From India to Germany

Chef Akash Wakade lives in Berlin and works at the Estrel Hotel Berlin - the largest hotel in Germany - as a commis de cuisine in the banquet kitchen. Born in Nasik, the wine capital of India, his path to Germany was a combination of courage, preparation and curiosity.

Health worker Anitha Shaji has dared to make the leap from nursing in India to healthcare in Germany. Between recognition procedures and German cheesecake, she begins a new life – full of challenges and small successes.
 

Banalata Sen works either from home in her home office or in the Posttower, DHL's headquarters, where Sen is Global Head of DHL's GoTeach program, which helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds around the world find their way from school to work.

Bus driver Jujhar Singh filled one of thousands of openings in Germany’s public transport network. Because of the shortage, the employment office covered all the expenses for Punjab-born Jujhar’s retraining: education, travel expenses and necessary qualifications.

Technical Service Delivery Manager Pavan Madhamaiah works in Frankfurt am Main at the international payment service provider Worldline. Madhamaiah’s move to Germany was not planned, but came about by chance: when his Indian employer in the IT sector made him the contact person for a German customer in Constance.

Sagar Vemula is a Battery Cell Production Process engineer at PowerCo in Salzgitter and volunteers for the homeless at Hiob–Hilfe für Obdachlose. Vemula overcame many hurdles to ‘arrive’ at his life in Germany and likes to pass on the experience to make it easier for others.

Engineer Tarun Joshi provides maintenance and production support for the battery manufacturer CATL in Arnstadt, where he feels right at home – professionally and personally. From German motorways to cultural and travel opportunities, Joshi is enthusiastic about everyday life in Germany but encourages one thing above all: learn German.