Our students and members are the real strength of our Institute. Thank you all for your involvement, trust and support.I promise you that 2014 will be as active and dynamic as this past beautiful year!

Aditi Gupta, founder of Menstrupedia, is offering us a beautiful gift to complete this year, her illustrations on the cover and in the next page! Thank you Aditi and also to her partner Tuhin Paul, friends of the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad. This is the AF family spirit, a group of dedicated people who are supporting our initiatives… Join them!

In the meantime, I wish you all Happy Diwali, Muharram, Happy Guru Nanak Jayanti, Happy Christmas, whatever you celebrate… and a Happy New Year!With all my best wishes, to share with your families and friends,

Warmly,Philippe MartinDirector

Executive Committee PresidentPavan BakeriVice-PresidentAbhijit SenTreasurerSwati SoparkarSecretaryShrikant RakheMembersParmanand DalwadiMeera LakhiaC. K. KoshyDirectorPhilippe MartinCoordinatorChintan Pandya (Culture)Paresh Punjani (Courses)Mala de Fenoyl (Courses Baroda)AdministratorRaj Vakil (Ahmedabad)Shilpa Thackre (Baroda)AssistantMaïté Courgeon (Culture)Priyal Kothari (Course)AccountantBobby ChristieTeachersAnne BalaramPayal ChoksiShreeja DayanandSapna GargDipal KansaraDipika KshatriyaChaarvi LadiaJayesh PatelJignasa ShuklaJyoti HotchandaniRinku PatelMansi PathakMabel TejadaMaïté CourgeonMauli ModiNishith ShahNirja ParmarKanchan SharmaSeema SheikhMruga ThakkarPunam TiriarUrvi VelaniNisha VyasTejal VyasElizabeth Coutin (Baroda)Satyen Gulabrai (Baroda)Bhasha Mewar (Baroda)LibrarySujit NairSimon GardanDesk CampusFranceDharti DaveReceptionFrancis Raj AnthonappaAanal PrajapatiRutwik KhalanekarEsha Kothi (Baroda)Translation CellRinku PatelTechnical StaffAnkur Parmar (Technical Head)Jayesh ParmarDhanbahadur ThapaGanpat VaghelaGautam VaghelaPriyanka SolankiShobhana Sapkal (Baroda)

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Shrikant Rakhe • C. K. Koshy • Meera Lakhia • Swati Soparkar • Abhijit Sen • Pavan Bakeri • Parmanand Dalwadi

On September 4, 2013, we had the great pleasure to host our Annual General Meeting and the election of our new Executive Committee members. It was the occasion to do a presentation and a report on the activities of the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad organised during 2012-2013. As in every other association, a member is a person who shows his interest and supports the organisation by taking a subscirption. Being a member of the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad does not necessarily mean giving your time or being overwhelmingly invested but it gives you the right to vote during the General Assembly. It means that you express yourself upon the future of our Institute. So do not wait to make your voice heard and come closer from now on to the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad. An association is always more dynamic when it gathers more members!

Tax benefits – 80G certificate | Please note that all contributions to Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad are tax-deductible. Tax incentives give companies a tax break; Partners are involved beyond this benefit, for the development of the cross-cultural dialogue between Europe and India. “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder” (Molière)

A personalised Membership Card is issued to all members of the Alliance Française (students, individuals, couples, families). With it, you can borrow documents from our multimedia library and enjoy on complementary basis all the events and activities organised by our institute, and on top of that, discounts at the Café Le Rendez-Vous!

It is possible to become member anytime during the year - Half-Yearly and Quarterly Memberships are offered.

Join us today - Become an Alliance Française member!

Keeping in mind the objectives of each partner, we propose different options adapted to our partners’ capacity of support and we offer benefits in terms of:

Hospitality benefits are extended through discount/complementary use of the French Gallery, Classrooms, Library and Café Le Rendez-Vous;

Invitations to exclusive events;

Facilities for documents translation & interpretation services;

Promotional visibility and advertisement returns;

Various discounts for the French classes (at the AF or directly in your premises), Café Le Rendez-Vous and other services

For our Institutional and Patron members and for our Sponsors/Partners:

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Every once in a while, you need an eatery that makes you feel like you’re anywhere but well, here. That for that hour or two, there exists the tantalizing and entirely implausible possibility that you’ll walk out of the Le Rendez-Vous café and think that you are in a totally different environment. Some establishments here accomplish that via the food or the decor, and it’s often those that manage to do both, that tend to become

regular haunts. Add to that list now, Café Le Rendez-Vous is an eatery that’s popped up in the heart of the city just minutes from Prahladnagar. The café achieves its escapist fantasy through its simplicity, and being part of the beautiful Alliance Française, the offer of an all-day dining spot, and an affordable menu that spans from breakfast to post-work munchies with a non-judgmental charm.(breakfast is offered all day).

The cafe is one of the few in the city, which opens early as well as late. As in Europe, it is possible to have an excellent espresso on the way to work! As its name suggests, it is a meeting place and ideal to grab a great cup of coffee with friends, lunch with colleagues or a relaxed evening meal.

Le Rendez-Vous occupies the narrow garden next to the building’s entrance. Generous u-shaped benches provide a great space for large sociable gatherings and smaller tables sit under the covered space. There are trees and the beginning of what will be a beautiful garden. Its serene environment, beautiful furniture and colorful crockery add to its charm.In short, it’s the sort of happy place for those who want to make an afternoon or evening of it.

The menu, created by Ms. Shah (a hotel management graduate from Switzerland), is one of the better designed ones we’ve seen in the city, which not only has waffles on its menu but also a bit of French food such as quiches, crepes and lemon tart. Like most cafe fare, it’s a disparate mish-mash that draws from various countries. Its list of foods includes a watermelon salad with feta, vol au vent, Thai curry and some Mexican.

For further information contact

Pallavi Shah

The timings of the Café areTuesday to Sunday

9am-3pm and 5pm-11pmClosed on Monday

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Shrikant Rakhe • C. K. Koshy • Meera Lakhia • Swati Soparkar • Abhijit Sen • Pavan Bakeri • Parmanand Dalwadi

H.E. the Ambassador of France to India, François Richier, visited Gujarat on 14 and 15 October. His focus was on forward-looking cooperation projects in fields such as sustainable urban development, cultural exchanges and heritage conservation, and education and design. The French Consul General in Mumbai, Mr. Jean-Raphaël Peytregnet, accompanied him.

H.E. inaugurated the new “Heritage Section” of the Alliance Française, which is aimed at developing cooperation to study and preserve the historical buildings and artefacts of Gujarat. The “Heritage Section” has already hosted an exhibition of historical documents on the ports of Gujarat and it is planning one on the restoration of old city buildings of Ahmedabad. Among upcoming projects the digitisation of archives of the French Consulate in Surat (17th to 19th century) is under consideration. These archives tell of the longstanding relation between France and Gujarat and life in old Surat, as seen by French envoys. The “Heritage Section” could become the host of this collection, and make it available to scholars and general public.

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Thursday, 21 November

Friday, 22 November

Saturday, 23 November

Sunday, 24 November

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WORLD HERITAGE WEEK at Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad - Heritage Section

November 21-24, 2013ALL ARE WELCOME

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Ms. Bhavna Ramrakhiani & Mr. Pavan Bakeri

Mr. B. V. Doshi

Prof. Vasavada & Mr. Rishi Singhal

Prof. Parimoo

Prof. Snehal Shah

Mr. Y. S. Rawat

Dr. A. B. Saxena

Dr. Sara Keller

Panel of speakers: Prof. Vasavada, Dr. Sara Keller,

Ms. Khushi Shah

Mr. Rajiv Patel

Mr. Abhay Mangaldas

Open interaction between the Convenor ofAhmedabad Community Foundation

& the Co-Convenor of INTACH, Ahmedabad chapter

Presentation on the on going project at Bhadra Fort

French influences in Gujarat and perspectives to explore further “France Heritage”-photography

project, Bonjour India event

Visit L. D. Museum of Indology

15th Century Ahmedabad

“ASI and Tangible Heritage in Ahmedabad” by the Director of Gujarat State Archeology, ASI

The making of the Pols in Ahmedabad - Contribution of the settlers of the 17 Century

What the stone monuments are telling us?

The Indo-French Project of Revitalisation of the Walled City of Ahmedabad, 1998-2005.

During these 4 days, the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad will exhibit some of the archives of the Indo-French project (French Gallery)

CONTACT Dr. Sara Keller, Heritage Section, Alliance Française, sara_keller@hotmail.fr, 9824603513Of

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Heritage House in Manek Chowk

uExplore (www.uexplore.in), the online heritage mapping initiative of The House of MG and INTACH Ahmedabad

Chapter and assisted by Graduate students of University of World Learning, Washington DC

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LEARN THE 3 LEVELS WITH US IN ONLY 1 YEAR AND BECOME FLUENT IN FRENCH!

Regular session: From 30 December 2013Level A1, A2, B1, C1 (150 hours/Duration: 4 months/per level) B2 (200 hours/Duration: 5 months)

With 6 Regular sessions of 4 months per year one can enroll all these courses.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

LEVEL 1 (A1)

LEVEL 2 (A2)

LEVEL 3 (B1)

LEVEL 4 (B2)

LEVEL 5 (C1)

8:00 AM 10:00 AM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:15 PM 6:15 PM 6:30 PM 8:30 PM

YOU CAN ALSO JOIN THE SPECIAL BATCH OF LEVEL A1, A2(Timings: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm)From 30 December 2013 (Monday to Friday /150 h / Duration: 4 months)

FebruaryREGULAR SESSIONfrom 28 February 2014Level A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1.

SUNDAY BATCHESfor teenagers and professionals Timings: from 9:00 am to 3:00 pmLevel A1, A2 and B1 (150 hours / 07 months) Level B2 (200 hours / 10 months)

December Sunday batches from 08 December 2013Level A1, A2, B1 and B2

March Sunday batches from 30 March 2014

Level A1, A2, B1 and B2

Join our facebook: Af d’ahmedabad • Join afahmedabad.ning.com and keep writing in French

SATURDAY BATCHES Level A1 Part 1 (75 hours) from 21 December 2013

Timings: : from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pmThis course will help you to get the basic French so that you can deal with the day to day life. It is for the beginners and also for those who are learning French in schools.

CONVERSATION CLASSESEvery Saturday (6 hours / month)Sharpen your communication skills in French while learning in the level B1 or just continue to be in touch with the language after your level A2.(Prerequisite: level A2)Batch 1 Timings: 8:00 am to 9:30 am Batch 2 Timings: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pmNo classes on 02 November 2013,

JOINMONTHLY

For any inquiry, Email:ahmedabad@afindia.org • New Phone No.: (079) 2673 3800 / 2673 3900

SPECIAL BATCH

REGULAR SESSION

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SATURDAY KIDS’ BATCH

Few tips to learn French at Alliance française d’Ahmedabad

(80 hours/10 months)(Age: 8 to 12 years)

Timings: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Level 1 From 21 December 2013

Level 1 and level 2 From 08 March 2014

It is the best time to start learning a foreign language when one is at

younger age. Being multilingual will definitely widen the horizon of your children with more exposure to the

outside world.

Do you adore French as a language? However, do you find like some of other students that the grammar is a hindrance on your way to explore the vast French culture?

Voila, we are here to help you sort out this problem albeit with our happy twist. We will make it more interesting this time by bringing in class some of French songs, cinema, funny but useful videos, the literary texts and things alike.

We will run the class keeping in mind few of the tenses, the articles, the adjectives, the nouns, the pronouns, sentence formation, the modes like Imperative and Indicative and of course we always wish to keep it a la carte after all!

Join us in class then!

Even if you’re a fashion freak and you find it difficult while flicking through the pages of your magazine when you bump into some of French expressions, if you’re learning French, you’re most welcome!

In parallel to your French classes, borrow from the library and watch French films, read French comics, listen to the French songs (Cds) and watch the French channel TV 5. Attend our cultural activities and share in the class in French. Enroll for our workshops level wise. Continue with the conversation classes when you finish your Level A2. Be curious and use the internet to update yourself about the French culture. Keep writing in French on the French social network: afahmedabad.ning.com

Grammar Course Revision (Level A1: 30 hours)

The course will start on Monday 17 February 2014Every Monday and Thursday

Timings: from 10:15 am to 11:45 am

Level required: Level A1

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On doit parler attentivement quand on juge quelqu’unparce que les mots sont des armes puissantes,parce que les mots sont capables d’engendrer la guerre !

Ne parle jamais de sorte que l’autre se sente comme un sot, ne rabaisse jamais l’autre.

Un mot dur est une flèche pointue qui peut blesser le coeur de quelqu’un pour longtemps et laisser une douleur permanente.Accepte que les autres soient différents de toi, pensent différemment, se comportent et parlent autrement.

Sois un peu plus patient et soigne la brûlure de l’autre avec des mots doux, légers comme des fleurs.

Les mots doivent servir à garder la paix et à établir une intimité entre l’un et l’autre.Quand les mots deviennent une arme, on est face aux autres comme un ennemi.La vie est très courte et notre monde est très petit pour devenir une terre guerrière.

Are you interested to discover the world and cultures of French speaking countries, discover new rhytms, music, sounds ? This is the right workshop to be in touch with French dance forms !!

Program :It will highlight the French speaking cultures of the Caribbean (French overseas departments) an explosion of rhythms , sounds, and dance through zouk, kizomba, kompa, merengue, son, salsa, bachata, bolero ...( All in French !)

Poem in FrenchLes mots sont des armes

Donne une chance au bonheur !

Stay tuned with afahmedabad.ning.com

and keep writing in French.

From Saturday 07 December 2013 To Saturday 15 March 2014.Every Saturday (2 hours per week)Timings : 10 :15 am to 12 :15 am and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pmNo workshop on 21, 28 December 2013 and 04 January 2014

By Nishith Shah (French Teacher )

“DANCE FROM FRENCH-SPEAKING

COUNTRIES” (30 HOURS)

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From Tuesday 03 December 2013 to Friday 24 January 2014Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, FridayTimings: 10:15 am to 11:45 amNo workshop on: 10, 11, 13, 24, 25, 27, 31 December 2013 and on 01, 03, 14, 15 January 2014.

From Tuesday 03 December 2013 to Friday 24 January 2014Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, FridayTimings: 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmNo workshop on: 10, 11, 13, 24, 25, 27, 31 December 2013 and on 01, 03, 14, 15 January 2014.

Do you know how to pronounce ?- Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien - Les chaussettes de l’archiduchesse sont-elles sèches ou archi-sèche No?? So, then grab this opportunity to join this new workshop! You could also enrich your vocabulary, learn specific terms and know rules of pronunciation.

This workshop allows you to explore the specificities of the regions of France, their customs, their traditional festivals and their peculiar dialects. We will study all the regions of France, from Brittany to Alsace passing by Martinique to Corsica.

Internationally recognized DELF-DALF Diplomas Only at Alliance Française.(DELF-DALF Exam certificates issued by the French Ministry of Education)6 diplomas corresponding to the levels of Common European Framework4 French language diplomas for teenagers (DELF Junior) The certifications are standardised in 6 levels scale according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

French Vocabulary and Pronunciation workshop (20 hours)

French Regions workshop (20 hours)

Our 2 workshops with Prerequisite: Level A2

Our courses from level A1 to C1 prepare you for these exams.

09/12/2013

December Session • DELF DALF EXAMS DATES (J. = JUNIOR)

Registrations for the December DELF exams: 11 November 2013

MONDAY

DELF A1

10/12/2013

TUESDAY

DELF A2

DELF J. B2

11/12/2013

WEDNESDAY

DELF B1

DELF J. B1

12/12/2013

THURSDAY

DELF B2

DELF J. A2

13/12/2013

FRIDAY

DALF C1

DELF J. A1

14/12/2013

SATURDAY

DALF C2

If you are eager to know more

about it then grab this opportunity to join this new

workshop!

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Unnicycles and Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad invite you to the

(MSF=Medecins Sans Frontières– Doctors Without Borders)

Date : 18 November 2013Time : 6:30 pm Venue : French GalleryAlliance Française d’Ahmedabad

REEL LIFE OF MSF

About UnnicYcles Between October 2013 and February 2014, Dr. Unni Karunakara, the outgoing MSF International President, will start a bicycle tour across India – his home country. His personal aim is to fundraise and “give back to the organization” – an endeavour that will fulfil a personal wish.

The project will see Dr. Unni ride a bicycle from the mountainous terrain of Srinagar down to the coastal city of Thiruvananthapuram located on the Southern tip of the Indian peninsula. Throughout the route, Dr. Unni would like to establish a dialogue with students of medical colleges, village heads, representatives of civil society, NGOs, actors, journalists, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, sports persons, former MSF patients, MSF staff and the media about different topics related to medical humanitarian aid (for example access to medical healthcare, vaccines and the future relevance of MSF in India).

About the MSF film screeningsThe film screenings will take place and in collaboration with Alliance Française in various cities around India which correlate with the cities visited by Unni as part of his Unnicycle tour. A short question and answer session (15 minutes), led by Dr. Unni Karunakara will follow each film screening. The screenings will be open to the public and will provide an opportunity for them to learn about the work of MSF and some of the main challenges and issues related to medical humanitarian aid.

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Looking for a translation? The translation cell of the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad, composed by our teachers, stands there for you.From Gujarati or English to French or, French to English, also just for proof reading; for any kind of document: official or non official translations, general or technical documents.

Rules of the competition and registration form are available on request at culture.af.ahmedabad@gmail.com

The deadline for the registration is 30 November 2013.

For your business needs, our teachers could also work as interpreters. Think about it!

For more information or details, please contact the Alliance Française at

+91 79 26733800, 26733900 • Email: ahmedabad@afindia.org

TRANSLATION CELL

After the brilliant success of 2013 photography competition organised by the Alliance Française Foundation, we have come up with the next edition of this contest for 2014.

Theme: “The earth is the playground”

This theme can be interpreted through family/indoor games, gambling, video games, outdoor games, kids’ games, sportive games,etc…

The Grand Prize winner will get a week in Paris (flight tickets and stay) and a solo exhibition at a Parisian art gallery.The first 40 photos selected will be collectively exhibited in Paris and in Alliance Françaises all over the world!

The contest is not open to professional photographers who are recognised for their work and make their living from it. The age limit is 18 and above.

Photo Competition

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The Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad will receive the International Documentary Film Festival 2013 organised under the monthlong celebrations of “Documentary Films’ Month” in France. This festival, which will take place at nearly 1800 venues in France and abroad, aims at presenting creative documentaries to a wider audience. The event is coordinated by the French association ‘Images en bibliothèques’ and is organized in partnership with the ‘Institut Français’.

On the occasion of the release of the latest film by the director Nicolas Philibert’s ‘La maison de la radio’, the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad has decided to pay a tribute to a significant figure in French documentary films by presenting a series of four films that depict and raise questions about the different aspects of communication and language.

The well-known educational institutes of Ahmedabad and Baroda like Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University - School of Liberal Studies, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, H.L. Institute of Commerce (Ahmedabad University) and AES Institute of Computer Studies (Ahmedabad University) and M.S. Univervity, Baroda are proud participants in this film festival ‘The Month of Documentary Films 2013’ and will project the selected films at their respective premises in the month of November.

THE MONTH OF DOCUMENTARY FILMSAT THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE D’AHMEDABAD

15th November to 17th November, 2013

Free and Open to All

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THE MONTH OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS

All the films with English Subtitles

In the land of the deaf (Le Pays des sourds) (1992)

Four films By Nicolas Philibert

To Be and To Have(Etre et Avoir) (2002)

Nénette (2009) La maisonde la radio (2012)

Standing in front of a sheet of music, four deaf persons gesture with their hands in chorus. This unusual musical approach to the world of silence leaves no doubt about the filmmaker’s intention: “set our usual view of the deaf on its head, to rehabilitate their culture”.

In this film, Nicolas Philibert does not confine himself to a single site, Instead his camera roves from a school for teaching children how to pronounce sounds and words to a class in sign language, then on to interviews with several adults on what it is like to be deaf, to stage performances by a deaf-mute actor and, finally, to a wedding...

How do we learn to live with others and their wishes? Director Nicolas Philibert poses this question in a village schoolhouse in Auvergne, where Georges Lopez teaches 13 children, their ages ranging from 4 to12.

Against a landscape of mountains and farmland, from driving snow to rain and sun, the children gather in Lopez’s warm and colorful classroom, to read, write dictation, cook, and sort things out. At home, the older ones do homework with parents after their chores. At the year’s end, they look ahead to the next, visiting the middle school and meeting the little ones coming in the fall. As they learn sums and adjectives, with Lopez’s help, they also learn to live side by side.

Nénette, an orangutan, is the star of the Parisian zoo where she has lived most of her long life. She is a mother of four and has survived three mates, and she bonds only with a few selected keepers. The camera rests throughout on Nénette and the other apes in everyday situations. The visitors are only seen as occasional reflections in the glass, but we hear their recorded comments and conversations alongside interviews with the zoo keepers.

Twenty-four hours in the life of Radio France, from one dawn to another. Along its corridors, inside its recording studios, with its producers, presenters, journalists and various guests. And outside on a motorbike in the wake of the Tour de France or in the company of a thunderstorm photographer.

1hour 39 minsDate : Friday,15 November 2013Time: 7:00 PM

Screening Venue:THE FRENCH GALLERYAlliance Française d’Ahmedabad

1 hour 44 minsDate : Saturday,16 November 2013Time: 7:00 PM

54 minsDate : Sunday,17 November 2013Time: 5:30 PM

1 hour 44 minsDate : Sunday,17 November 2013Time: 7:00 PM

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Clarinet Concertby L’Ensemble de Clarinettes de Voiron, FRANCE

Venue: Natarani

30 November 20138:30 pm

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Two concerts will be organised by the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad in Baroda and Ahmedabad on 29 and 30 October respectively. The project is supported by the French Ministry of Culture (DRAC Rhône Alpes). Some music pieces like “Rhapsodie pour clarinettes” of Alexis Ciesla were developed thanks to the financial help of the Regional Council of Rhône Alpes and the city of Voiron.

Total 15 artists are part of the Clarinet orchestra group and will collaborate with selected Indian classical artists from Baroda to accompany them for few compositions. The artists from France would arrive in Baroda on 25 November 2013 and practice with the Indian artists.

Clarinet Concertby L’Ensemble de Clarinettes de Voiron

L’ENSEMBLE DE CLARINETTES with INDIAN MUSICIANS

For more information please contact the Alliance Française, Baroda Branch: baroda_afabad@yahoo.co.in

Please see page no. 30 for the concert in Baroda, at the Laxmi Vilas Palace

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Paco WiserDirector - Cinematographer

Wiser started theatre as a teenager with one of the best stage directors Julien Bertheau from Comedie Française. Then started a cinematographic career on great French films as “Camille Claudel”, directed by Bruno Nuytten, starring Isabelle Adjani, and “Indochine”, Oscar winner best foreign film 1991, starring Catherine Deneuve.

As a DP since 1995 worked with William Klein on “Messiah”, Gérard Mordillat’s Corpus Christi series on the Scriptures for ARTE, Damian Pettigrew on “Fellini, I’m a great liar”, and, recently, with Thierry Binisti on “Versailles, the dream of a king”.

In parallel of this vast career as a Cinematographer, I directed or co-wrote about 10 plays or movies. As the son of an American writer, I supervised and/or translated in English or French several plays and movies.

Since the beginning of 2008, directed and produced a web series on Dailymotion http://www.dailymotion.com/Rosalinde-laserie (more than 250,000 clics) and am preparing its fiction counterpart: “Rosalind, translating Shakespeare”, and was granted with two awards for this project.

Paco Wiser is teacher at the International film school (INSAS) in Belgium and Mahatma Gandhi International School (Ahmedabad – India).

Now living between New Delhi, New York, and Paris, and frequently visiting Ahmedabad.

Tête-à-tête with Paco Wiser

Art TalkDate : 6 December 2013

Time : 7:00 pm

Venue : French Gallery

Photo by Sugandha Gupta

Photo by Lissa Chazot

Photo by Sugandha Gupta

OPEN TO ALL

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CINEMA in EDUCATIONPresenting The art of film making as a major tool of learning (in schools and in life)

“Est-ce ainsi” Architecture Firm, France

Tête-à-tête with Xavier Wrona and Meredith Black

Art TalkDate10 Dec. 20137:00 pm

Venue French GalleryOPEN TO ALL

ALL ARE WELCOME

Xavier Wrona is back! And this time not alone! He will be accompanied by his associate, Meredith Black, and both of them will tell us more about the philosophy of their firm, the projects that they have managed and more importantly, how they conceived each project. It will also be the occasion to discover their plans for the future in France as well as in India.

To present Xavier Wrona, Maria Louis, Editor - Architect & Interiors India, wrote in the magazine October 2011 issue: “Wrona is very unlike any architect one usually encounters. Candid about his vulnerability, he admits plainly that he became an architect because he is “a bit too fragile to be an artist”. Born in 1976, he graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA; and created his firm Est-ce ainsi in 2006.

“My dream, which is nearly a reality, is to design architecture for everybody; including people who know nothing about it and cannot afford an architect” he discloses. Small projects with small budgets mean living frugally and working long hours, but that’s the way he likes

it. “Is it possible that architecture is a luxury? It seems to me that we should be able to design buildings with next to nothing” he muses.

For Wrona, being an architect needs dedication “to be able to devote your life to understanding the world we live in.”

This Art Talk promises you to discover Architecture through a different perspective and Xavier already proved it during his previous interactions in Gujarat:

• September 2011, lectures, presentations and workshop “Wearable Architecture” at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, on the occasion of the “Architecture Rendez-Vous” event;

• December 2012, Lecture “There is a problem with architecture”, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Interactions and workshops in Baroda in collaboration with Navrachna University, Vadodara Design Academy and M. S. University.

“The reason behind these architectural experimentations is multiple. It starts from the understanding that if architects have throughout history been of service to the “common good” they no longer are. As Rem Koolhaas recently stated in his book “Project Japan”, architects used to work for public entities. Now that the architect’s main client has become the private sector, not only architects aren’t part of the construction of a common interest, they often happen to be working against these interests. What are architects doing nowadays? What is the task to which their knowledge is being applied?”

You are all invited to think about it and to interact with Xavier and Meredith on these questions. A discussion not to be missed!

OPEN TO ALL

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Dr. Deepak John Mathew

“ Doob Gaya Hum... Duba diya Humne”

Photo Exhibition

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Dr. Deepak John Mathew is a renowned photographer and award winning professional (including the Commonwealth fellowship for developing a split site PhD program and learning about practice based PhD in Photography (2011), India Habitat Award, Young Artist, Inlaks Fine Art Award to name a few, published author (Principles of Design through Photography) and a reputed judge and mentor, globally. Dr. Mathew heads the Photography Design Department at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. Dr. Mathew has developed the curriculum and designed the first postgraduate Dual Master level program in Photography Design in India. With an experience spanning over eighteen years in photography, painting and graphics, he has published several papers and conducted workshops on photography worldwide. Dr. Mathew has taught as visiting professor at many institutes in India, New Zealand and the UK.

To know more about Dr. Deepak John Mathew and his works, please visit:www.djmphotography.in/about/

This series of photographs is on water. Shot in Tehri and Haridwar, it looks at the story of human intervention in nature, here, a natural resource (in a subtle and poetic manner). It is photographer’s reflection on the way we use and abuse the river.

Inauguration : 13 December 2013Time : 7:00 pmVenue : The French Gallery

14-22 December 2013Time : 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

Alliance Française d’AhmedabadInvites you to

Dr. Deepak John Mathewa photo exhibition by

“ Doob Gaya Hum... Duba diya Humne”“ Doob Gaya Hum...

Duba diya Humne”

OPEN FOR PUBLIC VIEW:

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All the Alliance Française Ciné Club screenings will take place at

The French Gallery

Subtitle

English

Genre

Drama

Duration

89 Minutes

“L’Oiseau” by Yves Caumon

Date : 8 November 2013Time : 7:00 pm

Director Yves Caumon’s elegant character study focuses on reclusive Anne, who lives alone in a tiny flat in Bordeaux, seemingly cut off from the rest of the world.

Withdrawn, aloof with her co-workers and estranged from her friends, Anne spends her evenings at the cinema or in her flat, apparently resigned to a solitary life. But with the arrival of an uninvited avian houseguest, Anne is forced to question her introverted existence and confront a profound grief that hangs over her.

Driven by Kiberlain’s astonishingly committees, nuanced performance and a subtle filmmaking style that is at one exquisitely minimal and rich in emotion and ambiguity, “The Bird” moves towards a quietly devastating conclusion that is at deeply moving and resolutely optimistic.

Excusively for Alliance Française Members and Students.You can become member anytime during the year; join the AF family!

Cinéclub

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Subtitle

English

Genre

Drama

Duration

97 Minutes

“L’Enfant d’en haut” by Ursula Meier

Date : 29 November 2013Time : 7:00 pm

Simon lives with his older sister in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, twelve-year-old Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. He is able to keep their little family afloat with his small-time hustles and his sister is thankful for the money he brings in. But, when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory.

PLEASE

BRING YOUR

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www.facebook.com/fanatikatheatreclubwww.fanatikatheatreclub.blogspot.com

FANATIKA’S NEW BATCH of

THEATREWORKSHOP STARTS ON

11 November 2013Registration now !Workshop timings:Monday, Wednesday, Friday7:00 pm – 8:30 pmFanatika, Meghani Hall, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Riverfront, B/H The Times of India Building, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380009.

For registration or more information:

Call +91-9723452425 or write to

fanatikatheatreclub@gmail.com

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Fanatika’s latest production goes outside Gujarat !

Shukdan, an excellent Gujarati adaptation of the French play Cyrano de Bergerace by Chinu Modi and directed by Chintan Pandya, received a standing ovation for more than 5 minutes on its premiere at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad on 30 September.Shukdan was equally well received in Mumbai on 18 October and has an active touring calendar post-Diwali.

To organise a show of Shukdan, please call on +91-9723452425 or write to fanatikatheatreclub@gmail.com or chintan@transindusfoundation.org

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The Library now offers the Half-yearly Membership for the year 2013-14. Members who haven’t renewed their membership yet, please renew your membership immediately to explore and make the best of our new multimedia library.For detailed information related to membership, please visit us or send an email on: libraryafahd@yahoo.com

The new library timings exclusively for you: (Open on all days a week)Monday to Saturday : 10:00 am to 07:00 pm • Sunday : 11:00 am to 04:00 pm

LIBRARYDear friends,The previous edition of ‘Dećouvrir’ announced the commencement of cultural activities at the library. As I write, we have seen a participative completion of the first two events of the four scheduled events; which received an encouraging response. The general feedback from participants has been positive as they expressed the eagerness to continue discovering the Francophone cultures through these activities. We hope to see you in good numbers next time!

Here are some pictures and reactions of the musical evening ‘Paris en chansons’ and Read out loud evening: “The Little Prince”.

In addition, we would like to highlight the book released on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the creation of the Alliance Française. It talks about 130 years of incredible and rich experiences, both political and educational at the crossroads of history and culture. Two versions, one in French and other in English, are available in the library.

ATTENTION: The deposit of Rs. 500 is fully refundable. The receipt of which should be retained in order to reclaim the deposit at the time of terminating the account.

Musical evening: A musical journey on the roads of France Wednesday, December 04 7 PM- 8PM

After a musical evening dedicated to Paris, we had to pay tribute to rest of the France! France is a multi facetted country which has a wide variety of landscapes and cultures. Throughout history, artists sang songs about the cities and the regions close to their hearts. We, at the library, invite you on a musical journey along the roads of France! From east to west and north to south discovering a varied range of songs (in French and some regional languages) of yesterday and today.

A night in the Museum: The Humanist Photography Thursday, December 19 7 PM- 8PM

Humanist photography is a stream in photography which appeared in the 30s and peaked at the end of the Second World War and in the 60s. It is named so as the human-being, being at the core of its identity. Paris is the privileged center of this movement. By observing the daily lives of Parisians, their work as well as their leisure, photographers have given us a valuable asset of that period. This event and the people in general, will allow you to discover this branch of photography and its most famous representatives: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis, Brassai or Boubat.

CULTURAL GET-TOGETHERS AT THE LIBRARY

Open to all!

The warm-up exercises for modulating vocal pitch were interesting. It was a fun learning experience particularly for improving pronounciation and proved useful for the exams. • Aarohi Acharya, Level B2

I had an amazing experience and it was helpful in terms of pronounciation and expression. Fantastic exercises ! J’adore cet atelier !!• Makalp patel, Level B1 weekend

‘Paris en Chanson’ was an amazing program which rendered French music in a uniquely new light for the students through an exceptional collection of songs adding life to which was the beautiful ambience.• Shraddha, Level B2

By participating in ‘Paris en chansons’ we got to know of various famous artists and their music, some more difficult to understand than the others but all equally informative helping us discover Paris and its beauty, in a very pleasantly decorated venue.• Vivek, Level A1

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© Jean-Phillipe Romain

© Robert Doisneau - Le baiser de l’hotel de ville

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Timings of Goyal Book Centre:

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00 am - 07:00 pm

Tuesday : 11:00 am - 07:00 pm

Sunday : 11:00 am - 04:00 pm

Monday : CLOSED

Visit French Book Centre on the 3rd Floor at the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad.

The First French Book Centreof Gujarat

Goyal Book Centre, the first of its type (exclusively for French books) is soon starting its sixth month at Alliance Francaise d’Ahmedabad. Search no more for books on French language, civilization and more, as our collection encompasses a wide range of books. You can find school/course text books or easy reading for beginners, grammar books, dictionaries French comics and more. The exam preparation books are particularly designed for DELF exams and the audio practice material is an indispensable help too. Those interested in reading literature in French must explore the range of classic novels and also ‘francais facile’ (for easy reading). We have something to interest you, irrespective of your level of understanding of French. So if you haven’t exploited this new resource yet, it is the right time to do so now!

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For More details contact:

Dharti Dave ahmedabad@india-campusfrance.org or call on

079- 26733801

YOUR FUTURE MADE IN FRANCE - ITS OPEN TO ALL!

You have a master’s or a PHD degree from France? Get a 5 years Schnegen visa next time you apply for a visa to France!

In May 2012, in a major development, French authorities decided to case considerably the conditions or obtaining a work visa after studies completed in France. This allowed a large number of students graduating from French Business and Engineering schools to extend their stay for acquiring work experience in France.

Furthermore, Ambassador Francois Richier has decided to facilitate travel to France for all Indian citizens who have studied in France. As of July 14th 2013, all Indian citizens who have graduated from a French higher Education institution subsequently applying for a tourist or business visa with a long period of validity –up to five years if the studies in France were at the Master or PHD levels.

In parallel, the French Embassy in India has simplified visa procedures for Indian Students wishing to study in France. Special attention is given to students living far from any French consulate or “ CampusFrance” office (Governmental agency promoting French Higher Education) to simplify and expedite the visa procedure. CampusFrance will establish partnerships with various Indian higher education institutions in order to accelerate the procedures for exchanges with French institutions and for their alumni.

It’s Simple!

1. When you plan a trip to France, apply for your schengen tourist of Business visa

2. Attach your French degree (Master’s or PHD) to your visa application

3. Get a 5 year, multiple entry visas!

GET A FIVE YEAR VISA TO

FRANCE !!!!

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Alliance Française - Baroda Annexe

NEW SESSIONS MONTHLYConversation Classes (6hrs)

Contact : Alliance Française - Baroda Annexe, Vasna Roadbaroda_afabad@yahoo.co.in • Ph: +91-265-2252854

A1 Weekend BatchStarting from : 15 December 2013Every Sunday : 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

A2 Evening Regular BatchStarting from : 16 December 2013Monday to Friday : 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

November Batch : From 1 Nov 2013 December Batch : From 6 Dec 2013

(Every Friday 5:30pm to 7:00pm)

WHAT HAPPENEDVATO-V Are The One

Open For All Students And Members!!!No Skills Required In Music, Singing & French…

“EN CHANTANT”(FRENCH SONGS WORKSHOP)

EVERY THURSDAY(FROM 8:30PM TO 10PM)

September 20137 Sept: Musical Offering by Shadaj Band21 Sept: Musical Offering by Thomas Albert & FriendsOctober 20135 Oct : Musical Offering by Aaroh Palkar & Priyanka Sawant19 Oct: Musical Offering by Thomas Albert

Two concerts will be organised by the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad in Baroda and Ahmedabad on 29 and 30 October respectively. The project is supported by the French Ministry of Culture (DRAC Rhône Alpes). Some music pieces like “Rhapsodie pour clarinettes” of Alexis Ciesla were developed thanks to the financial help of the Regional Council of Rhône Alpes and the city of Voiron.

Total 15 artists are part of the Clarinet orchestra group and will collaborate with selected Indian classical artists from Baroda to accompany them for few compositions. The artists from France would arrive in Baroda on 25 November 2013 and practice with the Indian artists.

Clarinet ConcertVenue: Darbar Hall, Lakshmi Vilas Palace Time: 7:30 pm

29th November 2013

DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVALPlease see pages No. 12 - 13In collaboration with the Department of French, M.S. University, Vadodara23 and 24 November 2013

WHAT’S IN STOREVATO-V Are The One(Next Event Dates)

2 & 16 November 20137 & 21 December 2013

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November Batch : From 1 Nov 2013 December Batch : From 6 Dec 2013

BARODA CINÉ CLUBAll Ciné Club screenings will take place at the Alliance Française - Baroda Annexe

“L’Oiseau” by Yves Caumon

Date: 08 November 2013 Time: 4:00 pm

Date: 29 November 2013 Time: 4:00 pm

Subtitle

English

Genre

Drama

Duration

89 Minutes

Director Yves Caumon’s elegant character study focuses on reclusive Anne, who lives alone in a tiny flat in Bordeaux, seemingly cut off from the rest of the world.

Withdrawn, aloof with her co-workers and estranged from her friends, Anne spends her evenings at the cinema or in her flat, apparently resigned to a solitary life. But with the arrival of an uninvited avian houseguest, Anne is forced to question her introverted existence and confront a profound grief that hangs over her.

Driven by Kiberlain’s astonishingly committees, nuanced performance and a subtle filmmaking style that is at one exquisitely minimal and rich in emotion and ambiguity, “The Bird” moves towards a quietly devastating conclusion that is at deeply moving and resolutely optimistic.

Subtitle

English

Genre

Drama

Duration

97 Minutes

“L’Enfant d’en haut” by Ursula MeierSimon lives with his older sister in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, twelve-year-old Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. He is able to keep their little family afloat with his small-time hustles and his sister is thankful for the money he brings in. But, when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory.

WHAT’S IN STORE

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Do you know

The Alliance Team?

Six months after the inauguration of the new premises of Alliance Française d’Ahmebabad, let’s focus on one of the most important changes that happened during this big shift: ‘The Library’.

The library of Alliance Française is managed by Sujit Nair and Simon Gardan. Sujit has learnt French at AFA and, after working in the market research and data analysis domain for long time, joined the AF team as the librarian in 2009. Simon has joined AFA recently. He is an experienced librarian and has worked in municipal libraries in various cities of France and also at the Alliance Française of Dominican Republic and of Paraguay. With the help of Simon’s professional experience, they have worked a lot on organising different spaces in the library and classifying the entire collection.

The idea is to make this new multimedia library a fully functioning community center, a place not only for reading, but also a place to exchange, discover and share knowledge. A librarian’s work is to establish the link between resources and the users, with an easy access to the collection and make the library more attractive!

This link gets strengthened by the new services that the multimedia library has to offer to its users. For example, the library users can enjoy the ‘video corner’ equipped with two screens (one for watching movies that you can pick from our video collection, and the other for TV5 Monde, a French Television channel), they also provide the

users with an internet access with two computers and a WIFI network.

Since the last two months, Simon and Sujit have been conducting various cultural activities at the library to let the users discover the Francophone cultures. The activities are free and open to all, and they talk about the Francophone culture through music, art and of course literature.

Motivated to turn the library into a community center, the two librarians have a lot of projects for future. One of such projects is ‘the launch of ‘Culturetheque’ an online library with a fine collection of books, movies and music in digital format and free and exclusive to all library members, previewed to be launched at the end of this year across the Alliance Française network in India.

To conclude, we would like to say that the new multimedia library of the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad is becoming a modern 21st century library with lots of resources (in French, English and a few in Hindi as well as Gujarati) available in different formats. You are most welcome to come and discover this rich space. Our librarians are pleased to welcome you all 7 days a week!

Date Time VenueEventsExclusively for Members and Students Entry Free, Open to All

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Gallery

Lakshmi Vilas Palace

Natarani

French Library

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Library

7:00 pm

See pages 12-13

6:30 pm

See page 05

7:00 pm

7:30 pm

8:30 pm

7:00 pm

7:00 pm

7:00 pm

7:00 pm

11:00 am-8:00 pm

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Cinéclub: “L’Oiseau” by Yves Caumon

Documentary Film Festival

Unnicycle: film screening and interaction

World Heritage Week

Cinéclub: “L’Enfant d’en Haut” by Ursula Meier

Clarinet Concert (Baroda)

Clarinet Concert (Ahmedabad)

Library: Musical Evening

Art Talk with Paco Wiser

Art Talk with Xavier Wrona and Meredith Black

Inauguration: photo exhibition by Deepak John Mathew

On view: photo exhibition by Deepak John Mathew

Library: A Night in the Museum

08 Nov 2013

15-17 Nov 2013

18 Nov 2013

21-24 Nov 2013

29 Nov 2013

29 Nov 2013

30 Nov 2013

04 Dec 2013

06 Dec 2013

10 Dec 2013

13 Dec 2013

14-22 Dec 2013

19 Dec 2013

09 Nov. 2013

03 Dec. 2013

03 Dec. 2013

07 Dec. 2013

07 Dec. 2013

08 Dec. 2013

21 Dec. 2013

21 Dec. 2013

30 Dec. 2013

17 Feb. 2014

28 Feb. 2014

08 Mar. 2014

30 Mar. 2014

Saturdays

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

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Saturdays

Sundays

Saturdays

Saturdays

Monday to Friday

Monday, Thursday

Monday to Friday

Saturdays

Sundays

Conversation 2 Batches

French Vocabulary and pronunciation workshop

French Regions workshop

Dance from French-speaking countries workshop

Conversation 2 Batches

Sunday Batches Level A1, A2, B1 and B2

Level A1 part 1 (75h)

Kids’s batch Level 1

Regular All levels

Grammar Course Revision Level A1

Regular All levels

Kids’s batch Level 1 and Level 2

Sunday Batches Level A1, A2, B1 and B2

8:00 am - 9:30 am | 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

10:15 am -11:45 am

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

10:15 am - 12:15 pm | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

8:00 am - 9:30 am | 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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31 October - 6 November: Diwali • 25 December: Christmas Day

The timings of the Café are: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm • Closed on Monday

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11 Nov 2013 Fanatika’s new batch of Theatre Workshop 7:00pm-8:30pm Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

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