Consulate

General of India

Munich

Widenmayerstr. 15 80538 Munich

Website: www.cgimunich.gov.in

Mr. Sugandh Rajaram Consul General

INDIEN

in Süddeutschland

Important Contacts

Consular Queries (Visa/Passport/OCI etc), Indian Community and Student Issues: cons.munich@mea.gov.in

Business & Media queries: com.munich@mea.gov.in

Cultural events queries: cgimunichevents@gmail. com

During the month of November, the Political and Socio-economic

relations gathered further momentum as the Consul General

interacted with top leadership in the regions of Baden Württemberg

and Bavaria.

Consul General met with Baden Württemberg

Social Affairs Minister, Mr. Manfred Lucha in Stuttgart and

discussed cooperation in social sector especially capacity

building for social development in India & opportunities for skilled

Indian caregivers in Baden Württemberg .

Consul General met with Ms. Nicole Bauer, Bundestag member

from Landshut Niederbayern and discussed cooperation in socio-

economic development briefing her on policy initiatives taken in

India especially for women, children, farmers & other socially

disadvantaged sections.

Consul General also met with Ms. Ulrike Bahr, Bundestag member

from Augsburg, where he discussed further strengthening

of Indo-German relations and also briefed her on ongoing efforts in

transforming India.

Consul General visited Ms. Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch, State Secretary

of Baden Württemberg Rural Ministry, in Stuttgart and gave an

overview of rural development in India, especially on addressing

issues of farmers and discussed issues of mutual co-operation.

December 2018

Consul General with Ms. Ulrike Bahr Bundestag member from Augsburg

Consul General with Baden Württemberg

Social Affairs Minister Mr. Manfred Lucha

Consul General with

Ms. Nicole Bauer,

Bundestag member from

Landshut, Niederbayern

Consul General with Ms. Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch, Baden Württemberg Rural Ministry State Secretary

Quote of the month

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

PM’s Tweet

‘Financial inclusion

has become a reality for 1.3 billion

Indians.’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Business

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Consul General with Mr. Andreas Schwab

Consul General met with Mr. Andreas Schwab, Member of

European Parliament from Baden Württemberg. They had

discussions on strengthening the economic relations and also on

the latest economic initiatives taken in India.

Consul General also met with Dr. Ingo Friedrich, former

European Parliament Vice President & European Economic

Senate EES President, and discussed India-Europe economic

relations.

Addressing European Economic Senate EES (Europäischer

Wirtschaftssenat EWS) session in Nuremberg, Consul General

underlined the enormous opportunities for strengthening India-

Europe ties.

Consul General inaugurated the Kerala Tourism Roadshow in Munich and emphasized the multifaceted landscape of tourism in

Kerala for German tourists. B2B meet was also held with Indian and German tour operators who attended the meet in large numbers.

Consul General at European Economic Senate EES

(Europäischer Wirtschaftssenat EWS) session

Consul General with Dr. Ingo Friedrich

Tourism

Elephanta anciently known as Gharapuri, the island capital of Konkan Mauryas, is celebrated for its colossal image of Ma-hesamurti with three heads each representing a different form. The Elephanta Caves serve as a great tourist attraction in the vicinity of the large Mumbai metropolis. The Elephanta is-land is located 10 km away from the Gateway of India at Mumbai in Maharashtra. The cave temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Ac-cording to Archaeological Sur-vey of India and UNESCO, the site was settled in ancient times and the cave temples were built between 5th and 6th century. The Elephanta caves is a con-glomeration of seven caves, out of which the most important is the Mahesa-murti cave. The main body of the cave, exclud-ing the porticos on the three open sides and the back isle, is 27 metres square and is support-ed by rows of six columns each. The gigantic figures of 'dvarapalas' or doorkeepers are very impressive. There are sculptured compart-ments in this cave with remarka-ble images of Ardhanarisvara, Kalyana-sundara Shiva, Ravana lifting Kailasa, Andhakari-Murti (slaying of Andhaka demon) and Nataraja Shiva. The cave complex has been giv-en the status of world heritage by UNESCO.

Consul General visited ‘Mineralientage Munich Show 2018’,

world’s leading trade fair in precious minerals, gems & jewellery at

Messe-Muenchen, where he met the Indian exhibitors and dis-

cussed enhancing market access for this important Indian export

commodity.

Consul General inaugurated the ‘India Pavilion’ at Consumenta

2018, leading trade fair for consumer products at

Nürnberg Messe & interacted with Indian exhibitors from small &

medium businesses in crafts, textiles and leather. FIEO had led the

Indian delegation.

Consul General inaugurated the ‘India Pavilion’ at Electronica

2018’world’s largest Trade Fair for Electronics technologies at

Messe München in Munich. The Indian delegation was led by Elec-

tronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)

New Delhi. At ‘Electronica 2018’, Consul General interacted with

Indian & international exhibitors exploring market access for Indian

businesses and investments in Electronics sector in India.

Trade fairs

Ayurveda Day on 12.12.2018

Time:16.30 hrs

Venue: CGI, Munich

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Consul General inaugurating ‘India Pavilion’ at Electronica 2018

Consul General with Indian exhibitors at Mineralientage 2018

Consul General inaugurating ‘India Pavilion’ at Consumenta 2018

Consul General welcomed the newly arrived Indian students at

University of Stuttgart & interacted with them at the welcome

ceremony organised by the Consulate. Consul General briefed them

on adjusting to a new student life in Germany.

Education

T H E

The Ease of Doing Busi-

ness in India improved

notably after a series of

reforms have made it

easier for companies to

get construction permits,

pay taxes and trade

across borders, accord-

ing to World Bank re-

port. India jumped 23

spots from a year ago to

rank 77 out of 190 coun-

tries on the Ease of Doing

Business ranking.

Which game was invented

in India?

A) Badminton

B) Chess

C) Carrom

D) Football

Please mail your responses

by 31st December 2018 to

com.munich@mea.gov.in

First 5 successful respons-

es will receive interesting

information material about

India.

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Culture

Consul General visited ZKM Centre for Art & Media Karlsruhe at Baden Württemberg and discussed strengthening Indo-German

cooperation in exhibiting their digital exhibitions in various cities of India . Consul General inaugurated ‘Munich Tamil Sangam’, a cultural as-

sociation for people from Tamil Nadu in Munich. Consul General also addressed the gathering at a Diwali celebration in Erlangen.

Consul General at ZKM centre for Art &

Media, Karlsruhe

Consul General at the inauguration of

‘Munich Tamil Sangam’

Consul General at the Diwali celebration

in Erlangen

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas/National Unity Day (Birth Anniversary of

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel) was celebrated at CGI Munich which was

attended by several members of Indian Diaspora. Officers of the

Consulate attended the ‘Kannada Rajyotsava 2018’ an event to

celebrate the formation of Karnataka State organized by the

‘Sirigannada Koota’, a Karnataka association.

National Unity day celebration at Consulate

‘Kannada Rajyotsava 2018’ celebration in Munich

India scales greater

heights in Ease of Doing

Business