It  was  with enormous  glee that  I accepted the offer of  Professor  Panigel to  drop  me  in his car  at the  Cite  Campus  and  had a  rapid tour of  some of the  Vintage  Points  of  Paris Metropolis in company  of  a  distinguished  Professor  and  Scientist  too 

It  was a totally  unexpected  and  frank  and  casual  and informal  interaction  with members of  Research Team of  Professor Maurice Panigel  at  the  University headquarters  in Jussieu and this  helped  me   in driving  away  all  butterflies in my stomach  and  assured me  that I should  be able to  do justice to  the  confidence  and  trust  placed on me by  by my mentor and Professor  SK Lal  of  Lady Hardinge Medical College, New  Delhi  too 

It  was a  real surprise  to  meet a  Legendary  Scientist  and Professor  and to see  his humility  and  Hospitality  in welcoming   a  Foreign Research Student  and making me  feel  totally  at  ease  in  a  foreign land.  I had never  imagined that  this encounter with such  an  eminent  professor  in Paris   was opening the door for me  to  the  challenging world of  Biological  and Medical  Research  and  making me feel that  I too  can  aim for the  stars  

The one thing  that  woke me  up  while  making the  First  Trip to  Jussieu,  the  University Head quarters of  Paris  VI and to the  Laboratory  of  my  Research Guide, Professor Marurice   Panigel  was the slogan  "se taire dest d'etre complot" inscribed in  Big Bold  Letters  in the  form of  a  graffiti  in  Jussieu Campus! That slogan with an  implied  meaning  " to be silent  while  watching a crime or  injustice  and doing nothing to  fight  that crime or  injustice  is to be  colluder to the crime" summarises the  Reason for  Backwardness or  Lack of  Progress of  3rd & 4th World nations including  India for past many decades !   

The Cite  Universitaire  Student  Campus  in middle of  Paris Metropolis appeared to be  a  heaven, at first   for  any student  with  all sorts of  facilities  at arm's length  for  a  comfortable  stay  and  for  extra  curricular  activities. It was only later that I realized that  Indian  Student  hostel  had its own share  of  afflictions  that  Indian  society  back home  seemed to be  infected  with!    

It was this  sleepy  town Besanco, and  Bouloe Campus  and  Language Centre  that  equipped me with the necesary  expertise in French Language  and made me feel confident that  I can overcome the  Language  Barrier  that  once seemed insurmountable!  I am deeply  indebted to  French Government  authorities for providing me all the  support  for  facing the  vicissitudes of  life in a  foreign land  with  meticulous  care  too 

French authorities  deserve praise for providing all  possible amenities to  make life of Foreign students  enjoyable  and  for academic pursuits  and Besancon University Campus  was beautifully  planned to  help students  to  prusue their dreams. The visit to  Dijon  the  Gastronomic capital  of  France  and  to Dole the place of birth of  Louis Pasteur  the Legend  were  unforgettable  experiences  of my  Besancon Student  Life too 

It  was a indeed a  great  relief  that  student  Organizations CROUS&CIES  had  planned  short  guided tours  for  residents  of Bouloe Campus to  familiarize them with French  way of  Life and French  History  and French  Cuisine  etc  and  the  fares charged for  such  day  trips  or excursions were  really modest. The short  tour of Besancon  town  and  surrounding  areas  also  revealed  the  professionalism of  French  Urban  Planners  and  the meticulous  planning  evident  in lay out of  roads, buildings  as  well  as open spaces and  parks  was a delight  to experience for any  unbiased  viewer or  tourist  or  explorer too

University Campus  at Besancon  appeared to be  a model  university campus  with  facilities  not only for academic pursuits  but  also  for various types of  sports and  games and  personality  deveopment of  student  community too   

I  found it  mentally  tough to  adapt to  new  student  life  in a  foreign  land  and there  were  times when I thought  whether  I should  fly back home, unable to  adjust  to the  strange  food, strange  atmosphere  all around  and to say  say bye  bye for  the  dream  of a  Doctorate  Degree  from  the  reputed  Paris  University too! But  analysis  of  plethora of    repercussions  back home  if I  fly back home dumping  the plans  of  research compelled me  to  fight  out all  the  vicissitudes  that appeared  insurmountable!