PROJECTS
Enclosed please find a small selection of the projects carried out -
click on the corresponding link for more information.

THE BLESSED COLORFULNESS OF THE WORLD
Calw, March 21, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
You are cordially invited to the book launch with Indian music by Jayantha Gomes and picture presentation in the Kulturapotheke Calw , Marktplatz 22. The book highlights the parallels in the lives of Hermann Hesse and Hermann Gundert and will be presented personally by the author Siegfried Pick.
Free admission.

EDUCATIONAL PROJECT NEPAL
Exchange and development of a dual education system for kindergartens, schools, vocational schools and universities in Nepal
The Hermann Gundert Society is currently in intensive exchange with various educational institutions in Germany and
Nepal to support the development of a dual training system. This focuses in particular on science and exchange in four areas: kindergartens, schools, vocational schools and universities.

THE BLESSED COLORFULNESS OF THE WORLD
Basel, 21 April 2024, 11:00 a.m.
You are cordially invited to the book presentation at the Haus der Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft , Münsterplatz 8. The latest book, which sheds light on the parallels in the lives of Hermann Hesse and Hermann Gundert, will be personally presented by the author Siegfried Pick at the 2024 general meeting in Basel.

General Meeting 2024
"HGG meets Basel"
Basel, 21 April 2024, 11:00 a.m.
This year, Sophie and Dietmar Hüglin organized the general meeting to be held in the Basel Mission . Our 2nd chairwoman Melanie Schrag then took over the careful organization of overnight rooms, shared meals and visits to various cultural highlights over the weekend - a big thank you to her! In addition to the tour of the Basel Mission archives, which was even attended by one of Hermann Hesse's grandchildren, Silva Hesse, the book launch "The Blessed Colorfulness of the World" and a travel report on northern India, there was also an exclusive city tour with Dietmar Hüglin and a visit to the Basel Paper Mill , St. Alban-Tal 37, 4052 Basel.

ALBRECHT FRENZ
Obituary, December 2023
After a fulfilled life , our founder Dr. Albrecht Frenz, pastor and Indologist, died at the age of 86 on December 21, 2023 surrounded by his family. Researching the life and work of Hesse's grandfather Hermann Gundert had been his passion throughout his life. Together with his wife Gertraud, he wrote numerous books on the subject. Albrecht Frenz will be remembered as a bridge builder between India and Europe, between cultures, religions, man and woman, young and old.

ENCOUNTER - CULTURE - RECREATION
Cultural tour of Kerala, planned for September 2022
4 days of family encounters
4 days of culture and sightseeing
4 days of Ayurvedic relaxation
In preparation, Ulrike Hartwein traveled to Kerala at the beginning of 2020. The exceptional situation of the pandemic then forced her to return early. The trip, with a focus on encounters, culture and relaxation, is now planned for a later date.

OPENING OF THE GUNDERT CHAIR
October 2015
Together with the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University in Tirur, the University of Tübingen has opened a "Gundert Chair" in honor of Hermann Gundert. Every semester, an Indian visiting professor from Kerala holds courses in the Malayalam language as well as on the literature, history and culture of Kerala. The first chair holder, Prof. Dr. Scaria Zacharia, published numerous works on Hermann Gundert. An important project of the cooperation between the universities mentioned is the digitization of Gundert's writings and works, which are to be made accessible to all users via the Internet.

GENIUS TRAVEL
Short film on the occasion of Hermann Gundert's 200th birthday
This short film highlights the special relationship between the two Hermans: Gundert and Hesse. It becomes particularly clear in Hermann Hesse's description of his grandfather's reaction to his escape from the seminar in Maulbronn.

MONOLOG - DIALOG - TRIALOG
Biography on the occasion of Hermann Gundert's 200th birthday
"Every language is something infinite."
Hermann Gundert
The trialogical understanding of Gundert's work makes it possible to understand the life of this Indian German or German Indian as a unit. Gundert knew how to shape and hold together both worlds - the Indian and the German - by believing in the one God from the inside out.

200th birthday of Hermann Gundert
Gundert year 2014
The 200th anniversary of Hermann Gundert's birthday in 2014 was the occasion for a large number of events, including the city of Calw, the Hermann Hesse Museum and the Hermann Gundert Society. The latter conducted, for example, a 2-day seminar with lectures on Hermann Gundert and Hermann Hesse. You can find more information on this and other activities under the following link:
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