State of Nature in India aims to better understand complexities of anthropogenic processes - a term that depoliticises the current ecological crisis - and critique what it means through a focus on India. It seeks to dissolve boundaries between multiple practices by bringing together artists, cultural practitioners, natural and social scientists, policymakers, activists and thinkers, initiating cross disciplinary conversations in multiple formats. The programme began with a conference in August 2018.

In the forthcoming edition of Poets Translating Poets project in 2019, we will bring together contemporary poets writing in north-east Indian languages Assamese and Khasi; and German. This ‘poetic encounter’ will take place in Shillong in January 2019.
The poets include:

1. Kerstin Preiwuß, Leipzig, Germany, Poet and prose-writer 
2. Maitrayee Patar,Tezpur, India, Poet, Singer, Songwriter
3. Wanphrang K Diengdoh, Shillong, India, Poet, Film-maker, Musician 

In co-operation with the HGB Leipzig, berlin based curator Juana Awad will travel to Mumbai for a research trip. She will collaborate with Mumbai based curator Zeenat Nagree. Aimed at adding a new dimension to the visual arts programme of the institute, the two curators will jointly conceptualise and set up an exhibition at Gallery MMB, Mumbai in autumn next year.