mysuru the heritage city witnessed its first ever bonjour india french festival on fridaythe citybased phoenix international academy in association with institut franais india hosted a one day bonjour india interschool french festival at its premisesthe festival had various competitions where high school and pu students from various schools took part the competitions were based on a french theme students tapped their feet to french songs and dance competitions were held on french fusion musicshort movies showcasing the history of france its heritage culture monuments and noted personalities were displayed on the occasiondrawing painting and art competitions were also part of the festival where students displayed life in france through various hues numerous students also took active part in a french quiz the idea behind celebrating a french festival was to engage students in taking forward the indofrench values of innovation creativity and partnership the competitions were held to unite india and france through music art dance and short filmsthe indofrench cuisine themed food fair was the eye catcher of the festival samosas cutlets macaroons quiches different varieties of french breads and cupcakes were availableover 120 students took part in the festival