The French traveller who visited India for six times was

The French traveller who visited India for six times was Correct Answer Tavernier

  • Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (from France) a traveller and merchant, visited India for six times between 1630-68.
  • He is best known for the discovery of the 116-carat diamond.
  • He wrote the book "Travels in India".

Key Points

  • Francois Bernier was a French physician and traveller.
  • Francois Bernier arrived in India in 1658.
  • He worked as a physician to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
  • After Dara Shikoh's execution, he was attached to the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

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Doing an internship at the University of Lille in France, I almost always found myself stuck whenever I had to speak to non-Indians about India or on anything'Indian'. This was more because of the subtle differences in the way the French understood India in comparison to what I thought was 'Indian'. For instance, when I,or any Indian for that matter, say 'Hindi' is an Indian language, what it means is that it is one of the languages widely spoken in India. This need not be similar tothe understanding that the French would have when they hear of 'Hindi' as an Indian language. Because for them Hindi then becomes the only language spoken inIndia. This is a natural inference that the French, Germans, Italians and many other European nationals would tend to make, because that is generally how it is intheir own respective countries. The risk of such inappropriate generalisations made about 'Indian' is not restricted to language alone but also for India's landscape,cuisine, movies, music, climate, economic development and even political ideologies. The magnitude of diversity of one European country can be easily compared tothat of one of the Indian State, isn't it? Can they imagine that India is one country whose diversity can be equated to that of the entire European continent? Theonus is upon us to go ahead and clarify the nuances in 'Indianness' while we converse. But why should one do so? How does it even matter to clarify? Why do some French people think that Hindi is the only Indian language?