Essays and opinion pieces by members of our association — on India and Germany, culture, history and the space between.
History
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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History
Bridges of Freedom: India, Germany, and the Power of Shared Destiny
By Dr. Bhuwnesh Agrawal · Member, DIG Hamburg
Freedom was never handed down; it was wrested from empires by ordinary people with extraordinary courage. Speaking on India’s Independence Day, Dr. Bhuwnesh Agrawal asks the Indian diaspora in Germany to be more than contributors to two economies — to be living bridges between two democracies.