Ananda Ranga Pillai Mansion

Ananda Ranga Pillai Mansion

Ananda Ranga Pillai was the celebrated dubash of Dupleix, the governor of Pondicherry while it flourished under French glory. Pillai`s compilation of diaries serve as a storehouse of information on 18th century French India. His mansion, completed sometime in 1738, is one of the oldest surviving buildings on the west side- then known as "natives` quarters." Its architecture represents a curious mix of French and Indian styles.