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The '''French India Students Congress''' was a student movement in [[French India]], which fought for independence of the colony from French rule. The foundation of the French India Students Congress was preceded by the formation of the [[French India National Congress]]. The French India Student Congress was affiliated with the [[All India Student Congress]].<ref name="sc"/><br />
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The founding of the French India Students Congress came after the disbanding of the Saraswathi Sangam. The organization was formed at the Ansari Café, in [[Pondicherry]], on 17 August 1946,<ref>{{ISBN|8177648713}} {{fcn|date=October 2019}}</ref> with the purpose of mobilizing the youth of the colony for independence.<ref name="sc"/> Its founders included Antoine Vallabh Mariadassou, Sebastien, Dorai Mounissamy, Arumugam, J. Savarinathan, T.N. Sethuraman ([[Thirumudi.N.Sethuraman]]) and Ambadi Narayan (from [[Mahé, India|Mahé]]).<ref>Madhava Menon, N. R., and D. Banerjea. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Axfuc5A8mxMC&pg=PA11 Criminal Justice India Series]''. Ahmedabad: Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences, 2002. p. 11</ref><ref>Manickam, M. and J. B. Prashant More. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9S9uAAAAMAAJ Freedom movement in French India: the Mahe revolt of 1948]''. Tellicherry: Inst. for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, MESHAR, 2001. p. 96</ref> Antoine Vallabh Mariadassou was the founding president of the organization, serving 1946–1947. Paul Radjanedassou served as president 1947–1948 and Shatrugh Paramel 1948–1949. Dorai Mounissamy was the founding general secretary of the organization.<ref name="sc">Mariadassou, Antoine Vallabh. ''[http://cidif.go1.cc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=3 Histoire du combat pour la liberté du Students Congress de l'Inde française] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813150721/http://cidif.go1.cc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=3 |date=13 August 2011 }}''</ref> The organization used slogans such as ''Down with French colonialism!'', ''Inquilab Zindabad!'', ''Jai Hind!'' and ''French, Quit India!''.<ref name="sc"/><br />
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As independence of [[British India]] drew nearer, the French India Students Congress called for a protest on 9 August 1947 to call on France to quit India. French authorities issues a ban against the manifestation.<ref name="d1"/> The ban provoked spontaneous protests from the French India Students Congress, the French India National Congress, the [[Communist Party of French India]] and [[trade unions]].<ref name="d1"/> The protests forced the French authorities to withdraw the ban.<ref name="d1"/> The mass rally of the French India National Congress and French India Students Congress was held on 10 August 1947 a meeting was held at Nehru Vanam. It was presided by Rajan Das from the Students Congress. The meeting called for immediate merger of French India with India.<ref name="d1">Madhava Menon, N. R., and D. Banerjea. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Axfuc5A8mxMC&pg=PA12 Criminal Justice India Series]''. Ahmedabad: Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences, 2002. pp. 12–13</ref><ref>Neogy, Ajit K. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=5yNuAAAAMAAJ Decolonization of French India: Liberation Movement and Indo-French Relations, 1947–1954]''. [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]: Institut français de Pondichéry, 1997. p. 53</ref><br />
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In November 1947 the French India Students Congress began publishing ''Jeunesse''. The editorial office was located on rue Candappa, at the residence of Paul Radjanedassou and Antoine Mariadassou.<ref name="sc"/><br />
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Ahead of the October 1948 municipal elections, the French authorities launched a crack-down on the French India Students Congress. S. Paramel and D. Mounissamy (editor of ''Jeunesse'') were arrested and jailed for shorter periods.<ref name="p1">Madhava Menon, N. R., and D. Banerjea. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Axfuc5A8mxMC&pg=PA16 Criminal Justice India Series]''. Ahmedabad: Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences, 2002. p. 16</ref><br />
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The French India Students Congress took part in the mass protests against French colonial rule in 1954. D. Mounissamy held a protest on 14 April 1954, which was attacked by police and goondas.<ref>Madhava Menon, N. R., and D. Banerjea. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Axfuc5A8mxMC&pg=PA25 Criminal Justice India Series]''. Ahmedabad: Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences, 2002. p. 25</ref><br />
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[[Category:Student wings of political parties in French India]]<br />
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