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INDIEN

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Issue: December 2017

Quote of the month

Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.

- Rabindranath Tagore

Consul General received by Baden-Württemberg State Minister Klaus-Peter Murawski at the State Chancellory in Stuttgart to discuss strengthening further already close relations between India and Baden-Württemberg.Consul General met in Regensburg with Mr. Axel Bartelt, President (Regierungspräsident) of Oberpfalz Region of Bavaria, and discussed cooperation with India especially in the fields of business, education and tourism. Regierungpräsident of Mittelfranken, Dr. Thomas Bauer visited Consul General and discussed further deepening relations between India and Bavaria by forging closer ties of Mittelfranken businesses, especially Mittelstand, and higher educational institutions with India.Expanding further the Indo-Bavarian relationship Consul General met Regierungspräsident of Niederbayern Rainer Haselbeck in Landshut and discussed issues of strengthening cooperation in business & higher education.

Consul General with Regierungpräsident of

Niederbayern Rainer Haselbeck

Consul General with Baden-Württemberg State Minister Klaus-Peter Murawski

Consul General with Regierungpräsident of

Mittelfranken Dr. Thomas Bauer,

Consul General with Regierungpräsident of Oberpfaltz Mr. Axel Bartelt

Consul General at Industry Chamber of Oberfranken briefed on progress in Ease Of Doing Business in India & invited businesses to Make In India. India Desk of Chamber of Commerce & Industry for Rhein-Neckar region at Mannheim meets Consul General to discuss growing opportunities in India for businesses, especially Mittelstand, from the region in view of Ease Of Doing Business in India. Consul General in conversation with Axel Angeli, SAP Guru and Logosworld founder on ‘Digital Indien: Zusammenarbeit für die Digitale Transformation‘ emphasized how India is being developed into innovation capital of the world at an event held at Consulate. Consul General addressed the German-Indian Round Table at Stuttgart emphasising on various aspects of the Great Transformation the Indian economy is going through creating enormous opportunities for foreign investors especially from Germany.

Consul General with IHK Oberfranken

authorities

Consul General with authorities from IHKs of Mannheim

and Stuttgart

Consul General with Frank Dassler at Adidas, world leader in sportswear, discussed issues of its investments in India particularly in context of Ease Of Doing Business. Consul Gen-eral with Christian Leicher, President & CEO of Rohde & Schwarz, Munich-based world leader in Test & Measurement, Security and Communications solutions, discussed issues of strengthening its investments in India. Consul General with Gerd Hoefner, Managing Director & President of Siemens Healthcare and a long time friend of India, discussed issues of strengthening its business in India. Consul General with Dr. Hubert Steigerwald, Head of Cluster Sensorik, Bavarian cluster of sensor technologies, discussed investment opportunities for the high-tech businesses in India.

Consul General addressing on ‘Digital Transformation in India’

Consul General at Adidas, world leader in sportswear Consul General at Rhode & Schwarz

Consul General with Gerd Hoefner, MD; Siemens Healthcare

Do You Know ?

India is the only country to

have an entire ocean

named after it, i.e. Indian

Ocean.

India is the only country in

the world which has both

tigers and lions in the wild.

Auroville is an experimental

township which welcomes

citizens from all over the

world and has no provi-

sions of money or religion.

Funded in 1968, it is situat-

ed mostly in Tamil Nadu.

Indian Railways has world’s

4th largest rail network and

it employs 1.6 million

people.

The number of people

travelling in Indian Railways

is roughly 25 million per

day which is like shifting

the entire population of

Australia.

In a display of democracy at

its best, more than 540

million people voted in the

2014 General Election,

which is more than the

population of USA, UK, Aus-

tralia and Japan combined.

India has more than 460

million people using the

internet.

India has the largest num-

ber of post offices in the

world. Indian Postal Service

with 154,900 post offices is

regarded as the most dis-

tributed postal system in

the world.

Consul General addressing German-India Round Table at Stuttgart

Consul General with Dr. Hubert Steigerwald, Head of Cluster Sensorik

Consul General visited Ulm University and discussed with Prof. Dr. Michael Weber, President of Ulm University strengthening cooperation with higher educational institutions in India especially in areas of medicine and technology; and also issues of welfare of Indian students in the University. Consul General visited Institute for Indology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and discussed working together to promote Indology studies further in the region.

Consul General with Dr. Michael Weber, President of Ulm University

Consul General at Indology Department of LMU

Art & Culture

Do You Know?

India has more than 460 million people using the internet. India has the largest number of post offices in the world. Indian Postal Service with 154,900 post offices is regarded as the most distributed postal system in the world. India has the 2nd largest road network in the world after the US. India has the largest number of news channel in the world. India has 5600 news-papers, magazines in over twenty-one different languages with a combined readership of over 120 million. India has the fastest growing telecom market and the lowest call rates in the world. May 26 is celebrated as the Science Day in Switzerland in honor of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, because on the day, Kalam visited the country. World’s largest religious building, Angkor Wat is a Hindu Temple in Cambodia dedicated to lord Vishnu. Developed in 1972, Navi Mumbai, a planned satellite township of Mumbai, is the largest planned township on the planet. World’s largest school in terms of students is the City Montessori School in Lucknow. It has more than 45 thousand students.

India Evening at Technische Hochschule Inglostadt

TCS Lights & Bells Celebrations

Karnataka Day Celebrations

Spinach with potatoes .

Ingredients: 1 ½ cups boiled and pealed potato cubes 4 cups finely chopped spinach (palak) 3 tbsp oil, 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

Method: Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.

Add the garlic ginger paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.

Add the potatoes, toss gently and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

Add the spinach, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

Serve hot.

India Quiz

‘Apsara' is the name of India's first

1. Railway locomotive 2. Helicopter 3.Nuclear Reactor 4. Battle tank

Please send your responses at cg.munich@mea.gov.in by December 15, 2017. First five suc-

cessful responses will receive interesting information material about India.

Indian Cuisine

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Amber Fort

Amber fort is located on a hill in Amer, Rajasthan. Just eleven kilometers from the city of Jaipur, the Amber fort is a major tourist attraction. Built in 16th century, the fort, which is also spelt as Amer fort, is a scenic marvel. It is situated right next to the beautiful Maota Lake. The fort’s majestic appearance and its geographical advantages make it a special place to visit. It is built using red sandstone and white marble and has been featured in Bollywood films. Sitting atop a hill, the com-plex is a blend of Hindu and Rajput styles. It is most famous for the Mirror Palace, a fabulous room with a pure glass ceiling so the queen could view the stars before she fell asleep. This complex was built by Raja Man Singh, Mirza Raja Jai Singh and Sawai Jai Singh over a period of about two centuries. This palace complex was used as the main residence of the Rajput Maharajas for a long period of time.

Please note that the deadline for conversion from PIO cards to OCI cards is 31 December 2017.

All those PIO card holders who have not applied for conversion are advised to submit their

application for issue of OCI card (in lieu of valid PIO card) before 31 December 2017.

Consul General inaugurated India Students Forum & ISG (Indian Students in Germany) Workshop in Munich discussing concerns of Indian students

India Culture Forum launched by Consul General to promote Indian culture and heritage in Southern Germany

Congratulations to Ms.

Shubhada Chetan

Subramanyam, winner

of India Quiz of

November 2017