Culture Photo: irina_levitskaya © fotolia.com Feminism today What are the vital issues that women and feminists in India and Germany today consider to be of burning importance, what are they concerned about? And what else is there still to do? This is a showcase of people who are involved in the field of culture and who are dealing with the hottest feminist issues and debates of the moment. Domestic Workers Not even a cup of tea Women’s Suffrage Two steps forward, one step back With comics against prejudice "Against stigma on menstruation" New in the magazine © Basumatary Tunu Skateboarding for Change in India Finding a new identity Ulrike Reinhard has disrupted life in the village of Janwaar and proven a force for positive change. The skatepark she and skateboarders from around the world have built has given the whole village, and especially the kids and young people there, a new lease of life. © Slumgods Hip hop in the Slum From Street Style to your own Label Hip hop and breakdance only have a niche presence in the land of Bollywood. However, Sunil Rayana has done a great job of making the subculture popular in his neighborhood. He has even bigger plans for his company, Slumgods, in Mumbai. © Martin Jahrfeld "Ostalgie" An Underground Like Kolkata Yearning for the past: Indian journalist, Uttaran Das Gupta, researched the phenomenon of “Ostalgie” in Germany – and discovered astounding similarities between Berlin and Bengal. further articles Music 2018: Annual Reviews Photo (detail): © nineties berlin, Berlin 2018 Electronic Music 2018 Nostalgia and Visions of the Future Photo (detail): © Salzburger Festspiele/Ruth Walz; E-Mail: ruthwalz@gmx.de Classical Scene 2018 The Future of Classical Music is Female Photo (detail): © Mara von Kummer Pop 2018 The new helplessness Photo (detail): © Frank Kleinbach New Music 2018 Showtime New German-language publications © Goethe-Institut / Illustration: Julia Klement Cherrypicker Read and Listen Our "Cherrypicker" blog presents selected novels and non-fiction books, graphic novels and stories, audio books and music CDs from the wealth of new German-language publications. Every week an opportunity to discover outstanding texts, images and voices. Priorities Sustainability Stories of pioneers The world is in need of ideas for a better, more sustainable future, but ideas are not enough. The Goethe-Institut and the foundation FUTURZWEI collect stories for tomorrow – lived today, everywhere. © Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan bangaloREsidency The bangaloREsidency programme has been conceived as a long-term collaboration between the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore and various innovative and discerning contemporary art/cultural spaces and partners in Bangalore. Goethe-Institut | Aarushi Surana Museum of the Future Redefining public spaces What is the role of the museum in the society today? In its project “Museum of the Future” the Goethe-Institut India invites academics, museum professionals and other experts from Germany and India to discuss the new role of the museum. Photo (detail): Johann Scheibner © dpa Anniversary 200 years Karl Marx Karl Marx celebrates his 200th birthday in 2018. To celebrate this anniversary, we have put together a topic dossier with playlist, photo essay, video art and a self-test: Find out how much Marx is in you. Improvisational Theatre Meet the Indian Karl Marx Non-European Art “We don't want to be like you” Service © Goethe-Institut eLibrary © Goethe-Institut Translation programme Photo: Goethe-Institut/Bernhard Ludewig Film archive © Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Calls for application Further topics Photo: © artisteer/iStock Literature © colourbox.com (Detail) Film Foto (Ausschnitt): © EpicStockMedia/fotolia.com Modern Life Foto: © Shutterstock Society and current affairs Top
