“Auch wenn man es mir auf den ersten Blick nicht ansieht: Ich bin ne bönnsche Jung!” – So lautet der erste Satz auf Ashok-Alexander Sridharans Website. Der studierte Jurist und amtierende Oberbürgermeister der Bundesstadt Bonn ist der Sohn einer waschechten Bonnerin und eines indischen Einwanderers, der in den 50er Jahren aus Indien nach Bonn kam um dort an der indischen Botschaft zu arbeiten. In einem … Continue reading Wer ist Ashok-Alexander Sridharan?
Die deutsche Schauspielerin lebt seit 14 Jahren in Indien und hat jüngst ihre bislang meistbeachtete Rolle in dem Film „The Accidental Prime Minister“ gespielt, der im Januar in die Kinos kam. Er behandelt die Regierung des von 2004 bis 2014 amtierenden indischen Premierministers Manmohan Singh. Nach dem Buch eines früheren Singh-Beraters, auf dem der Film basiert, lag die wahre Macht allerdings bei der damaligen Chefin … Continue reading Wer ist Suzanne Bernert?
In an interview with Sonali Shenoy (The New Indian Express – Indulge), German chef Julia Komp talks about her early passion for cooking – inspired by binge-watching hours of Jamie Oliver on television as a 10-year-old -, her inspirations, and Indian food. Komp earned her Michelin-star at age 27 and thus became Germany’s youngest Michelin-star chef – and one of the very few female Michelin-star … Continue reading German Michelin-star chef Julia Komp: “You can reach everything — but you have to fight for it!”
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!
The new German Ambassador to India is neither what you’d expect of a diplomat, nor of a German. He has had quite a colourful life so far, leading him from Jazz to Law, from Munich to Ankara, from Nicaragua to the USA, from Kenia to South Africa, and so it was only a question of time until he finally found his new home in one … Continue reading Who is Walter J. Lindner?
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