Martin Schwenk is a true-blue expat, with his job taking him to Germany, the US, Austria and South Africa. Currently he calls India his home, as he has been India-head of German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz since November 1st, 2018. Asked about working in and adjusting to different places, Schwenk told livemint: “Before you move, your perception is made by the press, photos, people around you. … Continue reading Who is Martin Schwenk?
German Ambassador Walter J Lindner’s visit to the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on July 17th triggered a huge backlash on social media, with liberal analysts, journalists and political commentators slamming his RSS outreach. Experts say the Hindu extremist group glorifies Adolf Hitler and his “cultural nationalism.”Lindner’s visit was considered unusual as very few foreign diplomats have engaged with the RSS in public. … Continue reading German Ambassador Lindner’s RSS visit triggers huge backlash on social media
The project consortium includes CSIR-NIIST (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) as the Indian institute participant; Fenfe Metallurgicals, Bengaluru, for the Indian industry; the Institute of Textile Technology of RWTH Aachen University, as the academic partner in Germany; and CIKONI Gmbh, Stuttgart, the German industrial partner. The project named ‘Advanced fibre reinforced metallic composite’ aims at manufacturing components with superior mechanical and physical properties for the automotive and aerospace … Continue reading Indo-German project on advanced composite materials launched
Srjit Mukherji’s Bengali film “Ek Je Chhilo Raja”, starring Jisshu Sengupta, Jaya Ahsan, Aparna Sen, Anirban Bhattacharya, Anjan Dutt, Rudranil Ghosh and Sreenanda Shankar, has been selected as part of the 16th Indian Film Festival in Stuttgart. “Ek Je Chhilo Raja”, which was released in India on Durga Puja (12.10.2018), is a period drama based on ‘A Princely Imposter’ by Partha Chatterjee. It draws inspiration … Continue reading ‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’ travels to Stuttgart
For the 16th time, cinemas in Stuttgart will open their doors for the Indian Film Festival, offering their audience the possibility to see “India as it is today with all its cultural changes and challenges.” The festival is Europe’s largest Indian film festival. Since 2004, it is held annually by Filmbüro Baden-Württemberg. From July 17th to July 21st 2019, a collection of Indian movies from … Continue reading Europe’s largest Indian film festival to take place in Stuttgart
In a weekly column of The New Indian Express, influential people talk about “things nice and nasty” about the city of Bangalore. This week, German Consul General Margit Hellwig-Bötte, who has been living in Bangalore for three years, expresses her opinion about the city’s waste management problem, stating that education is the key to solving it. Continue reading German Consul General about waste management in Bangalore: “The clock is ticking!”
Yes, thanks to Kolkata-based Startup Dabadigo it is now possible to rent (and ride!) electric scooters without possessing a driver’s licence. Dabadigo-founder Basabjeet (Jijo) Nag explains, how it works: “We did some research and found out that only 16 % of India actually has a driver’s licence. We did a little bit more research and found out that electric scooters where the speed is kept … Continue reading Renting electric scooters without driver’s licence?
On the occasion of Gandhi-Mandela Peace Event, which took place from July 11 to 13 in Delhi and aimed to commemorate and celebrate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi and 100 years of Nelson Mandela, BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha had the chance to interview Walter J. Lindner. The German Ambassador to India, who used to be the Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, to … Continue reading Indo-German partnership: “We are doing well, but we can always do better!”
The Indian subsidiary of Audi announced that India-born Balbir Singh Dhillon, its head of dealer development, will replace Rahil Ansari as the head of Audi India from September 2019. Ansari will move to Audi’s headquarters in Germany, and assume the role of Senior Director, Central Sales Controlling (Global). [Autocar] An experienced automotive professional, Dhillon joined Audi India for his second stint in July 2018 and … Continue reading New India head for German luxury carmaker Audi
Their music doesn’t need words and still tells life’s most beautiful stories. Drums, a piano and a sitar mesh and thus “bring up a distinguished texture and sound aesthetic, exceptional of its kind,” [1] offering their audience the possibility to let go and lose themselves in beautiful melodies and drifty rhythms. Matyas Wolter (Sitar, Bass-Sitar) and Beate Wein (Piano, Bass Novation, Pianet) started to explore … Continue reading Pulsar Trio: Drums, a Piano and… a Sitar!
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