The French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) supported and helped the completion of the film.
The French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), is a financially autonomous institution under the joint supervision of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research. It is an integral part of the network of 27 research centres connected to this Ministry. It is also part of the research unit 3330 “Savoirs et Mondes Indiens” of the CNRS, along with the Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) in New Delhi. The IFP is an affiliated research institute of the Pondicherry University.
If you want to learn more about his research work you can go to his web site.
Eaux douces, Eaux amères Bittersweet Waters 