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India Week Hamburg 2011: Hamburg und Indien setzen ihren Partner-Dialog fort

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 31, 2011

Presseinformation Hamburg, den 31. Oktober 2011

India Week Hamburg 2011
– Hamburg und Indien setzen ihren Partner-Dialog fort

Die India Week Hamburg 2011 geht erfolgreich zu Ende:  Während der Veranstaltungsreihe  war  Indien in der Hansestadt präsenter denn je. Rund 12.000 Besucher kamen zu den über 40 Veranstaltungen und informierten sich über die Vielfalt der Beziehungen zwischen Hamburg und Indien. Einige Hamburger Kulturprojekte der India Week werden im November in Indien fortgesetzt, darunter die Yamuna-Elbe-Ausstellung und das Filmprojekt A Wall is a Screen.

Die vierte India Week Hamburg  feierte mit dem indischen Lichterfest Diwali im Hamburg-Haus und einer Finissage des Kunstprojekts „Freie Flusszone Yamuna-Elbe“ in der HafenCity am Wochen­ende ihren erfolgreichen Abschluss. Mehr als 12.000 Hamburgerinnen und Hamburger nutzten die Chance,Indien in Hamburg zu entdecken – in Vorträgen und Podiumsrunden zur wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung Indiens ebenso wie in dem breit gefächerten Kulturprogramm. Das Publikumsecho war laut einer Umfrage bei den Veranstaltern durchweg positiv bis begeistert.

Einer der Höhepunkte war der Besuch der indischen Umweltaktivistin und Trägerin des Alternativen Nobelpreises Prof. Dr. Vandana Shiva, die zum Auftakt der India Week im Großen Festsaal des Hamburger Rathauses eine Festrede hielt. Hamburgs Erster Bürgermeister Olaf Scholz betonte in seiner Eröffnungsrede das große Potential für Kooperationen zwischen Hamburg und Indien: „In unserer Zusammenarbeit mit Indien sehe ich vor allem bei den Erneuerbaren Energien und natürlich in der maritimen Wirtschaft Felder, die wir zukünftig ausbauen können.“

Diese gemeinsamen Handlungsfelder konkretisierten sich in Veranstaltungen u.a. zu aktuellen Trends im Indien-Geschäft, Erneuerbaren Energien, Luftfahrtindustrie, Ernährungswirtschaft, dem 6. Hanseatic India Colloqium zur Gesundheitswirtschaft und „Grassroot Innovations“ mit Prof. Anil Gupta. Höhepunkte des Kulturprogramms waren das Konzert des Jazzmusikers Trilok Gurtu, die Tanzperformance von Victoria Hauke und Dr. Alekhya Punjala und die indisch-deutsche Uraufführung des Puppentheaters „Sanjay und sein Meister“. Vor allem das Kunstprojekt „Freie Flusszone Yamuna-Elbe“ lockte viele Besucher auf den Hafenlieger Caesar im Sandtorhafen.

Hamburgs Dialog mit Indien geht weiter: So wird das Yamuna-Elbe-Projekt in Delhi mit einer Ausstellung und Installationen im öffentlichen Raum im November fortgesetzt.  Zur gleichen Zeit gastieren im Rahmen des Deutschland-Jahres in Indien das Hamburger Jazz-Quartett von Boriana Dimitrova, das 12. Bitfilm-Festival und das Hamburger Filmprojekt „A Wall is a Screen“ in Indien. In Hamburg findet am 19.11.2011 der 9. Südasien-Tag an der Universität Hamburg statt. Parallel dazu laufen die Vorbereitungen für das Indien-Jahr in Deutschland 2012, und im Mai 2012 ist Indien Partnerland beim 823. Hamburger Hafengeburtstag.

Pressekontakt India Week Hamburg 2011:
Johannes Freudewald, Büro für Medienarbeit, Tel. 040-37420352, johannes@freudewald.de
Simone Ollesch, Pressestelle des Senats, Tel. 040-42831-2155, simone.ollesch@sk.hamburg.de

Kurzprofil: India Week Hamburg ist eine Veranstaltungsinitiative, die alle zwei Jahre die aktuellen Entwicklungen der indischen Wirtschaft, Politik und Kultur und ihre Beziehungen zu Hamburg und Norddeutschland thematisiert. Gefördert durch den Senat derFreien und Hansestadt Hamburg wird die Veranstaltungsreihe von vielen Indien-Akteurinnen und Akteuren aus Hamburg und Norddeutschland getragen, allen voran der German-Indian Round Table (GIRT), die Senatskanzlei, die Kulturbehörde, die Handelskammer Hamburg sowie die Hamburgische Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung (HWF).
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post-programme (2) of INDIA WEEK HAMBURG 2011 (16th-23rd Oct): DIWALI FEST (Festival of Light) on 29th October in Hamburg…

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 26, 2011

more details about the Diwali Festival (Festival of Lights) here

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post-programme (1)… on 24th Oct with “Procurement Market India, Asia – Guarantor for Security” (details)
8th day (23nd Oct.): Puppet Theatre (details)
7th day (22nd Oct.): Slum Ecology, Puppet Theatre, A Wall is a Screen… (details)
6th day (21st Oct.): Aerospace Engineering Day, Hanseatic India Colloquium, Puppet Theatre, Ecology/Religion and Economy… (part 1, part 2)
5th day (20th Oct.): Grassroot Innovations, Intercultural Challenges Concerning Business with India, Relaxation (part 1, part 2)
4th day (19th Oct.): Food Processing, Reneable Energies, India’s Democracy, Personal Ecology, Trilok Gurtu Concert (part 1, part 2, part 3)
3rd day (18th Oct.): Current Developments in the Indian Aviation Industry, Trades how Market in India, Relaxation (Yoga), The Yamuna River, Europe’s Relations with India, Asia as Motor for Growth, Dance Performance (Bharata Natyam..) (part 1, part 2, part 3)
2nd day (17th Oct.): Trends in Business, Dewi Saraswati project, Senate Reception, Bitfilm Festival 12 (part 1, part 2)
1st day (16th Oct.): INDIAN FOOD FESTIVAL…
pre-programme (3)… on 15th Oct with “BharataNatyam Dance from Kolkata“…
pre-programme (2) …. started on 9th Oct with “Audacious Cinema Pioneers – Guru Dutt“…
pre-programme (1) …. started on 9th September with “Free River Zone Yamuna-Elbe”

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IMC – India meets Classic & Indian E-music go “onair” with Bubble Tea on 25th Nov 2011 in Berlin… (pre-announcement)

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 26, 2011

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Happy Diwali 2011 (26th-30th Oct)

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 24, 2011

Wish you very Happy Diwali 2011 – Indian Festival of Lights


May the lights of Diwali bring you health,
joy and prosperity to you, your family and beloved ones.

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Meaning of Deepavali – Illuminate Your Inner Self…

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 24, 2011

Deepavali

Illuminate Your Inner Self

Deepavali or Diwali means “a row of lights“. It falls on the last two days of the dark halfof Kartik (October-November). For some it is a three-day festival. It commences with the Dhan-Teras, on the 13th day of the dark half of Kartik, followed the next day by the Narak Chaudas, the 14th day, and by Deepavali proper on the 15th day.

There are various alleged origins attributed to this festival. Some hold that they celebrate the marriage of Lakshmi with Lord Vishnu. In Bengal the festival is dedicated to the worship of Kali. It also commemorates that blessed day on which the triumphant Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. On this day also Sri Krishna killed the demon Narakasura. In South India people take an oil bath in the morning and wear new clothes. They partake of sweetmeats. They light fireworks, which are regarded as the effigies of Narakasura who was killed on this day. They greet one another, asking, “Have you had your Ganges bath?” which actually refers to the oil bath that morning as it is regarded as purifying as a bath in the holy Ganges.

Everyone forgets and forgives the wrongs done by others. There is an air of freedom, festivity and friendliness everywhere. This festival brings about unity. It instills charity in the hearts of people. Everyone buys new clothes for the family. Employers, too, purchase new clothes for their employees.

Waking up during the ‘Brahmamuhurta’ (at 4a.m.) is a great blessing from the standpoint of health, ethical discipline, efficiency in work and spiritual advancement. It is on Deepavali that everyone wakes up early in the morning. The sages who instituted this custom must have cherished the hope that their descendents would realise its benefits and make it a regular habit in their lives.

In a happy mood of great rejoicing village folk move about freely, mixing with one another without any reserve, all enmity being forgotten. People embrace one another with love. Deepavali is a great unifying force. Those with keen inner spiritual ears will clearly hear the voice of the sages, “O Children of God unite, and love all”. The vibrations produced by the greetings of love, which fill the atmosphere, are powerful enough to bring about a change of heart in every man and woman in the world. Alas! That heart has considerably hardened, and only a continuous celebration of Deepavali in our homes can rekindle in us the urgent need of turning away from the ruinous path of hatred.

On this day Hindu merchants in North India open their new account books and pray for success and prosperity during the coming year. The homes are cleaned and decorated by day and illuminated by night with earthen oil-lamps. The best and finest illuminations are to be seen in Bombay and Amritsar. The famous Golden Temple at Amritsar is lit in the evening with thousands of lamps placed all over the steps of the big tank. Vaishnavites celebrate the Govardhan Puja and feed the poor on a large scale.

O Ram! The light of lights, the self-luminous inner light of the Self is ever shining steadily in the chamber of your heart. Sit quietly. Close your eyes. Withdraw the senses. Fix the mind on this supreme light and enjoy the real Deepavali, by attaining illumination of the soul. He who Himself sees all but whom no one beholds, who illumines the intellect, the sun, the moon and the stars and the whole universe but whom they cannot illumine, He indeed is Brahman, He is the inner Self. Celebrate the real Deepavali by living in Brahman, and enjoy the eternal bliss of the soul.

The sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do lightnings shine and much less fire. All the lights of the world cannot be compared even to a ray of the inner light of the Self. Merge yourself in this light of lights and enjoy the supreme Deepavali.

Many Deepavali festivals have come and gone. Yet the hearts of the vast majority are as dark as the night of the new moon. The house is lit with lamps, but the heart is full of the darkness of ignorance.

O man! Wake up from the slumber of ignorance. Realise the constant and eternal light of the Soul, which neither rises nor sets, through meditation and deep enquiry.

May you all attain full inner illumination! May the supreme light of lights enlighten your understanding! May you all attain the inexhaustible spiritual wealth of the Self! May you all prosper gloriously on the material as well as spiritual planes!

(Soure: 10/2008 | About Hinduism – Subhamoy Das (Hinduism Guide)Swami Sivananda)

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Diwali – Deepavali – Dee-wah-lee.

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 24, 2011

Gossary: Diwali

Diwali (Deepavali) is the Indian New Year, celebrated annually in honor of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi. It is often referred to as the “Festival of lights.”

Diwali literally means “row of lights,” and lamps symbolizing the light of wisdom and knowledge are lit every night of the five day festival to welcome prosperity in the new year. Diwali is also celebrated in more secular fashion by Sikhs and Jainas.

Pronunciation: Dee-wah-lee * (noun)

e.g. Sikh symbols:

from left to right: Khanda | Ekonkar | Kirpan | Nishan Sahib | Kara | Kanga

Sikhism is one of the world’s largest religions, blending elements of Islamic and Hindu belief into one egalitarian system.

(Source: 10/2008 – Alternative Religions – Diwali | About.com (Library – Glossary))


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post-programme (1) of INDIA WEEK HAMBURG 2011 (16th-23rd Oct): Procurement Market India, Asia – Guarantor for Security

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 24, 2011

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8th day (23nd Oct.): Puppet Theatre (details)
7th day (22nd Oct.): Slum Ecology, Puppet Theatre, A Wall is a Screen… (details)
6th day (21st Oct.): Aerospace Engineering Day, Hanseatic India Colloquium, Puppet Theatre, Ecology/Religion and Economy… (part 1, part 2)
5th day (20th Oct.): Grassroot Innovations, Intercultural Challenges Concerning Business with India, Relaxation (part 1, part 2)
4th day (19th Oct.): Food Processing, Reneable Energies, India’s Democracy, Personal Ecology, Trilok Gurtu Concert (part 1, part 2, part 3)
3rd day (18th Oct.): Current Developments in the Indian Aviation Industry, Trades how Market in India, Relaxation (Yoga), The Yamuna River, Europe’s Relations with India, Asia as Motor for Growth, Dance Performance (Bharata Natyam..) (part 1, part 2, part 3)
2nd day (17th Oct.): Trends in Business, Dewi Saraswati project, Senate Reception, Bitfilm Festival 12 (part 1, part 2)
1st day (16th Oct.): INDIAN FOOD FESTIVAL…
pre-programme (3)… on 15th Oct with “BharataNatyam Dance from Kolkata“…
pre-programme (2) …. started on 9th Oct with “Audacious Cinema Pioneers – Guru Dutt“…
pre-programme (1) …. started on 9th September with “Free River Zone Yamuna-Elbe”

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Congrats…. 13 years Radio FRO… 13th Radio FRO Fest on 31st Oct 2011

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 23, 2011

13. Radio FRO Fest am 31. Oktober 2011

Dein Freies Radio existiert nun schon 13 Jahre. Grund genug, eine Sause mit Budenzauber steigen zu lassen. Aber auch sonst gibt es genug Gründe, am 31. Oktober ab 20 Uhr zum großen FRO-Fest in die Stadtwerkstatt (Kirchengasse 4, Linz Urfahr) zu kommen.

Am Programm:

Stummfilm-Konzert
Das Freie Rundfunk-Orchester
Live: Nomadee
presents “Daydreams” (Urban Legends Records)
Der Gedankenkünstler
Philipp Ganglberger
Radio DJs
blaucrowd DJ Team
Blond/Rot/Braun

Außerdem gibt’s einen Teesalon hosted by Halteestelle.
Ein Buffet neben unserem Klavier, das neu ins FRO Foyer eingezogen ist.
Und Bier im NotSTROM.

Komm vorbei in die Stadtwerkstatt am 31. Oktober ab 20 Uhr
oder hör LIVE mit auf Radio FRO 105. 0Internet Streams hier

Eintritt: freiWILLIGE Spende

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8th day of INDIA WEEK HAMBURG 2011 (16th-23rd Oct): Puppet Theatre…

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 23, 2011

programme info for “Sajay & his Master” (German-Indian Puppet Theatre) here

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7th day (22nd Oct.): Slum Ecology, Puppet Theatre, A Wall is a Screen… (details)
6th day (21st Oct.): Aerospace Engineering Day, Hanseatic India Colloquium, Puppet Theatre, Ecology/Religion and Economy… (part 1, part 2)
5th day (20th Oct.): Grassroot Innovations, Intercultural Challenges Concerning Business with India, Relaxation (part 1, part 2)
4th day (19th Oct.): Food Processing, Reneable Energies, India’s Democracy, Personal Ecology, Trilok Gurtu Concert (part 1, part 2, part 3)
3rd day (18th Oct.): Current Developments in the Indian Aviation Industry, Trades how Market in India, Relaxation (Yoga), The Yamuna River, Europe’s Relations with India, Asia as Motor for Growth, Dance Performance (Bharata Natyam..) (part 1, part 2, part 3)
2nd day (17th Oct.): Trends in Business, Dewi Saraswati project, Senate Reception, Bitfilm Festival 12 (part 1, part 2)
1st day (16th Oct.): INDIAN FOOD FESTIVAL…
pre-programme (3)… on 15th Oct with “BharataNatyam Dance from Kolkata“…
pre-programme (2) …. started on 9th Oct with “Audacious Cinema Pioneers – Guru Dutt“…
pre-programme (1) …. started on 9th September with “Free River Zone Yamuna-Elbe”

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7th day of INDIA WEEK HAMBURG 2011 (16th-23rd Oct): Slum Ecology, Puppet Theatre, A Wall is a Screen…

Posted by ElJay Arem (IMC OnAir) on October 22, 2011

programme info for “Sajay & his Master” (German-Indian Puppet Theatre) here

A Wall is a Screen Project (Example: Hamburg Exhebition “Playing the City”)…

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6th day (21st Oct.): Aerospace Engineering Day, Hanseatic India Colloquium, Puppet Theatre, Ecology/Religion and Economy… (part 1, part 2)
5th day (20th Oct.): Grassroot Innovations, Intercultural Challenges Concerning Business with India, Relaxation (part 1, part 2)
4th day (19th Oct.): Food Processing, Reneable Energies, India’s Democracy, Personal Ecology, Trilok Gurtu Concert (part 1, part 2, part 3)
3rd day (18th Oct.): Current Developments in the Indian Aviation Industry, Trades how Market in India, Relaxation (Yoga), The Yamuna River, Europe’s Relations with India, Asia as Motor for Growth, Dance Performance (Bharata Natyam..) (part 1, part 2, part 3)
2nd day (17th Oct.): Trends in Business, Dewi Saraswati project, Senate Reception, Bitfilm Festival 12 (part 1, part 2)
1st day (16th Oct.): INDIAN FOOD FESTIVAL…
pre-programme (3)… on 15th Oct with “BharataNatyam Dance from Kolkata“…
pre-programme (2) …. started on 9th Oct with “Audacious Cinema Pioneers – Guru Dutt“…
pre-programme (1) …. started on 9th September with “Free River Zone Yamuna-Elbe”

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