The French East India Company was formed in 1664. Where and by whom was the first factory under French established in India?

The French East India Company was formed in 1664. Where and by whom was the first factory under French established in India? Correct Answer Established by Francis Caron and at Surat

The correct answer is Established under Francis Caron and at Surat.

  • The French East India Company was formed in 1664 by Colbert, a Minister under Louis XIV.
  • The first French factory in India was established at Surat by Francis Caron. Hence, Option 2 is correct.
  • Later, Maracara set up a factory at Masulipattinam.
  • Francois Martin founded Pondicherry in 1673.
  • Other French factories in India were Chandranagore, Mahe, and Karaikal.
  • Francois Martin was the first governor of Pondicherry, the headquarters of the French possessions in India.

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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?