Hamburg · established 1942

Connecting Germany with India in Hamburg since 1942.

We are a meeting place between two cultures — a forum for information, dialogue and personal exchange for everyone engaged with India and interested in its people, languages, religions, history, politics, economy and society.

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A handshake in front of the German and Indian flags, with Hamburg landmarks and the Taj Mahal behind them.

Our founding moment

India’s national anthem was born on foreign soil — in Hamburg.

On 11 September 1942, at the founding ceremony of the Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft in the Hotel Atlantic, Rabindranath Tagore’s “Jana Gana Mana” was performed publicly for the first time.

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Subhas Chandra Bose at the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg on 11 September 1942, with an orchestra behind him during the first public performance of Jana Gana Mana.
Jana Gana Mana 11 · 09 · 1942 — Hotel Atlantic, Hamburg

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Diwali 2026 — the Festival of Lights in Hamburg

Hamburg-Haus Eimsbüttel

An evening of lights, live music, Indian dance and a shared Indian buffet at the Hamburg-Haus in Eimsbüttel.

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79th Anniversary of India’s Independence

By Surya Bose · Member, DIG Hamburg

It would be incorrect to say that India won her freedom through non-violence alone. In reality, the independence movement was far more complex — a study of the distinct paths taken by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose reveals the full spectrum of the freedom struggle.

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