Yanam is a town located in the Yanam district in Puducherry. It has a population of 35,000 and is entirely surrounded by Andhra Pradesh. It was formerly a French colony for nearly 200 years, and, though united with India in 1954, is still sometimes known as "French Yanam". It possesses a blend of French culture and the Telugu culture, nicknamed Frelugu. During French rule, the Tuesday market at Yanam was popular among the Telugu people in the Madras Presidency, who visited Yanam to buy foreign and smuggled goods during Yanam People's Festival held in January. After implementation of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 in British India, Telugu people often traveled to Yanam to conduct child marriages, which remained legal under the French administration.
Dadala Raphael Ramanayya was an Indian nationalist leader who was instrumental in the merger of the French territory of Yanam into the Republic of India.
Bouloussou Soubramaniom Sastroulou was Diwan, Conseiller local and Judge Advocate during French colonial rule in Yanam in the early 20th century.
Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu was a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of Puducherry, India from 1964 until his death in 1989. A government high school in Yanam was named with his name.
The Pondicherry Municipal Council is the municipal corporation of Pondicherry, India. Pondicherry has had a French system of municipal administration since 1880 and till the last poll held in 1968. Recently, in 2006 again municipal elections were held.
Though the French established colonies in India in the 17th century itself, it was not until the end of the 19th century they started civil administration in French India.
Yanam Municipality was created by a French Metropolitan Decree dated 12 March 1880. Yanaon municipality had 12 seats. Citizens from each ward elect one representative for Yanam Municipal Council. The term of office is six years.
The Coup d'état of Yanaon (Yanam) was a tense but ultimately non-lethal political coup at Yanam, India, in 1954. It occurred as India and France held ongoing negotiations regarding the future of French settlements in India. Yanam, along with Pondicherry, Karikal, and Mahé, was one of four small French colonial enclaves remaining in India after its 1947 independence from Britain. Though widely separated along both of India's coasts, the towns were collectively known as Pondicherry [Fr: Pondichéry; mod. India: Puducherry], after the largest of the settlements.
Monsieur Samatam Krishnayya was a poet, historian and ayurvedic doctor. He wrote many books in Telugu. He was a loyal pro-French politician.
The City of Puducherry on the southeast coast of India does not have a recorded history from antiquity. Puducherry has history recorded only after the advent of the colonial powers such as the Dutch, Portuguese, English and the French. Nearby places such as Arikanmedu, Kakayanthoppe, Villianur, and Bahur, which were annexed by the French East India Company over a period of time and became the Union Territory of Puducherry after Independence, have written histories that predate the colonial era.
Kamichetty Venougopala Rao Naidu better known as The Grand Old Man of Yanaon was Mayor and MLA of Yanaon during French rule in first half of 20th century. He was one of the two powerful political leaders in Yanam during French rule. His opponent was Bezawada Bapa Naidou, the first mayor of Yanam. After death of Bapa Naidou, he became Mayor of Yanam and even his family became very dominant in Yanam politics for at least 50 years thence.
Yanaon or Yanam was one of the five principal settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954.
The municipalities of Puducherry include five administrative municipalities in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The territory had French system of municipal administration from 1880 through 1968, when it was reformed.
Yanam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India, covering the area of Yanam. Yanam assembly constituency was part of Puducherry.
Maurice Paquirissamypoullé, or Paquirissamy-Poullé, was a rice trader and politician from the colony of Karaikal in French India. He represented the colony in the Council of the Republic from 1947 until 1955, when his seat was dissolved following the union with India. He did what he could to ensure a peaceful transition of power.
Bezawada Bapanaya Naidou Jr was a grandson of Bezawada Bapanaya Sr., the first Mayor of Yanam, and was himself the mayor from 1925 to 1930. He was one of the two powerful political leaders in Yanam during French rule. It was told that he was very soft-natured person and a vaishnavite. He was a humble and powerful politician in his time. Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou who had been Diwan for Manyam Zamindar, was one of his counselors. His opponent was Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidou.
Kamichetty Savithri was an Indian politician from Yanam and was first MLA after de facto transfer from that constituency, between 1959 and 1964. She was also former Mayor of Yanam and wife of Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu, who was an undisputed leader until his death in Yanam. Savithri Nagar in Yanam is named after her. Savithri is deceased.
In 1946, French India became Overseas territory of France. Then, in the same year on 25 October, the Representative Assembly of French India of 44 members has been created that replaced the general council of 30 members.
After the merger of French settlements into an Indian union, a new assembly, named the Pondicherry Representative Assembly, was created by the government of India. After the "de facto transfer day" of 1 October 1954, before 16 August 1962 also referred to as "de-jure transfer day". During this transition period, general elections to the representative assembly were held in 1955 and 1959. After the de-jure transfer day, legal integration of French settlements into the Indian Union was complete. However, this assembly, like its predecessor, was advisory in its role, which led to frequent contention between the popular government and the chief commissioner.
The second election to the Representative Assembly was held on 16 December 1951 to constitute the Second Representative Assembly of French India.
