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1st French & Wine Cafe Meet

The 1st French Wine & Café meet was organized at Le Frehindi jointly by Frehindi Education Pvt. Ltd & Col. Joe ( www.ravikjoshi.com ).

There would not have been a better day than the “Le Jour de la Bastille” to kick start this event which was attended by many accomplished people such as a Lt General from the Indian Army along with his wife, Mr. Sanjay Agarwal ( FTII Alumnus & leading cameraman ), Mr. Ashish Mamgain ( Principal Correspondent, HT ), Mr. G C Sharma ( Top Japanese Translator in Delhi ), Dr. Vijay ( Sr. Doctor at UNDP ), Dr. Routray ( Sr. Doctor at WHO ) and Mr. Navneet Gupta ( Leading fashion co-coordinator & Restaurateur ).

The event was divided into two parts. The morning part was exclusively for students of Le Frehindi & the evening part was dedicated to the real connoisseurs of wines & good life.

Morning event:

This event exclusively for students was a huge success where lot of events like film show with popcorn, French songs & dance competition were conducted before the “French Wine & Café Meet”.

The session started with Mr. Haru MEHRA presenting a PPT on “Jour de la Bastille” followed by “Dance competition” on French songs where students had a lot of fun. The song & dance event was followed by 3 French short stories video followed by discussion on the same. This was followed by our event on French wines. The students had an once in a lifetime opportunity to learn to appreciate & taste wine from Col. Joe who is on his way to become one of the leading sommelier of wines in India.

Evening event:

The evening event was for senior people and many stalwarts & professionals attended the meet.

The evening commenced by Mr. Haru MEHRA who brought out the different aspects of similarities between French & Hindi followed by a presentation on “Jour de la Bastille”.

This was followed by the event for which everybody was eagerly waiting “The Wines of France”.

We have decided to dedicate one special article of this special event of ours which has been written none other than the torchbearer of French Wines in India Col. Joe.

Author: Haru MEHRA

Namasté / Bonjour / Hello, I am Harbinder Singh MEHRA ( Haru ), the President, author & principal blogger & trainer for the LAF's project Inde-Contemporaine under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in Paris. Apart from that, I am also the CEO of Paris & Lyon based Le Frehindi which is an Indo-French organisation licensed by ATOUT-France with associate offices in New Delhi, Mumbai & Dubai in the Middle East. Something about LAF ( L'Association Frehindi ) : The objective of the L'Association Frehindi ( English ) To promote global understanding with special focus on youth of France & Francophone countries with the youth from Indian subcontinent by showcasing a contemporary aspect of both regions in areas of cultural & linguistic integration, appreciating of heritage & getting to know the importance of natural wellbeing via online & offline activities such as workshops, fairs, events, meet-ups, counselling sessions, intercultural workshops in partnerships/collaborations with local institutions, cultural organisations, embassies & companies in both the regions. The association seeks to work in the following areas : I. Events/fairs/conferences/workshops under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in France. 1)To celebrate & promote contemporary India & France with today's youth. 2)To let discover the traditional historic Indo-French strengths, economic opportunities & partnership possibilities. 3)To promote arts & artists from either region. 4) To jointly host events & fairs every year in France, Francophone countries & the Indian subcontinent to promote friendship/partnerships between different regions linking the general population with a special focus on youth. II. Alps-Himalayas Project 1) To increase cultural & economic affinity of youth & businesses between Rhone-Alps & Himalayas regions of India, Bhutan & Nepal. 2) To conduct & promote joint Indo-French expeditions & excursions. 3) To help the tribals & locals in Himalayan regions to preserve the environment by sustainable means. III. Intercultural Activités 1) To conduct linguistic-based inter cultural activités with the help of virtual tours & offline sessions between youth & teachers for both French, Hindi & various other regional languages. 2) To conduct sessions / classes on inter-cultural understanding, ways of doing business, dances & letting discover the rich heritage. 3) To conduct fundraising activities for all such cultural & heritage discovery exchanges. IV. Indo-French youth club : 1) To help the Indian students coming to France to integrate culturally, logistically & linguistically by providing pre & post landing counselling workshops & vice-versa for French students going to the Indian subcontinent. 2) To help the youth discover skill development programs, internships & recruitment opportunities available in all the regions. 3) To work in partnership with local SME'S for supporting & training of the youth of India & France. 4) To enable students & teachers in France to help online & offline the underprivileged children in the Indian subcontinent by imparting training based on languages & soft skill development. 5) To conduct Indo-french youth camps in all Francophone regions with a special focus on Rhone-Alps regions, Himalayas & Auroville in Pondicherry. V. Promoting Natural Wellbeing & boosting immunity naturally : 1) The association will seek to promote the benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda in France among youth & conduct awareness sessions with experts from India & Srilanka. 2) The association will celebrate World Yoga Day & World Ayurveda day by conducting events & workshops for the youth. 3) The association will produce both online & offline content like blogs, books, broachers etc to Promote yoga & Ayurveda. 4) The association will work closely with Bio-shops to promote vegan & vegetarian food among the youth. Come be a part of the LAF growing team & become ambassadors for the Indian subcontinent & its ability to take modernity with traditional values and ethos. Write to us at haru@frehindi.com. All the best. Harbinder Singh MEHRA, President, L'Association Frehindi Lyon VILLETTE GARE IMMEUBLE LE BONNEL 20 rue de la Villette 69003 Lyon Tel : +330601360996