Current Projects
Mumbai

For a long time the reactions of Earth to our human actions remained unnoticed, and have now finally – not least due to recent international climate protests – moved into public consciousness. The exhibition project »Critical Zones« invites visitors to engage with the critical situation of the Earth in a novel and diverse way and to explore new modes of coexistence between all forms of life.

This project aims at building on existing work done by Goethe-Instituts on trainings for cultural managers and develop cultural management expertise. It will involve setting up a curriculum for a summer school and the publication of the results as part of a book sprint made available online as an Open Educational Resource (OER)

M.A.P // A.M.P is a new podcast series by Goethe-Institut that aims to map the role of music in activism, movements, and protests. Host Bhanuj Kappal explores the intersection of music and activism in the South Asian Context, aided by musicians, academics and cultural organisations from across the subcontinent.

The current global situation demands a stronger and renewed focus on the environment. State of Nature intends to create a broader conversation between multi-disciplinary ideas of nature, as a way of opening new discourses, in the framework of the Anthropocene. The project began in 2018 and continues till date.

C³: Codes, Creativity, Communities is a year-long program that welcomes participants from the fields of culture and  technology to expand their imagination and creativity through collaborative engagements, toward cultural production and civil society concerns. 

The translation academy is aimed at literary translators who can further qualify themselves within the framework of this project. The aim is to promote the literary translation scene in the South Asian region, to strengthen professional ties between literary translators and to support their work.