Earlier in May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited New Delhi, where she formally inaugurated the programme. The 15-month celebrations are now all set to kick off tomorrow across seven Indian metros (Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune), besides six other Tier II cities.
With a thematic focus on 'StadtRäume-CitySpaces', the programme will broach the implications of rapid urbanisation and challenges posed by the enormous changes the cities of both countries are facing today. Issues like mobility, energy, sustainable city development, architecture, cultural spaces and education will be prominently featured touching genres such as performing and visual arts, science, education, technology and business. The project will also showcase the entire spectrum of the Indo-German collaboration in the spheres of politics, business, culture, education, science and research. This will strengthen the strategic partnership that the two countries have had since the year 2000.
The centrepiece of the project is the 'Mobile Space', a set of modern multi-purpose pavilions, designed especially for the Year of Germany in India by renowned German artist Markus Heinsdorff. The pavilions combine state-of-the-art steel and textile technologies from both countries. The 'Mobile Space' will host interactive presentations by various German organisations on topics and solutions related to 'StadtRäume-CitySpaces'.
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