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To promote the German language abroad, foster international cultural cooperation, and convey a comprehensive picture of Germany through cultural, educational and information programmes.
The Goethe-Institut in India operates under the name Max Mueller Bhavan, named after the eminent German Indologist Max Mueller (1823-1900). It promotes the learning of the German language and fosters German-Indian cultural cooperation through a wide programme of cultural events, exhibitions, performances, film, and information services, alongside language teaching and teacher training. There are six Goethe-Instituts / Max Mueller Bhavans in India, in New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Pune, supplemented by Goethe-Centres in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram, with the New Delhi institute serving as the regional institute for South Asia.
Max Mueller Bhavan has for decades been one of the most active foreign cultural institutions in India, taking its name from the German scholar who did so much to bring Sanskrit and Indian thought to the West. Through its network of institutes and centres it has hosted a continuous programme of German-Indian collaboration in film, theatre, music, literature, art and ideas, run German-language courses and teacher training for many thousands of students, and provided libraries and cultural exchange, making it a cornerstone of German-Indian cultural relations.
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Founding & Leadership
German Federal Foreign Office|Commercial revenue
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Initiatives & Portfolio
Annual grants supporting collaborative projects between Indian and German artists and arts organisations across theatre, dance, music, visual arts and literature.
Residency programmes for Indian artists at German cultural institutions and vice versa.
Regular public cultural programming at six Indian city offices covering cinema, music, theatre, contemporary art and literature.
Ongoing collaboration with Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, including funded German artist participation and Indo-German co-productions.
Collaboration with Sahapedia on cultural documentation and heritage content.
Max Mueller Bhavan is one of the foremost international cultural institutions in India, central to German-Indian cultural cooperation and a longstanding platform for cross-cultural artistic collaboration.
[Atlas Perspective] Profiled as an Institution (Operator), an international cultural centre in the multi-arts field. As the German cultural institute in India, it fosters German-Indian collaboration across the arts and language education, with New Delhi as its South Asia regional institute.