Pondicherry is located in South Eastern part of India. It is recognized as a Union Territory in the Union of India. The name has been recently changed to Puducherry.
Pondicherry was a French Colony in the beginning and after India got its independence, this place was united with the Union of India. However, it took the Indian government seven long years to officiate the merger. The French Riviera of the East is the other popular name of Pondicherry.
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