Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, is perhaps best known for a fictional chocolate castle. In Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka built a chocolate castle for the erstwhile Prince - the castle unfortunately melted. In real life, Puducherry has no chocolate castle but it does have a uniquely interesting political climate and history (it comprises what was French India in colonial times). Now that the Union Territory is heading to the polls, we wanted to explore it a bit more.