Contents: Preface, Introduction, Chapter I: Ancient History of Pondicherry, Chapter II: Medieval History of Pondicherry, Chapter III: Pondicherry in the Sixteenth Century, Chapter IV: Pondicherry in the Seventeenth Century, Chapter V: Pondicherry under the French, 1673-1706, Part I, Chapter VI: Pondicherry under the French, 1673-1706, Part II, Chapter VII: Arikamedu and Pondicherry: Observations and Conclusions, Bibliography, -f