20 Years since the Fall of the Wall
60 Years of the Federal Republic of Germany
The German National Day Celebration was hosted by the German Consulate Chennai at the Hotel Taj Coromandel on the 13.10.2009. This year marked two important anniversaries . 60 years ago, the Federal R...
German National Day
Berlin Artists in Residence Programme
The Berlin Artists-in-Residence Programme, Berliner Künstlerprogramm, is one of the most renowned international programmes offering grants to artists in the fields of visual arts, literature, music, film as well as dance/performance. Each year, some 20 grants are awarded to international artists for an approximately one-year stay in Berlin.
Germany’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2011/2012
As a globally engaged country, as an important actor in the United Nations and as the organization’s third-largest contributor, Germany belongs on the United Nations Security Council. Because the Security Council is the centrepiece of the international peace order. Our candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2011/2012 is the logical consequence of our global engagement.
250th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller's birth
Born 10 November 1759, died 9 May 1805
Friedrich Schiller is one of Germany's most renowned poets and writers. All over the world his ballads and dramas especially – plays such as "The Robbers" (1781), "Intrigue and Love" (1783) and "Mary Stuart" (1800) – have found enthusiastic readers and audiences.