No other Indian region has such a long and deep relationship with Germany like the southern state of Kerala. This relation dates back to the 19th Century, when the German missionary Herman Gundert came and settled down in Telichery in North Kerala. Gundert learned the local language Malayalam, translated Bible from English to Malayalam, compiled the first dictionary as well as the first grammar book and a newspaper in Malayalam in the year 1872. With this long tradition of strong cultural bonds, the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum was inaugurated on Friday, the 28th of November 2008 by the then Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hon. Stefan Graf in the presence of the Goethe-Institut Director for Asia, Dr. Stefan Dreyer. Ever since the Goethe-Zentrum is the official representative of Germany, its language, culture, arts, science & technology, literature and politics in the capital city of Trivandrum. Through the language and cultural programs, the Zentrum attracts a huge number of students, researchers, writers, artists, scientists and others from different walks of life in Kerala.
With more than 96% of literacy, the people of Kerala have warmly welcomed the arrival of the Goethe-Zentrum in Kerala, which is also one of the most beautiful travel destinations in the world.
Trivandrum is today the proud home of the Goethe-Zentrum and thanks to its ideal location near the University of Kerala, it has by now become the meeting point for German and Germany - Lovers, with a single goal of promoting academic, cultural, political and economic relationships between Kerala and Germany.
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