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Goethe Medal 2013

The 2013 Goethe Medals go to Indian publisher Naveen Kishore (Kolkata), Greek writer Petros Markaris and Iranian translator S. Mahmoud Hosseini Zad. The Goethe-Institut annually awards the official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany to honour figures who have performed outstanding service for the German language and international cultural relations. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut, will award the official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Residential Palace in Weimar on 28 August; the laudatory speeches will be held by journalist Christiane Schlötzer, journalist and author Wolfgang Günter Lerch and editor and publisher Elisabeth Ruge. More...

Learn German, go global!

Our next Super-Intensive course for beginner’s level starts from 4th June 2013.Admission on first come-first served basis is on. More ...

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    The Initiative „Schools: Partners for the Future“   deutschenglish

    and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan present a variety of programmes for and together with the German Partner Schools in Kolkata.

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    Help GERMAN in its mission to save the German language: become a film star in the new trailer “GERMAN – One word is not enough!”

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    8, Ballygunge Circular Road
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    phone: +91 33 2486-6398, 2486-6424
    fax +91 33 2486-5188
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    Film Archive South Asia

    Our collection has over 130 feature films in 16mm-format that can be borrowed free of charge for non-commercial screenings by film clubs, film festivals, and other cultural and educational institutions as well as all the branches of the Goethe-Institut in South Asia.
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