The Consulate General of India Frankfurt celebrated the 70th Republic Day of India at its premises along with the members of the Indian community and the Consulate family. Consul General Ms. Pratibha Parkar unfurled the National flag which was followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Consul General read the speech delivered by Hon'ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind

The first trade fair of 2019, Heimtextil commences at Festhalle Frankfurt with India as the second largest participant with around 400 exhibitors at the Fair. Consul General Ms. Pratibha Parkar inaugurated the India Pavillions of The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council - Texprocil, EPCH India and Handloom Export Promotion Council at the Fairgrounds and interacted with exhibitors participating in the Fair. Around 2975 exhibitors from 65 countries are participating in the 2019 edition of the fair out of which 394 exhibitors are coming from India. With this number of exhibitors India ranks second among all the exhibitors participating in the fair.

The Consulate General of India Frankfurt celebrated 'Vishwa Hindi Diwas' at the Consulate premises in Frankfurt. Consul General Ms. Pratibha Parkar welcomed the guests and spoke on the occasion. She also read out the message of Hon’ble Prime Minister and a poem by famous poet Shri Harivansh Rai Bachhan. Mr. Christian Weiss, Founder and Managing Director of DraupadiVerlag was the Chief Guest, who spoke on " Promotion of Hindi in Germany: Opportunities and Challenges".

On 12th of January 2019, Indian Students Association of Bonn-Cologne( ISABC) in cooperation with CGI Frankfurt and University of Bonn, organized a workshop on career mentoring and guidance in association with Dr. Girish Kedar, CEO, Gloverk Career Mantra, which is his start-up. Mrs. Soni Dahiya, Consul (Press, Info. & Culture), Consulate General of India, Frankfurt was the chief guest, who delivered the opening remarks catering to the student community in Germany.

Seminar on ‘The nutritional concept of Ayurveda for inner peace and serenity’ and ‘Health advice according to Ayurveda and constitution determination’ with Shree Balaji També and his team was organized by ‘Santulan life’, School of Yoga, Meditation & Ayurveda, on 11th - 12th January at its center in Frankfurt. CG Ms. Pratibha Parkar welcomed Shree Bala Tambe to Frankfurt for conducting the health consultation. Mr. Rene Hansvencl, delivered the opening remarks and talked about the benefits of Ayurveda for healthy living.

Exploring cooperation in the field of Higher Education and Culture, Consul General Ms. Pratibha Parkar accompanied by Consul (Press/Info/Culture) met the Head of Dept. of Culture Mr. Eric Seng, Head of Dept. of Higher Education Mr. Koefer and Head of Dept. of International Affairs Dr. Dirk Engel at the Hessen State Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts.

The first ‘Friends of India Group’ meeting 2019 was organised by the Consulate on 15th January to bring together all the regional and cultural associations/institutes which are active in promotion of India culture and to update them about the upcoming initiatives/endeavors of the Consulate. Consul General Ms. Pratibha Parkar welcomed the representatives of the associations/institutes and announced the new conveyor of the ‘Friends of India Group’ 2019 Mr. Kamal Vatsain, President of Hessian Cricket association e.V and Mr. Saravanan Jayabalan, President of Rhein Tamil Association.

Consul General Ms. Pratibha Parkar met with the Dr. Christiane Rohleder, State Secretary of Ministry of Family, Women, Integration and Consumer Protection of the State of Rhineland -Palatinate in Mainz and had an interesting and deep dialogue on bilateral issues.

Consul General Ms. Pratibha Parkar visited Philipps Marburg University and met with Prof. Dr. Katharina Krause, the President along with Prof. Jürgen Hanneder, Chair of Indology department and Ms.Petra Kienle, Director of International Office. They spoke about strengthening cooperation between Indian Universities and Marburg University. There are some 50 students from India studying in various streams there, especially medicine and natural sciences.

The first preparatory meet for the upcoming event, `Indra Dhanush` was organized at the Consulate were several enthusiastic artists in the field of dance & music associated themselves with Kalasangam which is an initiative of the Consulate to bring together the artists & to give them a common platform to perform Indian art internationally. Consul General Ms. Parkar welcomed the artists and encouraged them to bring in their ideas and experiences in putting up a grand show this year. The event will take place on 11th May 2019 at Bürgerzentrum Niederhöchstadt Eschborn