• Arts for Juniors © Goethe-Institut Kolkata/Design:Sharanya Chattopadhyay

    Kolkata: 15 & 29 JuneArts for Juniors

    Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata and ThinkArts continue with the initiative for children to engage, discover and explore the world of art, music and books through a range of diverse, exciting activities.

  • Film festival © Colourbox.de (detail)

    Chennai: 24 June to 4 July EU FILM FESTIVAL 2019

    India is going to host 24th European Union Film Festival (EUFF) from 24 June to 4 July 2019 at Chennai. This festival is brought to you by the ‘Delegation of the European Union’, ‘Embassies of member states of the European Union’ to India and is organized in cooperation with local partners.

  • Klassikcast in JuneCurrent from the classical scene

    A fresh breeze is blowing in the German classical scene! Our June podcast showcases some performing artists with lungs of steel, including Felix Klieser on French horn, Dorothee Oberlinger on the recorder, and baritone Matthias Goerne, performing music by Mozart, Vivaldi and Schumann. And the Ensemble Modern transport us to the wicked city of Mahagonny in Kurt Weill's opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.

  • There is now a third gender category in Germany: ‘divers’, which translates as ‘miscellaneous’ or ‘other’. Photo (detail): © Adobe / Stockwerk-Fotodesign

    IntersexGender diversity

    At the beginning of 2019, population registers in Germany were amended to include a third gender category. The option box is headed ‘divers’, which translates as ‘miscellaneous’ or ‘other’, and it was introduced for a dual purpose: to remove the burden from parents faced with deciding an intersex child’s future and to show that being different can also be normal.

  • TV Tower in Berlin © Colourbox.de (detail)

    Online Learning Deutsch Online

    The Goethe-Instituts online group course DEUTSCH ONLINE allows you to adapt your learning flexibly to your schedule and does not require you to be in any particular place.