A Month Ahead : August

Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad is pleased to announce the events of August:

PANEL DISCUSSION | Food Safety - Consumer Rights in India and Germany

To draw attention to current issues of FOOD SAFETY and to look for practical solutions for consumers, Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad is pleased to invite you to a

​​PANEL DISCUSSION

FOOD SAFETY - CONSUMER RIGHTS IN INDIA & GERMANY

20 July, Monday
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad

About the panel discussion:It takes a long way for food to get from farm to plate. And this way is not always safe. Food safety has become a major issue in India after the Maggi case. But the problem is not new. Two out of three samples of milk did not meet prescribed standards in a nationwide survey by FSSAI in 2011.Many pesticides regularly used in India are banned in other countries for their bad impact on the nervous, reproductive system etc.

So, how can one avoid harm caused by food-borne illnesses? What can consumers do to protect themselves – in a long perspective and in their everyday life? These and other issues will be discussed by our experts on the panel :

• Radhika Subramanyam, Product Head for Food Certifications at TÜV Rheinland will talk about food safety standards and certifications in India and Germany. TÜV Rheinland is a global provider of technical, safety, and certification services with its headquarters in Germany.
• Mr. G. Santhanarajan​ ​will give a talk on most common food adulterations in India. He will demonstrate simple ways to test grocery goods at home with Adulteration Testing Kit of his authorship. Mr. G. Santhanarajan is a Director in charge of CONCERT, a Centre for Consumer Education, Research, Training and Testing, partner institution of Consumers Association of India.
• Mrs​ ​Rajam​ ​Ganesan, prominent Indian consumer activist, Honorary General Secretary of the Consumer Care Centre, Hyderabad, and the State and National Award recipient for Consumer Protection will help the audience understand the laws and mechanisms to protect their rights as consumers.

The discussion will be moderated by:

• Dr Kinnera Murthy, a Strategy Consultant, Independent Director, and Trustee of a women's NGO, Sankalp who has worked for over 3 decades at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad in various positions, including Dean of Studies.

Dear Photo-enthusiasts & Friends,

We are pleased to announce a get-together with the director of the Indian Photography Festival at Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad on 22nd July at 6:30pm to present the festival.

Please find attached an outline of the festival as well as the announcement for the open call of submissions.

If you would like to attend the meeting, we request you to please confirm your attendance by an email to programs@goethehyderabad.com

A WEEK AHEAD | 16 July

Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad is pleased to present the events of the coming week.

PAINTING EXHIBITION

EMERGING PALETTES 

Opening : 18 July, 6:30 pm

Shrishti Art Gallery
On view till 15 August
11 am to 5 pm
Entry : free

Emerging Palettes is an annual art exhibition organised in collaboration with the Alliance Francaise Hyderabad and Shrishti Art Gallery to provide a platform to final year fine art students (MVA / MFA). This year, the participating institutions will be the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda (MSU), the Sarojini Naidu Scholl of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad (HCU), Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad (JNAFAU).

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PANEL DISCUSSION
FOOD SAFETY - CONSUMER RIGHTS IN INDIA & GERMANY

20 July, Monday
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad

About the panel discussion:It takes a long way for food to get from farm to plate. And this way is not always safe. Food safety has become a major issue in India after the Maggi case. But the problem is not new. Two out of three samples of milk did not meet prescribed standards in a nationwide survey by FSSAI in 2011.Many pesticides regularly used in India are banned in other countries for their bad impact on the nervous, reproductive system etc.
So, how can one avoid harm caused by food-borne illnesses? What can consumers do to protect themselves – in a long perspective and in their everyday life? These and other issues will be discussed by our experts on the panel :

Radhika Subramanyam, Product Head for Food Certifications at TÜV Rheinland
Mr. G. Santhanarajan, a Director in charge of CONCERT, a Centre for Consumer Education, Research, Training and Testing, partner institution of Consumers Association of India.
Mrs Rajam Ganesan , prominent Indian consumer activist, Honorary General Secretary of the Consumer Care Centre, Hyderabad.
The discussion will be moderated by Dr Kinnera Murthy, a Strategy Consultant, Independent Director, and Trustee of a women's NGO.
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GERMAN MOVIE NIGHT

DANCING DREAMS (Tanzträume) 

23 July, 6:30 pm

Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad

Entry : free

Director: Anne Linsel, colour, 89 min., 2010
This is a special screening to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the legendary German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch. 

In 2008, world-famous dancer Pina Bausch selected 40 teenagers who had never heard of her to be part of her dance piece Kontakthof ("Contact Zone").
The film Tanzträume documents these rehearsals at the Wuppertal Dance Theatre one year before Pina Bausch’s death. It is an impressive tribute to the choreographer’s love of people and, not least, to the trials of coming of age.
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CONCERT | In Continuum - Featuring Hindustani Classical Music

We would like to invite you to a concert In Continuum, featuring Hindustani classical music singer Omkar Dadarkar.