“Pondicherry: Where Time Walks Barefoot

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Date: 28/10/2025

Pondicherry is not just a place—it’s a pause button. The sea hums in French, the streets smell of jasmine and coffee, and the old yellow walls seem to listen more than they speak.

Here, every corner holds a quiet blend of two worlds: the rhythm of India and the calm of the Mediterranean. Morning yoga by the Bay of Bengal, cycling through French boulevards, an Auroville café serving organic idlis beside bamboo wind chimes—it’s a postcard that keeps living. What makes Pondicherry special is not its past, but how gently it carries the future. In a world that runs, Pondicherry walks—barefoot, smiling, and never late.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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