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Hindu grave in the columbarium of Père Lachaise. Indo-French people or Indians in France are residents from India in France, as well as people of Indian national origin. As of 2000, there were an estimated 65,000 Indians living in metropolitan France, in addition to 300,000 Indians in the French overseas departments and regions of Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana.
Hinduism is a minority religion in France that is followed by more than 121,312 people in France, which is nearly 0.2% of the nation's population. Most of the Hindus in France are mainly from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora and the Indian diaspora , though there are many Hindus from Nepal , Afghanistan , Mauritius and other nations.
Over 100,000 Tamils [2] [3] from both Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry now and then from Sri Lanka also lives in France. This is in addition to the Indian Tamil community established in French overseas dominions of Réunion, Martinique, and French Guiana.
Campus France India, a student recruitment initiative of the French embassy in India, showcases France as an education destination for Indian students. From 1 to 7 October 2015, representatives from French universities and visa officers visited Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and Kochi for course opportunities and visa guidance road-show.
The Indian community in Guadeloupe is estimated to be approximately 35,617 in a population of under 396,000. However, ethnicity statistics are not done by the French government. There are several associations to promote Indian culture in Guadeloupe, usually run by people of Indian origin.
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The Paris Indian Society was an Indian nationalist organisation founded in 1905 at Paris under the patronage of Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, Munchershah Burjorji Godrej [1] and S. R. Rana. The organisation was opened as a branch of the Indian Home Rule Society founded that same year in London under the patronage of Shyamji Krishna Varma .