‘It’s all Rheydt!’ in Kolkata

7. October 2011 - 08:00 - 0 Comments by Abhranil Das

Durga Puja

German artist Gregor Schneider designs a Durga pujo pandal as part of Germany and India: Infinite Opportunities.

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Germany Through My Lens

8. September 2011 - 08:52 - 6 Comments by Abhranil Das

Impressions of Germany_Abhranil

At the DAAD Young Ambassador annual meet in Delhi, India, we had a special session for presenting our photos and videos from around Germany. The night before, I decided I’d do something slightly better than just opening up the photos and tapping the right arrow key as the room stares at the projector screen out [...]

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What India Can Learn From Germany

17. August 2011 - 11:15 - 5 Comments by Abhranil Das

India Germany crossed flags

A few thoughts on my country as inspired by my German experience, on the occasion of India’s Independence Day.

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Leaving

1. August 2011 - 11:35 - 3 Comments by Abhranil Das

Hamburger Sternwarte Office

It’s time to go home, and I am surprised by the sadness I find myself in.

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DAAD Bloggers at the World Cup Match

13. July 2011 - 09:30 - 0 Comments by Abhranil Das

Group Photo at the World Cup Stadium, Leverkusen.

For writing about our experience in Germany, the DAAD bloggers were thanked with a visit to a Women’s World Cup match.

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A Wok Back Home

6. July 2011 - 08:00 - 0 Comments by Abhranil Das

Rice and curry from the Wok Express, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof

I was at the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (main station), aimless and vacant, with my train a few hours yet to arrive, having just missed the previous one. (Ha, one moment there I really had you believe I’d arrive so early.) I felt familiar hunger gnawing in my stomach, and decided to utilize the time I had, [...]

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5 More New Things

29. June 2011 - 14:00 - 0 Comments by Abhranil Das

I hate people when they're not polite

Germany keeps surprising. Here are 5 more things that struck me as very new here.

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7 New Things

10. June 2011 - 10:01 - 13 Comments by Abhranil Das

Signal Kommt

Germany is very different from India, and not all of them in a good way. These are 7 new matter-of-fact things I found out about Germany after staying here for a while.

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Anticipating Germany

2. May 2011 - 10:06 - 2 Comments by Abhranil Das

Football and German dictionary, Photo: Langenscheidt/DAAD

I shall be going to Germany for the first time this summer, for a stay of 2.5 months. This is all the more exciting because it’s my first trip outside India.

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