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Fre-Hindi is marriage of French & Hindi : A Lifelong Friendship cemented by festivals like Namasté France & Bonjour India

Let a 1000 Alliance Française like centres for Hindi open in the world
Right from it’s inception in 2008; Frehindi ( Frendy ) sounding like “Friendly” ( N’est ce pas? ) of English is actually a sort of marriage of words from “French” & “Hindi”.

We at Frehindi strongly believes in the people to people love & association that is actually the basis of a strong affinity between the French people and the Indian people.

As a child many years back I could recollect how the French love for mountains and spiritualism used to draw them to the state of Uttarakhand where I used to find them wondering; reading and contemplating near a temple; cave or a local shop sipping the chai ( du thé ).

Similarly; I can recollect in my college days when I saw so many of my friends influenced by the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau & Voltaire discussing endlessly the ideas they professed.

So; just around that time; time was ripe & natural to go to the Alliance Française centre ( à Sud-X ) to take a French course to satisfy our hunger for the ideas; philosophy and culture of France.

However; if some young person wants to learn Hindi in any city in France to satisfy his or her hunger for the ideas; culture or philosophy of India, the options are very limited as we do not have a network like Alliance Française or Gothe Institut or Instituto Cervantes .

With our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi vociferously professing for Hindi; Yoga & many other things which can be considered gift of India to the world; the day is not far when we will have Hindi learning centres like Alliance Française around all major cities of the world.

The time is ripe for us to rise and show to the world what we have got and the same is not possible without the spread of language.

Let the fragrance & taste of Hindi capture the imagination of the world by opening thousands of Alliance Française; Gothe Institut or Instituto Cervantes like centres around the world.

The govt. of India & our PM Modi will find Le Frehindi right at the forefront of this initiative.

On the eve of the launch of Namasté India in France let is promise ourselves that we will all strive towards our goal of opening 1000 Hindi centres around the world in major cities.

Jai Hind Jai Hindi….

Team Frehindi

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