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For its activities, the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabadbenefits from the support ofthe 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: ahmedabad.afindia.orgEmail: ahmedabad@afindia.orgFacebook: Af d’Ahmedabad

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Dear Friends,Bonjour, Namaste, Kem Chho?

Everything is about Story Telling Especially during this time of the year. We are all sharing our memories of the past year and looking forward to making dreams of the future a reality. We started the year of 2013 opposite Gujarat College and ended it near Shyamal Cross Rd. Our Alliance Française has stories with the city of Ahmedabad for 32 years now and there will be so much to say! I will just thank all the students and members, partners, well-wishers and friends for their support and constant interest towards our activities.

Welcome 2014!This year, we will invite you to write many stories together, from the classrooms to the old city, from the Café le Rendez-Vous to the Terrace, using your pen or your camera to post on social media; let’s create, let’s share and let’s learn.

New session of French classes, Indo-French dance creation, concert, Fête de la Photo, Fanatika International Theatre Documentary Festival, exhibitions, Heritage Talks, film screenings and many surprises to start this new year. Discover the pedagogical and cultural calendars of January and February 2014, be prepared for your classes and to welcome our artist friends.

New website and Youtube ChannelLOG ON: AHMEDABAD.AFINDIA.ORGand visit the Youtube Channel of the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad. You will find all the talks (World Heritage Week 2013 and Xavier Wrona) and the concert that took place at the French Gallery. We will continue to upload regularly our past events for you to (re)discover them.

1982-2014: the finest French program in GujaratAll of our experienced teachers at the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad have perfect mastery of the French language and have been rigorously trained to teach French as a foreign language.An extensive programme of continuous learning for all of our teaching staff means that we are constantly improving the quality of your French learning experience.The focus is on activities that maximise your opportunities to use French in an interactive conversational way. This is achieved through meaningful exercises such as group work, creative role-plays and task-based activities.

Write your story with usAll the Alliance Française team is inviting you to discover our new premises with up-to-date facilities for our students, members and partners, with always more benefits offered to all.

I wish you best wishes for this New Year, Bonne Année !

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 VaghelaShobhana Sapkal (Baroda)

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Café le rendezvous, an integral part of the prestigious Alliance Française opened its doors on July 29. An all day café, serving breakfast through the day and offering up a wholesome and hearty menu, it is a place to relax, and eat good, well prepared food. The café has a selection of whole-wheat sandwiches, pasta, salad and desserts.

The soul of le rendezvous is its food. A disparate mish mash of cuisines from around the world, it is infused with a healthy dose of local flavor and influence using ingredients that are seasonal and fresh. The spices are toned down and in true European fashion; each ingredient is allowed its moment in the spot light.

The menu changes frequently and is augmented by a weekly changing specials menu, to pamper the palate with an assortment of flavours. So whilst one week there could be a Thai curry on the menu, another week could be Middle Eastern salads.

French food is an essential part of the menu and the café offers items such as crepes, vol au vent, ratatouille, crouque monsieur, croissants, lemon tart, quiche etc.

This winter, the café is gearing up for some exciting events. Looking forward to seeing you….

For further information contact

Pallavi Shah9825315094

Looking for a translation?• Gujarati or English to French• French to English• Proof reading• For any kind of document: official, non official, general, technical documents.

Alliance Française provides interpreters for your business needs. Think about it!

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

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

TRANSLATION CELL

The timings of the Café are

Tuesday to Sunday

9am-3pm and 5pm-11pm

Closed on Monday

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What is your New Year’s Resolution? We suggest: Become an AF Member!

Discover our New Website:

http://ahmedabad.afindia.org/

Membership Advantages:FREE cultural

activities, library services, discount at Cafe Le Rendez-Vous,

and much more...!

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Our Library isOPEN EVERYDAY

Monday - Saturday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

Sunday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

LIBRARYBonjour All,

We are pleased to announce that the AF Ahmedabad now has a digital library called Culturethèque!

This online platform provides access to thousands of digital resources: novels, audio-books, videos, newspapers and magazines, films (could be watched only in the library) music and resources for children and for learning French.Access to Culturethèque is free for members of the library. You just have to register online at: www.culturetheque.com and visit the library once to confirm your registration. For any kind of assistance regarding Culturethèque or the library, please don’t hesitate to contact us at the library.

The official launch of our online Media Library ‘Culturethèque’ took place across the Alliance Française network in India on 26 November 2013. On this occasion, an all day long presentation was held in the French Gallery. We would like to share some photos of the presentation here.

HURRY!!The Library now offers the Quarterly 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: library.ahmedabad@afindia.org

NOTE: 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.

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Tuesday, 28 January 2014 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Open to all students of Alliance Française and all those who have learnt FrenchThe BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France) organizes from 16th October 2013 to 19th January 2014, a huge exhibition on the famous comic series Astérix. This series consisting of 34 albums has two friends as heroes: Astérix, a little warrior and Obélix, a huge guy who delivers standing stones.A success worldwide for more than 50 years (translated into 111 languages and dialects and sold over 350 million copies worldwide). This comic series attracted a wide audience of all age groups.We seize this opportunity to organize a reading out loud workshop which showcases the work of both authors Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny and allows you to get familiar with the world of this comic series while working on your French pronunciation.

CULTURAL GET-TOGETHERS AT THE LIBRARY

Open to all!

Reading out loud: Astérix

Musical Evening: The most beautiful love songs

A video-gaming Evening !

Wednesday, 12 February 2014 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Valentine’s Day is considered as a celebration of love in many countries! It gives us the chance to show you the most beautiful love songs of the Francophone world and help you celebrate this Valentine’s Day differently. France has the image of a romantic country, largely because of the artists who got success worldwide with their love songs. We simultaneously think about Edith Piaf, who received worldwide recognition for her songs: ‘Hymnes à l’amour’ and ‘La vie en rose’. You will discover the hymns about love of yesterday and today, original love songs to scream out your feelings for those special ones with joy or despair.

Wednesday, 26 February 2014 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Open to all (required to pre-register and bring your laptop or I-Pad)Gamers and Geek friends, we invite you to an evening dedicated to video games (in French) in the library. Groups on the network (Strategy games, First Person Shooter [FPS] games) will be created to prepare for the ultimate battle. You will have free access to two consoles to test your limits.

Let’s play hard!

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TAKE A NEW STEP THIS YEAR.JOIN FRENCH CLASSES!LEARN THE 3 LEVELS WITH US IN ONLY 1 YEAR AND EXPRESS FLUENTLY IN FRENCH!

Regular session: From 03 March 2014Level A1, A2, B1, C1 (150 hours/Duration: 4 months/per level) | B2 (200 hours/Duration: 5 months)

Next Date:

06 January 2014WITH 6 REGULAR SESSIONS OF 4 MONTHS PER YEAR ONE CAN ENROLL ALL THESE COURSES.

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)

March Sunday batches from 30 March 2014 Level A1, A2, B1 and B2

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SATURDAY BATCHES CONVERSATION CLASSESBatch Level A1 Part 1 (75 hours)

from 22 February 2014Every Saturday (6 hours / month)

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.

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 1st March 2014.

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 ofLevel A1 and A2 (Timings: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm)from 03 March 2014 (Monday to Friday /150 h / Duration: 4 months/ Level).

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The course will start on17 February 2014

Every Mondayand Thursday

Timings

10:15 am - 11:45 am Level required: Level A1

SATURDAY KIDS’ BATCH(80 hours/10 months)

(Age: 8 to 12 years) Timings: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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.

Level 1 and 2 (A1 and A2) Monday to Saturday (150 hours) 1st batch: 08:00 am to 02:00 pm from 01 April to 08 May 2014 2nd batch: 10:15 am to 04:15 pm from 01 April to 08 May 2014 3rd batch: 10:15 am to 04:15 pm from 05 May to 06 June 2014

Level 2 and 3 (A2 and B1) Monday to Saturday (150 hours) 10:15 am to 04:15 pm from 12 May to 20 June 2014

Level 3 (B1) Monday to Saturday (150 hours) 10:15 am to 04:15 pm from 23 June to 26 July 2014

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

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!

GRAMMARC O U R S ER E V I S I O N

OUR SUMMER CRASH COURSES

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I got the opportunity to attend a training organized by l’ Institut Français. The principal objective of the training was to acquaint the professors with the functionalities of the social networking site “la salle des profs” which is a platform for all the teachers of French in India. A platform where they can share their knowledge and their experiences. The purpose of the training was also to create a larger team that can later on train teachers, in their respective Alliances, who would continue to contribute to the site. The other objective being how to make the maximum use of all the resources available online in a class of French as a foreign or a second language.

The organization of the training was impeccable and we were immediately made to feel at home. The trainers were excellent and they religiously followed the objectives. In 4 days time, I discovered a lot many aspects of online resources, I learnt how to maneuver the site and find myself well equipped to continue contributing to the site. I am looking forward to sharing all that I have learnt with my colleagues and we promise to come up with innovative ways to make our classes more and more interesting.

Mruga Thakkar

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 ...........

“DANCE FROM FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES” (24 HOURS)

Saturday 22 March 2014 toSaturday 07June 2014

Every Saturday (2 hours per week)

Timings :10:15 am to 12:15 am2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

( All in French !)

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Teacher’s Training (12 to 15 November 2013, Alliance Française du Bengale)

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A1: You can listen and understand familiar words and expressions on daily life, your family and your immediate world. You can read and understand simple sentences, for example, in an advertisement or in a catalogue. You can speak in a simple manner, ask and answer to simple questions regarding your daily life. You can describe your house and persons that you know. You can write a short postcard and personal details in a questionnaire.

B1: You can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. You can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

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.If you are eager to know more about it then grab this opportunity to join this new workshop!

From Tuesday 28 January 2014 to Wednesday 26 February 2014Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Timings: 10:15 am to 11:45 am

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

Read below the skills that you learn in Level A1 and B2

(Please note that there is no special DELF JUNIOR exam in March. Everybody appear in the same category of DELF Tous Publics)

10/03/2014

Registrations for the March DELF exams: 14 February 2014

MONDAY

DELF A1

11/03/2014

TUESDAY

DELF A2

12/03/2014

WEDNESDAY

DELF B1

13/03/2014

THURSDAY

DELF B2

14/03/2014

FRIDAY

DALF C1

15/03/2014

SATURDAY

DALF C2

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

March Session • DELF DALF EXAMS DATES

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Prerequisite: Level A2French Regions workshop (20 hours)

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at the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad Main missions of the Heritage Section are: • to offer a work-space with multimedia tools to the researchers working in the field of heritage conservation. • to create a common heritage resource base for free access. • to undertake projects related to various aspects of heritage (temporary exhibitions, conventions and presentation of research work and artistic other projects) • to create a network of human resources, especially by creating scientific and/or artistic projects. Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad already entered into a partnership with the Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), Paris, to facilitate exchanges of documents and the researches and projects by French and Indian scholars.

The French School of Asian Studies was founded in 1900 in Saigon. The mission of the EFEO is interdisciplinary research on the civilizations of Asia, extending from India to Japan. A network of seventeen research centers in twelve Asian countries allows its 42 research scholars (anthropologists, archaeologists, linguists, historians and others) to carry out their fieldwork while maintaining a network of local specialists and Asianists from around the world. Visiting scholars benefit from the School’s local academic partnerships and its rich documentary collections that represent over a century of research. The EFEO is now in the centre of an international network of leading scholars in Asian studies.To know more about the Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO),visit http://www.efeo.fr/(the website has an English version)

To conduct the various activities, the Alliance Française benefits of the expertise and network of Dr. Sara Keller

As a building archaeologist Dr. Sara Keller studies the medieval architecture of Gujarat through the analysis of its archaeological remains and technical characteristics. She is associated with the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and the History Department of the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. She currently works on port towns architecture and medieval water management structures. The Heritage Section was created with the active support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Govt. of France, and by the Embassy of France in India

Heritage Section

Dr. Sara Keller

For more information, please write to us at: heritage.ahmedabad@afindia.org, or directly to Dr. Sara Keller, sara.keller@afindia.org

H. E. the Ambassador of France to India, Mr. François Richier inaugurated the Heritage Sectoin in Ahmedabad

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The Heritage Section celebrated the World Heritage Week during 21-24 November. Several experts made presentations on the monuments, structures and stories on the city and state. An exceptional visit of the L. D. Museum of Indology was organized with the director Prof. Parimoo.

During these 4 days, 11 presentations-interactions-talks happened in the French Gallery which included exhibitions of Dr. Sara Keller’s works on Shah Wajih ud-Din Mausoleum and its model and watercolour paintings of the mosques and gates of the old city of Ahmedabad.

Mrs. Manvita Baradi, Conveyor INTACH delivered a talk at the French Gallery during the World Heritage Week offered us her book “At the Core, Understanding the built heritage of Surat and Rander” that she coauthored with Meghna Malhotra.

VISIT our Multimedia Library to discover our collection on Heritage & Architecture books. For more information:library.ahmedabad@afindia.org

We recommend: uExplore – www.uexplore.inMr. Abhay Mangaldas presented this original online heritage mapping initiative, created by the House of MG and INTACH Ahmedabad Chapter, assisted by Graduate students of the University of World Learning, Washington DC.

All the talks were video documented and are available on request at the Heritage Section, and will also be downloaded on the Alliance Française Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/AfAhmedabad, or directly via our website: ahmedabad.afindia.org

Manvita Baradi, Bhavna Ramrakhiani & Pavan Bakeri

Exhibition by Dr. Sara Keller

Prof. Snehal Shah, Abhay Mangaldas& Prof. Vasavada

Khushi Shah & Sara Keller

Varun Maira, Dr. Sara Keller & Y. S. RawatRishi Singhal

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Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad, in cooperation with the Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), will welcome Mr. Pierre Lachaier in Gujarat in January-February 2014.

Please meet Pierre Lachaier...

After having studied in France and Germany and worked with an Indian NGO, Mr. Lachaier did his PhD. in Social Anthropology. He is Membre of Centre for India and South Asian Studies (CEIAS, Paris) and worked as the researcher at the Pondicherry centre during 1995-2001. Since then in Paris, he continues to pursue his research work on the trading networks of India, particularly in Gujarat, but also in France and Portugal. With a few colleagues, he founded in 2004 a group working on the Gujarati and Sindhi studies (Society, Language and Culture).

Abstract of research by Pierre Lachaier, Architectural and Sociological Study of Urban Ahmadabadi Neighborhoods: “With about 3.5 lakhs of inhabitants still living in hundreds of closed neighborhoods called pols or mohallos, the ancient walled city of Ahmedabad appears today as an exceptional heritage of historical and architectural value, worth to be preserved, for India as well as for the world over. This has been realized, not only by the Municipal Authorities, but also abroad, by some foreign specialists of India, such as some French architects. (…) However, very few social scientists have studied in depth the neighborhoods of Ahmedabad: the only existing monograph on this subject was published by Harish Doshi in 1974, whereas another sociological study of a pol, made by a Gujarati student in 2000 about, had remained unpublished in India. These neighborhoods are inhabited by diversified Hindu, Jain and Muslim communities. Although, many have today a mixed population, some have maintained their original character. But it is often assumed that they are all internally organized and regulated on a similar pattern. From a sociological point of view, this is of course not tenable: a good dozen of village studies had to be made before an acceptable representation of an Indian village community could be elaborated. Pols and mohallas are certainly not urban villages; but more sociological studies of them must be done. Their architectural studies are not enough; their studying by social scientists and architects working together must be encouraged, and this is the dynamic that the Alliance Française Ahmedabad would like to establish in collaboration with Indian and French partners, among them the EFEO, and with the institutional support of the Embassy of France in India.”

We are also glad to announce that

Mr. Pierre Lachaier will be part of the

National Seminar on Indian Heritage:

Perspectives and Prospects, to be held at Mahatma Mandir,

Gandhinagar

January 10-11, 2014

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Besides working on his own researches in the city and engage with various scholars in Gujarat, Pierre Lachaier will interact on 2 occasions at the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad. It will be the occasion to discuss about social sciences in the context of Ahmedabad today, but also about Ethno- Architecture.

Tête-à-Tête with Pierre Lachaier:Talk 1 Talk 2

Date: 29 January 2014 Date: 04 February 2014Time: 7:00 pm Time: 7:00 pm

How to build a capital, and how to preserve it? Architectural heritage in Bukhara (16th century and later)

The city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan is world famous for its architectural heritage. Mosques, Madrasas and other religious buildings, but also commercial structures and residential quarters of the past have been preserved in a unique ensemble. The lecture aims at identifying architectural traditions and concepts of urbanism that contributed to the re-shaping of Bukhara as a capital during the 16th century. Some results from recent research that a group of German scholars has conducted in Bukhara will be presented in this context. Further, it will be asked how the historical city of Bukhara fared after the Soviet takeover in 1920, under the conditions of modern urban planning, and under the label of UNESCO world heritage. Lorenz Korn is professor of Islamic art and archaeology at the University of Bamberg (Germany). He received his PhD from the University of Tübingen, with a thesis on building politics under the dynasty of the Ayyubids in Egypt and Syria (12th-13th cent.). His research focuses on the history of architecture of the central Islamic lands between the 10th and the 16th century.

Date: 11 February 2014Time: 7:00 pm

For more information, please write to us at: heritage.ahmedabad@afindia.org, or directly to Dr. Sara Keller, sara.keller@afindia.org

All the talks are organised in the French Gallery,

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad.

FREE ENTRY – ALL ARE WELCOME

Tête-à-tête with Pierre LachaierHeritage Talks

Tête-à-tête with Lorenz Korn (University of Bamberg, Germany)

Heritage Talks

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Art Talk – Presentation of the artistic creation and first feedback of the artists about their work on “Idiomas”. A unique opportunity to be part of this Indo-French project and to engage an open conversation with the artists.

French Gallery23 January 2014, 7:00 pm

The Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad is having the privilege to welcome Vaishali Trivedi & Sébastien Vela Lopez during a week. During this time, this Indo-French team will take possession of our Gallery to work on their next artistic creation, “Idiomas”. It is not everyday that we will have the chance to observe a working process in the field of Dance and we are all looking forward to be privileged spectators of their rehearsals.

One speaks Gujarati and English and the other French and Spanish. One dances hiphop and the other Kathak. The differences are many: gender, religion, roots, geography, culture, traditions…

For many years, thanks to their dance, Vaishali Trivedi and Sebastien Vela Lopez have been

communicating through their bodies in other choreographers’ creations. Today, their desire is strong to meet on the stage and to express fully in their own ways through this first communication tool. The dance thus becomes the speech and the language that breaks the barriers set by profound differences.

How to understand one another without words? What if the words didn’t exist anymore?

And if the only language was movement, could we communicate?

The universal language, does it really exist?

This is all about the meeting between Vaishali Trivedi and Sebastien Vela Lopez.

January 13-24, 2014

Vaishali Trivedi & Sébastien Vela Lopez

Artistic creation at the French Gallery,Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad.

Dance Residency

Tête-à-tête with Vaishali Trivedi

Two occasions to meet and interact with Vaishali Trivedi and Sébastien Vela Lopez:

ALL ARE WELCOME

Art TalkHip-Hop Workshop with Sébastien Vela Lopez

Be part of this unique opportunity in Ahmedabad and discover the dance form of the hip-hop culture! We encourage Mabel’s students to participate, in addition to their regular dance workshop.

French Gallery19 January 2014, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Please register with Maïté Courgeon before January 10, 2014culture.ahmedabad@afindia.org

500 Rs.per

participant

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Vaishali Trivedi is a Kathak dancer, singer, choreographer and teacher. She studied Kathak under Smt. Kumudini Lakhia, the first one to give contemporary Kathak codes and one of the most known Indian choreographers.Vaishali Trivedi has performed worldwide in various theaters, festivals and events in Budapest, Venice, Moscow, France, England, Germany, Italy. She worked from an early age with the great sitar player Pt. Ravi Shankar in Ghanshyam theatre as well as with the Dean of the kathak dance.More recently, she has worked on various projects with the company Accrorap, the Brazilian choreographer Ivado Bertazzo, choreographer Karine Saporta, the German choreograher Joachime Schlomer.

Parallel to her activities as a dancer and choreographer, Vaishali Trivedi works and still teaches at the Kadamb Center for Music and Dance Ahmedabad. She received the 2005 Fulbright Fellowship in Arts, which enabled her to study choreography in the department of world arts and culture at UCLA in the United States. She is recognized as one of the best artists by the Indian National Television and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in New Delhi.

Sebastian Lopez Vela explored and began dancing in 1989 in Strasbourg. In 1995 he founded the Compagnie Electro Magic with other dancers. In 2002, he became the artistic director of his first creation at Effets. Along with his investment in the Company Magic Electro, Sebastian Lopez Vela enriches his life and career through unique experiences in other formations. Since 1996 he has worked with Kader Attou - Cie Accrorap - NAC Rochelle on about ten creations. In 1999 he worked with Farid Berki on ‘Short Circuits’ and with the Ballet du Rhin on ‘Prince Igor’ in 2003. From 2004, he has been doing theater with Hamid Benmahi for the Company Hors-Serie. In 2007 he founded the Company Mira with Yvonnette Hoare. In 2008, he worked on the project ‘Nagba’ in Palestine with the director Mohamed Guellati of the Company La Grave and Burslesque and the Palestinian National Traditional Dance Troupe El Funoun in Ramallah. 2009 sees the creation of the duo Mira, his own company. In 2010, he choreographed ‘Heritage’ for the Company Memoires Vive la Creation. In 2011, he created the second piece ‘Cuerpo’ for his Company Mira. In 2012 and 2013, he choreographed ‘Parmi Nous’ for the Company Memoires Vive la Creation and has been working with the dancers of Company Mira in Strasbourg on a project called ‘D’une Rive a l’Autre’.

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The Festival of Non-Violence, to renew discussions and thinking on these issues in an increasingly violent world. With agression and violence against women, Dalits and Adivasis on the rise, Darpana wished to expand the scope of the 2014 festival to include college and school level activities and debates, five days of performances and workshops by visiting artists engaged in pushing for peace and non violence through their art. The Festival starts on 30 January 2014 and goes on till 4 February 2014.

Harmonize the real

On the occasion of the Festival of Non-Violence through the Arts festival at NataraniMusic concert & Film screening

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad,with the support of the Institut Français en Inde, is pleased to invite you to an exceptional concert by French artist

Christophe Chassol

Time: 8:30 pm Date: 30.01.2014Venue:

Entry:• Free for Alliance Française students and Members; Natarani Members (Memebership/Student ID compulsory)

• Become Alliance Française member on the spot• Individual Entry against donation pass

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Chassol will present in Ahmedabad his new show: INDIAMORE. Shot in Kolkata and Varanasi in July 2012, with this film, Chassol honors India. The film crosses the lives of musicians, singers, dancers, but also taxi drivers, fishermen and children: unforeseen musical encounters. Chassol will be accompanied by a drummer to perform the film.

Pianist, composer, arranger and musical director, Christophe Chassol discovered music at the age of four. Impressed by the soundtrack of the film La Tour Infernale and sixteen years of studies at the conservatory, his ambition from the very start was to compose for films, unite sounds and images to produce music of great elegance, in the tradition of Jerry Goldsmith Michel, Magne and Quincy Jones.In the mid 90s, he began composing for the big screen, television and advertising. From 1994 to 2002, he became a conductor and then discovered the world of pop music by accompanying artists such as Phoenix and Sébastien Tellier. Chassol is the author of an unclassifiable oeuvre. His compositions articulate voice, music, sounds and images in a very innovative way, the ‘harmonization of the real’ remaining central to his practice.

See the link for additional information on this project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_8zh4IRdfk

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This Festival will surprise you with the various displays that we have chosen in order to reach more and more people by taking photography out of the traditional spaces. This time we will invest in the public spaces to offer an alternative relationship between you and your city.

Today photography is practised in many forms: art, hobby, social activity... We say that it has become the most popular Art form, at a time when all the mobile phones are equipped with cameras. Everybody can be a photographer and everyone can appreciate photography. So let’s celebrate together the great diversity and dynamism of modern-day!

The program will include exhibitions and talks but also interactive events like the “Ahmedabad Archives” photo competition and a Scavenger Hunt through the social media platform Instagram. Maybe you will also see a Mobile Photo Booth in the streets of Ahmedabad…

Institut francais en Inde, The French Embassy in Indiaand the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad present

The full and detailed program will be available online on the website of the Alliance Française

d’Ahmedabad (ahmedabad.afindia.org)and its Facebook Page.

The festival wouldn’t have been possible without the active commitment and support of our partners. The Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad is grateful to all of them:

A Photo Festival in the Public Space

15-28 February 2014

To locate the various exhibitions and events in the city, connect to the online map uExplore: uexplore.in(for more details about uExplore, please see p.13)

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From the hoarding boards in the western part of the city to Manekchawk and some pols, we are inviting you to look for and discover the photographs of Uzma Mohsin and Viviane Dalles on Women’s issues. At the same time you could appreciate around Manekchawk the HOLI festival series by Xavier Zimbardo.

Thanks to the support of Selvel Media, which will bring photographs on some hoardings in the city, the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad is very pleased to be associated with Jyoti Sangh, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and founded by Ms. Mrudula Sarabhai, to address Women’s issues in contemporary India.

A talk will be organized around a panel of eminent speakers to discuss with women and men together, about some of the issues that women have to (still) face in our modern societies. We are also inviting you to discover the permanent photo exhibition displayed inside the Jyoti Sangh building on Relief Rd; which depicts the journey of women’s emancipation, through 75 years, in India and Gujarat in particular.

In Ahmedabad, we can never talk too much about Heritage! During the festival Fête de la Photo the City Heritage Center will be the starting point of the activities proposed in the old city. We encourage you to visit the Center to know more about the various initiatives towards restoration and revitalization projects.

Ahmedabad Archives - Photo Competition

The theme for the competition remains ‘Living Heritage of Ahmedabad’. The three most promising photographs will be awarded cash prizes of Rs. 15,000; Rs.10,000 and Rs.5,000 from the organisers – Akar Unlimited besides a special prize from Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad.

To know more about the rules and regulations of the competition, log on to the Facebook page of Ahmedabad Archives – www.facebook.com/ahmedabadarchives or write to Anuja Khokhani at anuja@aimcorp.in

Scavenger Hunt with your smart phones, with the instagrammers_ahmedabad groupThe group members gather and shoot various interesting sights. They also organise photowalks where people meet and walk around old city to shoot and upload pictures using identical hashtags. The idea is to meet fellow instagrammers and discover and highlight the heritage on the city.

Instead of paper of instructions/clues there will be a user profile that participants need to follow. That profile will have pictures of a set of pictorail or textual clues. When participants solve the clue by reaching to the place they will upload their findings along with their photos in their own profiles. The moderator will examine the profile of participants to check the success and declare the winner. The game can be better played in teams of 3-4 players per team. Duration can be from 1 to 1.5 hours.

To know more contact Bandish Soparkar: bandish.soparkar@gmail.com

VISIT AHMEDABAD.AFINDA.ORGfor the regular program updates before, during and after the festival

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02 February 2014Every SUNDAY10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Age Group: 7-12 years

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Organised by Fanatika and TransIndus Foundation

in association with

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Ahmedabad)

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad - Baroda Annexe (in Vadodara)

For more information: http://fanatika.in/fitd-festival

Portuguese Emassy Cultural Centre, New Delh

Ahmedabad

07|08|09 Feb. 2014

Vadodara

14|15|16 Feb. 2014

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All the Alliance Française Ciné Club screenings will take place at

The French Gallery

Subtitle

English

Genre

Historic

Duration

139 Minutes

Subtitle

English

Genre

Drama

Duration

75 Minutes

“La Princesse de Montpensier” by Bertrand Tavernier

“Adieu Gary” by Nassim Amaouche

Date : 10 January 2014Time : 7:00 pm

Date : 31 January 2014Time : 7:00 pm

Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage Catholic/Protestant wars that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father’s political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare, and soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court.

In the middle of a forgotten French suburb, a family and close friends day-dream of life and love. In this debut feature by writer/director Nassim Amaouche, we become embroiled in their world, discovering the ties that bind the various characters, crafted by a brilliant French-Arab ensemble cast that includes Jean-Pierre Bacri, Dominique Reymond, Yasmine Belmadi and Alexandre Bonnin. The film revolves around conscientious Francis, his recently freed ex-con son Samir, neighbour (and Francis’ illicit lover) Maria and her imaginative son José - who deals with all this by escaping into a Wild West fantasy world where his father is cowboy hero Gary Cooper.

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

Comedy

Duration

82 Minutes

Subtitle

English

Genre

Animation

Duration

80 Minutes

“La famille Wolberg” by Axelle Ropert

“L’Illusionniste” by Sylvain Chomet

Date : 14 February 2013Time : 7:00 pm

Date : 28 February 2013Time : 7:00 pm

As the mayor of a small town in southwestern France, Simon Wolberg arouses as much annoyance as enthusiasm. On the campaign trail, this eloquent, educated man, inspiring but a little too controlling, doesn’t hesitate when it comes to interfering in the privacy of his citizens.

It’s the same at his own home. Reluctantly welcoming into his home his bohemian brother with whom he doesn’t get along, the father hen tries to prevent him from setting a bad example for his young son, who secretly harbors artistic ambitions. Simon also overprotects his daughter, who hides her intentions to leave home in a few days, as soon as she reaches eighteen. In addition, the mayor tries to keep the flames of his marriage alive, not realizing that his deeply unhappy wife is considering leaving him.

The Illusionist is one of a dying breed of stage entertainers. With emerging rock stars stealing his thunder in the late 1950s, he is forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theatres, at garden parties and in bars and cafés. Then, while performing in a village pub off the west coast of Scotland, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl, who will change his life forever. Watching his performance for the excited villagers who are celebrating the arrival of electricity on

PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP / STUDENT ID CARDFOR CINÉCLUB SCREENINGS.

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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 in Gujarat, housed at the Alliance Francaise d’Ahmedabad. A conveniently accessible resource for books on French language, culture and more, our collection encompasses a wide range of interests. You can find here, school text books or easy reading for beginners, grammar books, dictionaries, french comics, word games and lots more. Improve you reading, writing, listening and speaking skills with our books. The exam preparation books are particularly designed for DELF/ DALF and other such internationally recognized exams, and come along with audio material which is an indispensable help. Those interested in reading literature in French must explore the range of classic novels and also the ‘francais facile’ collection.We have something to interest you irrespective of your level of understanding of French, so if you haven’t exploited this yet, it is the right time to do so now.

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ESC Rennes School of Business is the best place for students who want to study Management in English while living in France.

Key features:AACSB, AMBA and EFMD accredited

36th position in the Financial Times Rankings (among the top 70 Management schools in the world)

9th position in terms of ‘Academic Excellence’ in France (among the 36 top French Business Schools)

85% international professors

30% international students

100% courses taught in English

193 partner universities around the world

Programmes taught in English

Accommodation department

Welcome team

International research cooperation

3 research centres: Technology and Innovation management, Responsible business, Supply Chain management

3 modern campuses in Rennes

Rennes: a lively and safe student city, only 2 hours from Paris by high-speed train

1 campus in Rabbat (Morocco)

12 Master programmes in International Management:

• International Finance

• International Business

• International Marketing

• Global Business Management

• International Business Negotiation

• International Logistics & Purchasing

• Communication & Digital Marketing

• Sports, Leisure & Tourism Management

• International Luxury & Brand Management

• Sustainable Management & Eco-Innovation

• International Human Resource Management

• International Accounting, Management Control & Auditing

Tuition fees: 15,000 euros

16 months programme - including a compulsory 4 months internship (living expenses not included)

International Bachelor Programme in Management – IBPMFinal year entirely taught in English (3rd year), accessible after a 12 + 2 to Indian students

Tuition fees: 6,300 euros (living expenses not included)

Contact: Mrs NolwennPriénolwenn.prie@esc-rennes.fr

ESC Rennes School of Business - 2, rue Robert d’Arbrissel – 35065 RENNES Cedex – France

Tel : +33(0)2 99 54 63 63

www.esc-rennes.fr

Ties-up with Prestigious Indian Institutions: IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIFT Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad…

Exchange agreements with 15 Indian institutions

1st European Business School having a national tie-up with the Central Bank of India

Around 100 Indian students in the School, increasing every year

ESC RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESSThe most International School of Management in France

Presence in India, increasing and developing constantly:

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Hello Everyone,

I am happy to inform you that 2 French schools (IESEG Business School and ESC Rennes) have signed the MOU with IIM Ahmedabad in the month of December for an exchange program.

In further CampusFrance has arranged Visa information session in the month of December for students who are going for January to March intake. Also, many exchange students got scholarship from French Embassy in India, New Delhi.

CampusFrance India has arranged an admission tour in the first week of February (From 1st to 8th) in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. There are 15-20 Management and Engineering schools will be participating for one to one session and spot admission. Kindly visit our website for more info: www.inde.campusfrance.org

Going places and getting educated at varied and interesting socio-cultural backgrounds majorly contributes to dynamic learning. France stands in top list among European countries in terms of living environment. While pursuing my course work in National Institute of Technology, Surat, an active correspondence with a research group in France helped me gain a cutting edge over others. I was invited for an undergraduate summer internship for a period of three months as well as my final year thesis work for 6 months, by Laboratory for Photonics and Nanostructures, CNRS, Paris. It was a privilege to experience state-of-the-art facilities at work and living in Paris was a dream coming true afresh every day. Being a vegetarian was never imagined to be this simple in Europe, thanks to the growing acceptance from the French. Prior to all, proceedings of the internship were motivated and Visa application procedure was constantly guided by Campus France, while the funds for the summer internship as well as the thesis came from CNRS. Campus France stood as a consistent support even during my stay in France, guiding me through, clearance with the immigration office, procuring residence permit, dealings with bank-accounts, etc. all of which was much needed for a safe and joyful learning experience. I am planning to pursue research in France and I remain thankful to Campus France for helping me in boosting my confidence. My boundaries are now extended till France.

Contact: Dharti Dave | ahmedabad@india-campusfrance.org or call on 079- 26733801

Testimony from a student:(Mr Adithya Kalley)

www.inde.campusfrance.org

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Alliance Française - Baroda Annexe

NEW SESSIONS MONTHLYConversation Classes (6hrs)

Alliance Française - Baroda Annexe, Vasna Road, BaroadaEmail: baroda@afindia.org • Ph: +91-265-2252854

A1 Morning Batch3 February 2014Monday to Friday7:00 am to 9:00 am

January Batch : From 3 January 2014 February Batch : From 7 February 2014

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

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)

WHAT HAPPENEDVATO-V Are The One

November 201316 Nov: Yaman ke rang by Prasad Sathe on flute

December 20137 Dec: Musical Offering by Ashish Sharma & friends

29 November, Darbar Hall, Lukshmi Vilas Palace With the support of LVP Banquets & Conference, Jain Irrigation Systems, Hotel Surya Palace, Lalita and Acva Solar Pvt Ltd.

AF Baroda Annexe in collaboration with Lukshmi Vilas Palace organised Clarinet Concert by L’Ensemble de Clarinettes de Voiron with Indian musiciansWHAT

HAPPENED

WHAT’S INSTORE

VATO-V Are The One(Next Event Dates)

4 and 18 January 20141 and 15 February 2014

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BARODA CINÉ CLUB All Screenings will take place at the Alliance Française - Baroda Annexe

Subtitle

English

Genre

Historic

Duration

139 Minutes

Subtitle

English

Genre

Comedy

Duration

82 Minutes

“La Princesse de Montpensier” by Bertrand Tavernier

“La Famille Wolberg” by Axelle Ropert

Date: 19 January 2014 Time: 1:00 pm

Date: 23 February 2014 Time: 1:00 pm

Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama set against the savage Catholic/Protestant wars that ripped France apart in the 16th century. Based on a novella by the celebrated Madame de Lafayette, the action centers on the love of Marie de Mezières for her dashing cousin Henri de Guise, thwarted when her father’s political ambitions force her into marriage with the well-connected Philippe de Montpensier, who she has never met. When Philippe is called away to fight, she is left in the care of Count Chabannes, an aging nobleman with a disdain for warfare, and soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of court.

As the mayor of a small town in southwestern France, Simon Wolberg arouses as much annoyance as enthusiasm. On the campaign trail, this eloquent, educated man, inspiring but a little too controlling, doesn’t hesitate when it comes to interfering in the privacy of his citizens.

It’s the same at his own home. Reluctantly welcoming into his home his bohemian brother with whom he doesn’t get along, the father hen tries to prevent him from setting a bad example for his young son, who secretly harbors artistic ambitions. Simon also overprotects his daughter, who hides her intentions to leave home in a few days, as soon as she reaches eighteen. In addition, the mayor tries to keep the flames of his marriage alive, not realizing that his deeply unhappy wife is considering leaving him.

For more information: http://fanatika.in/fitd-festivalDate: 14|15|16 Feb. 2014

curated by Chintan Pandya

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Do you know

The Alliance TEAM?

For this winter edition, let me introduce Raj Vakil (Administrator) and Bobby Christie (Accountant) from Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad.

Raj started working at AFA in 2008 as administrator and cultural coordinator - a huge task! With the fast growth of the AFA, in 2011 a separate post of cultural coordinator was created. Since that time, Mr. Vakil is the Administrator of the AFA. Raj learnt French for 3 years, starting in 2002, at Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad. Following which, he worked in a call center in direct contact with the upper management of a leading French company, improving his French considerably. Now his French is very fluent and impeccable! He has always had a keen interest in French language and culture, not only because of his admiration for Napoléon, but also because he used to travel in Europe as a singer, with Indian musicians and dancers to promote the Indian classical music. Raj is an incredible classical singer and holds a B.A. in Indian Classical Music. Because of his work and family life, he is unable to devote enough time to singing every day. However, as and when he finds time, he sings - especially for any big events in a temple in his vicinity.

Since he arrived at Alliance Française, Raj shares

his office with Bobby. Bobby is one of the oldest employees of Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad, working here since 2001! He started as an Office Administrator but quickly evolved as an Accountant. His task is enormous because he has to take care of all the accounts of AFA, including those of our branch in Baroda.

Everyday Bobby travels from Anand, always wearing a huge smile! He started to learn French after working with a French family and traveled in France twice with them. In 1999 he started studying at AFA to improve his French and get the diplomas. He then started working as an interpreter. During 2001, for example, he went to Bhuj to help the locals communicate with the Sapeur Pompier and the Sécurité Civile. He received a bronze medal and a certificate for his work as an interpreter. After that, he decided to join Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad to stay close to the French culture.

Both of them make a really good team, share a lot of light moments, and enjoy working together.

Raj Vakil (left, Administrator)Bobby Christie (right, Accountant)

Alliance Française d’AhmedabadB/S Food Corporation of India, Himali Tower Lane, Manekbaug-Shyamal Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad - 380 015

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Please check: ahmedabad.afindia.org

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Conversation (2 batches)

French Regions workshop

Conversation (2 batches)

Grammar Course Revision Level A1

Level A1 part 1 (75h)

Regular Batches All levels

Kids’s batch

Level 1 and Level 2

Dance from French-speaking countries workshop

Sunday Batches Level A1, A2, B1 and B2

Crash Course Level A1 and A2

Kids batch Crash Course Level 1

Crash Course Level A2 and B1

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

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

10:15 am - 11:45 am

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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

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8:00 am - 2:00 pm | 10:15 am - 4:15 pm

10:15 am - 4:15 pm

10:15 am - 1:15 pm

10:15 am - 4:15 pm

01 January: New Year’s Day • 14-15 January: Uttarayan • 26 January: Republic Day • 27 February: Maha Shivratri

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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Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad will be closed on the following days

Course Timings Days06 Jan 2014 • Regular Batches - All Levels • Call: 079-2673 3800 / 3900

Thakorebhai Hall

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Library

French Gallery

Natarani

French Gallery

TBC

French Gallery

French Gallery

French Library

French Gallery

French Library

French Gallery

6:30 pm

7:00 pm

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10:00 am - 12:00 noon

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04 Jan 2014

10 Jan 2014

13-24 Jan 2014

19 Jan 2014

23 Jan 2014

28 Jan 2014

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04 Feb 2014

07-09 Feb 2014

11 Feb 2014

12 Feb 2014

14 Feb 2014

15-28 Feb 2014

26 Feb 2014

28 Feb 2014

“Shukdan” play in Gujarati by Fanatika

Cineclub: “La Princess de Montpensier” by Bertrand Tavernier

Dance Residency: Idiomas (Indo-French Dance Project)

Hiphop Workshop with Sébastien Vela Lopez

Art Talk with Vaishali Trivedi

Library: Reading out loud: Asterix

Heritage Talk with Pierre Lachaier

Concert: Christophe Chassol

Cineclub: “Adieu Gary” by Nassim Amaouche

Children’s Theatre Workshop by Fanatika

Heritage Talk with Pierre Lachaier

Fanatika International Theatre Documentary Festival

Heritage Talk with Lorenz Korn

Library: Musical Evening

Cineclub: “La Famille Wolberg” by Axelle Ropert

Fête de la Photo (Photo Festival)

Library: A video-gaming evening

Cineclub: “L’Illusionniste” by Sylvain Chomet