{"id":1479,"date":"2020-03-19T05:08:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T05:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/?page_id=1479"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:32:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indien-Insitut e.V. M\u00fcnchen\u2019s mission and aim is to bring India\u2019s manifold cultures in their numerous traditional and contemporary aspects as well as their development into a modern society into the focus of the broad public, especially in Bavaria.<\/p>\n<p>Through infomative events and lectures, the Indien-Institut acts as a dialogue partner between India and Germany and facilitates the mutual understanding and friendship between modern India &amp; modern Germany. Lectures, Seminars, concerts, Performing Arts, workshops, exhibitions, films and media information on a high level concerning important issues regarding India and its potential of cultural exchange with Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2001, the Indien-Institut has been awarding a bavarian youth award, which has since been granted three times.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">Membership:<\/h2>\n<p>The INDIEN-INSTITUT e.V. is a charitable non-profit organisation and funded through membership fees as well as subsidies and donations.<\/p>\n<h4>The annual minimum contribution for a membership is:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Regular members: 60 \u20ac<\/li>\n<li>Partner members: 70 \u20ac<\/li>\n<li>Family: 80 \u20ac<\/li>\n<li>Students: 30 \u20ac<\/li>\n<li>Businesses\/Institutions: 100 \u20ac<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/mitglied-werden\/\">Membership Application<\/a><br \/>The tax deductibility depends upon the valid legislation of the State.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Vorstand \/ Board Members<\/b><u><\/u><u><\/u>:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item staff-item\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/francisc-cazan\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/st.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/st.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/st-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/francisc-cazan\/\">Sanjay Tamb\u00e9<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Vorstand \/ Board Member<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deeyot\" target =\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item staff-item\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/brigitte-molnar-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/B_Molnar-e1750601954353.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/brigitte-molnar-2\/\">Brigitte Molnar<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Vorstand \/ Board Member<\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item staff-item\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/atul-arora-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/atul-arora-2\/\">Dipl. Ing. Atul Arora<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Vorstand \/ Board Member<\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item staff-item\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/shubhada\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Natyayoga-2-e1751368982404.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Natyayoga-2-e1751368982404.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Natyayoga-2-e1751368982404-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Natyayoga-2-e1751368982404-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Natyayoga-2-e1751368982404-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Natyayoga-2-e1751368982404-958x573.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/shubhada\/\">Shubhada S.<\/a><\/h3><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target =\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\" target =\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/\" target =\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-google-plus\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/\" target =\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa fa-pinterest\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>Beiratsvorsitz, K\u00fcnstlerin, Gr\u00fcnderin Natya Fest M\u00fcnchen \/ Chair of the Advisory Board, Artist, Founder of Natya Fest Munich<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item staff-item\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/dr-andreas-lindner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/dr-andreas-lindner\/\">Dr. Andreas Lindner<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Ehrenvorstand \/ Honorary Board<\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item staff-item\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/prof-dr-j-u-hartmann-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/prof-dr-j-u-hartmann-2\/\">Prof. Dr. Hartmann<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Ehrenvorstand \/ Honorary Board<\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item staff-item\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/neena-hartmann\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dummy_userq-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/staff\/neena-hartmann\/\">Neena Hartmann<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Ehrenvorstand \/ Honorary Board<\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> We are supported by the \u201cConsulate General of India, Munich, Germany\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shri Shatrughna Sinha, IFS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shri-Shatrughna-Sinha-IFS_CGI.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1948\" style=\"width:319px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shri-Shatrughna-Sinha-IFS_CGI.jpeg 551w, https:\/\/www.indien-institut.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shri-Shatrughna-Sinha-IFS_CGI-233x300.jpeg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"  CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.CGIMUNICH.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-social-media-buttons 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M\u00fcnchen\u2019s mission and aim is to bring India\u2019s manifold cultures in their numerous traditional and contemporary aspects as well as their development into a modern society into the focus of the broad public, especially in Bavaria. 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