Wilhelm von Pochhammer Memorial Lectures
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Delivered by / Subject |
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| 31. | 21.10.2019 |
Mr. Nitin Desai, former Under-Secretary-General
United Nations " Nationalism and Interdependence"
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| 30. | 30.08.2018 |
Dr. Martin Kaempchen, Tagore scholar,
translator and author. "Rabindranath Tagore's Love for God and the World - and German Romanticism" followed by a Rabindra sangeet concert by Debashish and Rohini Raychaudhuri
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| 29. | 20.01.2017 |
Dr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi, former Governor of West
Bengal and Ambassador of India "The Ambassador Extraordinary: Representing India" (read here)
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| 28. | 08.04.2016 |
Dr. Eckart Wuerzner, Mayor of Heidelberg "Knowledge-led Smart Cities - the example of Heidelberg"
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| 27. | 19.03.2015 |
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, INAE Satish Dhawan Chair of
Engineering Eminence and former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India "Towards Sustainable Green Energy Future" |
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| 26. | 06.01.2014 |
Prof. Hermann Kulke "From Asoka to Jayavarman VII: Some Reflections on the Relationship between Buddhism and the State in India and Southeast Asia" |
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| 25. | 11.01.2013 |
Shri Tarun Das,
Founder Trustee Aspen Institute and former Chief Mentor Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) “Strengthening National Security - the Economic Content" |
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| 24. | 21.01.2012 |
Dr. Annette L. Heitmann, Historian of Religion
and Art Historian, University of Leuneburg and Bonn
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23. |
12.01.2011 |
Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar M. P. (Rajya Sabha) Former Cabinet Minister “India - Pakistan: Retrospect and Prospect”
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22. |
05.01.2010 |
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Rothermund, Professor emeritus of South Asian History, South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University. “The Relations between the Republic of India and Germany in Historical Perspective”
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21. |
03.02.2009 |
Dr. Arjun K. Sengupta, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha); Chairman National Commission for Industries in the Unorganised Sector: “The Other India”
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20. |
04.12.2007 |
Mr. Sebastian Paust, Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila: “Economic Globalisation: Chances and Challenges for India, Germany and China”
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19. |
08.09.2006 |
Shri N. N. Vohra, Special Representative of the Government of India for the Jammu and Kashmir Dialogue: “Recent Developments in Jammu & Kashmir”
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18. |
12.12.2004 |
Dr. Gunther Hilliges, Head of the State Office for Development Cooperation, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany: “Cooperation and Networking for Sustainable Development"
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17. |
26.03.2003 |
Shri M. K. Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary: “India, Pakistan and
Kashmir” |
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16. |
17.05.1999 |
Dr. Theo Sommer, Editor, Die Zeit: “The Emergent European Reality and its significance for India”
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15. |
24.09.1998 |
Dr. Sudhir Kakkar, distinguished psychologist and author, recipient of the Goethe Award: “Freud, Jung and India”
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14. |
06.10.1997 |
Dr. Manfred Stassen, Director, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), New Delhi: “The Twilight of the Idols – Independence, Empowerment and Freedom”
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13. |
22.02.1996 |
Prof. Dr. Arvind Sharma, Professor of Comparative Religion, McGill University, Montreal, Canada: “Hindu Concepts of Social Justice”
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12. |
26.11.1994 |
Prof. Dr. Heinrich von Stietencron, Professor of Indology and Comparative History of Religions, University of Tuebingen: “A Meeting of Gods: Observations on a Rural Festival in India”
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11. |
18.02.1994 |
Mr. Vasant Sathe, former Union Minister and President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations: “Significance of Inter-Cultural Exchanges Today”
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10. |
17.02.1993 |
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmitt-Rink, Dean, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg: “Economic Reconstruction in Eastern Germany and Eastern Europe”
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09. |
30.01.1992 |
Mr. Peter Wiedhass, Director, Frankfurt Book Fair: “Speak to Me – Listen to Me. On the Necessity of International Literary Exchange”
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08. |
15.12.1990 |
Shri I. K. Gujral, former Prime Minister of India: “India in Global Change”
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07. |
12.01.1990 |
Prof. Dr. Jagat S. Mehta, former Foreign Secretary: “World Politics after the Cold War”
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06. |
04.01.1989 |
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Halbfass, Professor of Indian Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA: “India and Europe – The Europeanisation of the World”
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05. |
06.01.1988 |
Dr. Karan Singh, Former Union Minister and M. P.: ”Vedanta in the Nuclear Age”
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04. |
13.11.1986 |
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm, Professor of Indology, University of Munich: “Wilhelm von Pochhammer – The Indian Years of a German Diplomat”
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03. |
10.01.1985 |
Swami Agehananda Bharati, Professor of Anthropology, Syracuse University, New York, USA: “Western Philosophers Look at Indian Thought – Tradition and Change”
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02. |
27.01.1984 |
Prof. Dr. Lokesh Chandra, M. P.: “Impact of German on European Culture”
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01. |
19.03.1983 |
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Halbfass, Professor of Indian Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA: “India and the Comparative Study of Cultural Traditions”
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