Indian World in the GGBa region - Greater Geneva Berne area

Indian World in the GGBa region 15.05.2011 

Indian World in the GGBa region


Greater Geneva Berne area (GGBa) 

GGBa comprises six cantons : 

• Berne 

• Fribourg 

• Vaud 

• Neuchâtel 

• Geneva 

• Valais 

Website: http://www.ggba-switzerland.ch 

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Av. de Gratta-Paille 2 • World Trade Center • PO Box 252 • 1000 Lausanne 22 

Tel. +41 21 644 00 90 • Fax +41 21 644 00 99 • info@ggba-switzerland.ch • 

www.ggba-switzerland.ch


Index 

Indian World in the GGBa region 

1. Embassies, Consulates and International Organisations ..................................... 4 

2. Useful Websites for Indians doing business in Switzerland .................................. 6 

3. Educational Institutions and Programmes of Interest to Indians ........................... 9 

4. Indian Associations and Sports Clubs .................................................................12 

5. Useful Websites for Indians in Switzerland ..........................................................13 

6. Financial Institution ..............................................................................................14 

7. Learning Indian Music and Dance in Switzerland ................................................15 

8. Ayurvedic clinics, Institutes and practitioners in GGBa ........................................17 

9. Places of Worship – Hindu Temples and Gurudwara ..........................................19 

10. Yoga and Art of Living Centres in GGBa .............................................................20 

11. Restaurants for Indian Cuisine in GGBa ..............................................................21 

12. Stores for Indian Groceries in GGBa ...................................................................23 

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1. Embassies, Consulates and 

International Organisations 

Indian Mission and Consulate in Switzerland 

• Berne 

Embassy of India 

Kirchenfeldstrasse 28 

3005 Berne 

Ambassador 

Ms Chitra Narayanan 

The Chancery – Mon – Fri 09h00 - 17h30, 

Consular Services - Mon – Fri 09h30 - 12h30 

Tel.: +41 31 351 11 10 

+41 31 351 10 46 

Fax: +41 31 351 15 57 

E-mail: india@indembassybern.ch 

http://www.indembassybern.ch 

• Zurich 

Honorary Counsel’s Office in Zurich 

(Please note NO Visa services available) 

Bahnohfplatz 9 

8001 Zurich 

Tel.: +41 43 344 32 14/10 

Fax: +41 43 268 51 02 

E-mail: jhmakwana@makwana.com 

• Geneva 

• Permanent Mission of India to the United 

Nations Office in Geneva and other 

International Organizations in Switzerland 

Ambassador and Permanent Representative 

Mr A. Gopinathan 

Rue du Valais 9 

1202 Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 906 86 86 

Fax: +41 22 906 86 96 

http://www.pmindiaun.org/pmi_amb.html 

•The Consulate General of India 

(For French Speaking Cantons of Switzerland viz. 

Geneva, Vaud, Valais and Neuchâtel) 

6th Floor, Rue du Valais 9 


Tel.: +41 22 906 86 86 

Fax: +41 22 906 86 76 

E-mail: cg@pmindiaun.org 

• The Permanent Mission of India to the 

World Trade Organization 


Mr Jayant Dasgupta 



Tel.: +41 22 738 44 68 

+41 22 738 44 43 

Fax: +41 22 738 45 48 

E-mail: amb-indiawto@nic.in 

http://www.pmindiaun.org/wto_amb.html 

• The Permanent Mission of India to the 

Conference on Disarmament 


Mr Hamid Ali Rao 



Tel.: +41 22 906 86 73 

E-mail: mission.india-cd@ties.itu.int 

http://www.pmindiaun.org/disarmament_amb.html 

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Swiss Embassy and Consulates in India 

• New Delhi 

Embassy of Switzerland 

Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri 

P.O. Box 392 

New Delhi 110 021, India 

Tel.: +91 11 2687 8372 

Fax: +91 11 2687 3093 

E-mail: ndh.vertretung@eda.admin.ch 

http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vi 

nd/embnd.html 

• Mumbai 

Consulate General of Switzerland 

102 Maker Chambers IV, 10th Floor 

222, Jamnalal Bajaj Marg 

Nariman Point 

Mumbai 400 021, India 

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30 -11:30 

Tel.: +91 22 2288 4563/ 64/ 65 

+91 22 2283 1738 

Fax: +91 22 2285 6566 

+91 22 2285 0626 

E-mail: vertretung@mum.rep.admin.ch 

Consular Districts: Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, 

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, 

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshwadeep (UT). 

• Kolkata 

Consulate of Switzerland 

c/o Titagarh Wagons Ltd. 

113, Park Street 

Kolkata 700 016, India 

Tel.: +91 33 2229 5542 

+91 33 2283 4467 

Fax: +91 33 2226 0437 

E-mail: kolkata@honorarvertretung.ch 

http://www.eda.admin.ch/newdelhi 

Consular district. In the consular district of the 

Embassy in New Delhi. All correspondence must 

be sent to that office. 

• Bangalore 

Consulate General of Switzerland 

Park View, no 17, Curve Road 

Tasker Town 

Bangalore 560 051, India 

Tel.: +91 80 4113 0905 

Fax: +91 80 4211 7813 

E-mail: vertretungbangalore@eda.admin.ch 

http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/v 

ind/cgbgl.html 

Consular districts: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, 

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Union Territories of 

Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 

For all consular and visa affairs please contact the 

Consulate General in Mumbai 

• Chennai 

Consulate of Switzerland 

I-6 Dr. V.S.I. Estate 

Rajiv Gandhi Salai 

Thiruvanmiyur 

Chennai 600 041, India 

Tel.: +91 44 4207 4838 

Fax: +91 44 2254 2481 

E-mail: chennai@honorarvertretung.ch 

http://www.eda.admin.ch/bangalore 

In the consular district of the Consulate General in 

Bangalore. All correspondence must be sent to 

that office. 

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2. Useful Websites for Indians doing 

business in Switzerland 

• Swiss Business Hub Mumbai 

Swiss Business Hub India 

c/o Consulate General of Switzerland 

502 Dalamal House, 5th Floor 

206 Jamnalal Bajaj Marg 

Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021, India 

Tel.: +91 22 4343 5600 

Fax: +91 22 4343 5612 

E-Mail: mum.sbhindia@eda.admin.ch 

http://www.osec.ch/internet/osec/en/home/export/c 

ountries/in/export.html 

Embassy of Switzerland 

Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri 

P.O. Box 392, New Delhi 110 021, India 

Tel.: +91 11 2687 8372 

Fax: +91 11 2687 3093 

E-mail: ndh.vertretung@eda.admin.ch 

http://www.osec/ch 

• OSEC Business Network Switzerland 

Osec is the organisation for the promotion of 

exports, imports and investments, as well as for the 

promotion of Switzerland as a business location. 

Av. d'Ouchy 47, Case postale 315 

1001 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 613 35 70 

Fax: +41 21 613 35 02 

http:www.osec.ch/internet/osec/zh/home.html 

• Swiss Business Federation 

economiesuisse 

Verband der Schweizer Unternehmen 

Hegibachstrasse 47 

8032 Zurich 

Tel.: +41 44 421 35 35 

Fax: +41 44 421 34 34 

E-mail: info@economiesuisse.ch 

http://www.economiesuisse.ch 

• Indo Swiss Joint Research Programme (ISJRP) 

Leading House: EPF Lausanne 

Associated Leading House: University of Lausanne 

Program Coordinator 

EPFL AI DAIA CM 2 203 (Centre Midi) Station 10 

1015 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 693 14 86 

http://www.sbf.admin.ch/htm/dokumentation/publika 

tionen/international/bilateral/Programme/indien_en. 

pdf 

http://indo-swiss.epfl.ch 

• Swiss-India Chamber of Commerce (SICC) 

in Switzerland 

President SICC in Switzerland 

Bahnhofplatz 18 

8400 Winterthur 

Tel.: +41 52 269 14 00 

Fax: +41 52 269 14 01 

http://www.sicc.ch 

Managing Director 

c/o DPS Communications 

Gessnerallee 28 

8001 Zurich 

Tel.: +41 44 226 90 61 

Fax: +41 44 221 00 85 


• Swiss-India Chamber of Commerce in India 

Head Office President 

c/o Novartis India Ltd. 

Sandoz House 

Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli 


Tel.: +91 22 2495 4469 


• SICC Northern Region 

c/o Rieter India Pvt. Ltd. 

3rd Floor, Bldg. No. 9, Tower B 

DLF Cyber City Phase III 

Gurgaon 122 002, Haryana, India 

Tel.: +91 124 450 0800 


• SICC Southern Region 

c/o Stooss India 

A-2, 304 "White House" 

6th Main, 15th Cross, R.T. Nagar 

Bangalore 560 032, India 

Tel.: +91 80 2363 0625 


• SICC Western Region 

c/o 903-B, Brentwood, 

Hiranandani Gardens, Powai 


Tel.: +91 22 2570 5743; 

+91 22 2579 7125 


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•SERV Swiss Export Risk Insurance 

SERV Lausanne 

Avenue d'Ouchy 47, Case postale 315 

1001 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 613 35 84 

Fax: +41 44 384 47 87 

E-mail: inforomandie@serv-ch.com 

http://www.servch.com/index.php?id=55&sprache=e&L=1&cc=339 

Information on living and 

working in Switzerland 

• Federal Office for Migration (FOM), 

Emigration and trainees 

Quellenweg 6 

3003 Bern-Wabern 

http://www.swissemigration.ch/index.html?lang=en 

http://www.bfm.admin.ch/content/bfm/en/home.html 

Information on Integration and 

Immigration in Switzerland 

Canton of Neuchâtel 

• Official website of the canton providing amongst 

other, information on 

Service of multicultural cohesion and integration 

Service de la cohésion multiculturelle 

Avenue Léopold-Robert 90 

2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds 

Tel.: +41 32 889 74 42 

http://www.ne.ch 

http://www.ne.ch/neat/site/jsp/rubrique/rubrique.jsp?CatId=1427 

Canton of Geneva 

• Swiss-India Business Forum 

Regd.Office: c/o Cadavini Golovtchiner Nikolic, 

Rue Emilie Yung 9 


Tel.: +41 22 321 27 17 

Fax: +41 22 839 81 51 

E-mail: info@sibf.ch 

http://www.sibf.ch 

Canton of Berne 

• Indo-Swiss Relationship and Activities 

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA 

General Secretariat GS-FDFA 

Presence Switzerland 

Bundesgasse 32 


Tel.: +41 31 322 01 83 

Fax: +41 31 324 10 60 

http://www.indiaswitzerland.ch 

• Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 

• ICC Towers (Head Office) 

4, India Exchange Place 

Kolkata 700 001, India 

Tel.: +91 33 2230 3242 

Fax: +91 33 2231 3377 / 2231 3380 

E-mail: ceo@indianchamber.net 

• ICC Delhi Office 

D-118, 1st Floor, Aashirwad Complex 

Green Park Main, 


Tel.: +91 11 4610 1431 - 1438 

Fax: +91 11 4610 1440 - 1441 

E-mail : energy@indianchamber.net 

http://www.indianchamber.net 

• ICC Guwahati Office 

No 209, R.S. Barua Road (Zoo Road) 

Guwahati 781 005, Assam, India 

Tel.: +91 361 246 4767 

Fax: +91 361 246 1763 

E-mail : iccner@indianchamber.net 

• ICC Bhubaneswar Office 

ICC-Bhubaneswar 

32 East Ashok Nagar, 2nd Floor 

Bhubaneswar 751 009, Orissa, India 

Tel.: +91 674 253 2744 

Fax: +91 674 253 3744 

E-mail : rd.orissa@indianchmaber.net 

• Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) 

Under Secretary(FIPB) 

Department of Economic Affairs 

Ministry of Finance, Room no. 63, North Block 


Tel.: +91 11 2309 4979 

Fax: +91 11 2309 4084 

E-mail: us.fipb-mof@nic.in 

http://finmin.nic.in/fipbweb/fipbwebreports/webpag 

e.asp 

• Pro Helvetia New Delhi 

Supports and presents projects that reflect 

the multicultural character of Switzerland 

and India Swiss Arts Council 

A-69 Nizamuddin East, 2nd Floor 


Tel.: +91 11 4182 5636 

Fax: +91 11 4182 5637 

E-mail: newdelhi@prohelvetia.ch 

http://www.prohelvetia.in 

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• Fairs - PLASTIndia 2012 

In cooperation with Swissmem, the Plastics 

Federation of Switzerland (KVS) and the Swiss 

Business Hub India, Osec organises for the second 

time a "SWISS Pavilion" at PLASTIndia. 

http://www.osec.ch/internet/osec/en/home/export/tr 

ade_fairs_events/trade_fairs_abroad/details.html?i 

d=192 

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3. Educational Institutions and 

Programmes of Interest to Indians 

• Indian Language Programmes 

• University of Geneva 

Masters Programme in Hindi 

http://www.unige.ch/maspea/index.html 

• University of Lausanne 

Department of Oriental Languages and Culture 

Study of Sanskrit and Hindi 

http://www.unil.ch/orient 

http://www.unil.ch/orient/page6298.html 

http://www.unil.ch/dihsr/page30100.html 

• Swiss scholarship to Indian students 

http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vi 

nd/embnd/ste/schol.html 

• English Language Schools and English 

Language Programmes 


• International School of Geneva (Three 

branches) http://www.ecolint.ch 

• La Grande Boissière 

Route de Chêne 62, 1208 Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 787 24 00 

Fax: +41 22 787 24 10 

http://www.ecolint.ch 

• La Châtaigneraie 

Chemin de la Ferme 2 

1297 Founex 

Tel.: +41 22 960 91 11 

Fax: +41 22 960 91 20 


• Campus des Nations (Two Campus) 

(i) Primary 3 - Secondary 

Route des Morillons 11 

1218 Grand-Saconnex 

Tel.: +41 22 770 47 00 

Fax: +41 22 770 47 10 


(ii) Pre-School to Primary 2 

Route de Pregny 14 

1292 Chambésy 

Tel.: +41 22 748 14 50 


• Collège du Léman Sàrl 

Route de Sauverny 74, Case postale 156 

1290 Versoix 

Tel.: +41 22 775 55 55 

Fax: +41 22 775 55 59 

E-mail: admissions@cdl.ch 

http://www.cdl.ch 

• École Töpffer 

Avenue Eugène Pittard 21 


Tel.: +41 22 703 51 20 

Fax: +41 22 703 51 29 

E-mail: info@lycee-topffer.ch 

http://www.ecole-topffer.ch 

• Institut Florimont 

Avenue du Petit-Lancy 37 

1213 Petit-Lancy 

Tel.: +41 22 879 00 00 

Fax: +41 22 792 09 18 

E-mail: info@florimont.ch 

http://www.florimont.ch 

• Institut International de Lancy 

Avenue Eugène-Lance 24 

1212 Grand-Lancy, Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 794 26 20 

Fax: +41 22 794 51 13 

E-mail: info@iil.ch 

http://www.iil.ch 

• The Bell Language School (Two levels) 

(i) Chemin des Colombettes 12 


Tel.: +41 22 749 16 00 

Fax: +41 22 910 09 71 

(ii)The Bell One World Nursery School 

Chemin des Colombettes 6 


Tel.: +41 22 740 21 93 

Fax: +41 22 910 09 71 

http://www.bell-school.ch 

• Geneva English School (Primary) 

Route de Malagny 36, Case postale 40 

1294 Genthod, Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 755 18 55 

Fax: +41 22 779 14 29 

E-mail : admin@geschool.ch 

http://www.geneva-english-school.ch 

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• International School of Berne 

Mattenstrasse 3 

3073 Guemligen 

Tel.: +41 31 951 23 58 

Fax: +41 31 951 17 10 

E-mail: office@isberne.ch 

http://www.isberne.ch 

• The British School Berne 

HintereDorfgasse 20 

3073 Guemligen 

Tel.: +41 31 952 75 55 

Fax: +41 31 952 75 57 

E-mail: britishschool@bluewin.ch 

http://www.britishschool.ch 

• John F. Kennedy International School 

3792 Saanen 

Tel.: +41 33 744 13 72 

Fax: +41 33 744 89 82 

E-mail: lovell@jfk.ch 

http://www.jfk.ch 


• The International School of Neuchâtel 

Avenue des Cadolles 7 

2000 Neuchâtel 

Tel.: +41 32 721 43 88 

E-mail: info@isneuchatel.com 

http://www.isneuchatel.com 

• St George's School, Neuchâtel Campus 

Rue Sainte Hélène 50 


Tel.: +41 32 724 19 40 

Fax: +41 32 724 19 41 

http://www.neuchatel.stgeorges.ch 

Canton of Valais 

• St George’s School, Verbier Campus 

Route de Verbier 88 - 1936 Verbier 

Tel.: +41 27 565 26 56 

E-mail: jd@st-georges.ch 

http://www.verbier.stgeorges.ch 

Canton of Vaud 

• Collège Alpin Beau Soleil 

Route du Village 1 - 1884 Villars-sur-Ollon 

Tel.: +41 24 496 26 26 

Fax: +41 24 496 26 27 

E-mail: info@beausoleil.ch 

http://www.beausoleil.ch 

• Haut Lac International Bilingual School 

http://www.haut-lac.ch 

• Infant and pre-school 

Rue du Nord 3-5 

1800 Vevey 

Tel.: +41 21 923 62 00 

Fax: +41 21 923 62 01 


• Primary school 

Quai Maria Belgia 16 

1800 Vevey 

Tel.: +41 21 925 40 00 

Fax: +41 21 925 40 01 


• Secondary school 

Route du Tirage 14 

1806 St-Légier 

Tel.: +41 21 943 06 60 

Fax: +41 21 943 06 61 


• Collège Champittet 

Chemin Champittet, Case postale 622 

1009 Pully, Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 721 05 05 

Fax: +41 21 721 05 06 

E-mail: info@champittet.ch 

http://www.champittet.ch 

• Collège Champittet 

Chemin de Joran 11a 

1260 Nyon 

Tel.: +41 22 364 52 50 

Fax: +41 22 364 62 72 

E-mail: nyon@champittet.ch 

http://www.champittet.ch 

• École Moser Nyon 

4-6, Avenue Reverdil 

1260 Nyon 

Tel.: +41 22 593 88 88 

Fax: +41 22 593 88 99 

E-mail:admin-nyon@ecolemoser.ch 

http://www.ecolemoser.ch 

• St George’s School, Montreux Campus 

Chemin de St Georges 19 

1815 Clarens, Montreux 

Tel.: +41 21 964 3411 

Fax: +41 21 964 4932 

E-mail: office@st-georges.ch 

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International School - Group of Three Schools 

Administration/Admission for all three: 

Avenue des Planches 25 

Case postale 1347 

1820 Montreux 1 

Tel.: +41 21 961 18 72 

E-mail: info@ecole-riviera.ch 

http://www.international-school.org 

School Premises 

• La Côte International 

En Clarens - Vich 

Route de l'Etraz 60 

1196 Gland 

Tel.: +41 22 823 26 26 


• International School of Monts-de- 

Corsier - ISM S.A. 

(Primary School) 

Champ des Pesses 

1808 Les Monts-de-Corsier 

Tel.: +41 21 948 08 08 

E-mail : office@internationalschool.org 


• Ecole Riviera School 

Avenue des Planches 25 


1820 Montreux 1 

Tel.: +41 21 961 18 72 

E-mail : info@ecole-riviera.ch 


• French Private School 


• Institut Notre-Dame du Lac 

17, chemin du Nant-d'Argent 

1223 Cologny, 

Tel.: +41 22 752 13 44 

Fax: +41 22 752 18 26 

E-mail: administration@notre-dame-du-lac.ch 

http://www.notre-dame-du-lac.ch 

• École Moser Genève 

81, chemin De-La-Montagne 

1224 Chêne-Bougeries 

Tel.: +41 22 860 80 80 

Fax: +41 22 860 80 88 

E-mail: admin-ge@ecolemoser.ch 

http://www.ecolemoser.ch 


• Ecole Française de Berne 

Sulgenrain 11 


Tel.: +41 31 376 17 57 

Fax: +41 31 371 79 50 

E-mail: direction@ecole-francaise-de-berne.ch 

http://www.ecole-francais-de-berne.ch 

• Ecole Cantonale de Langue Française 

Jupiterstrasse 2 


Tel.: +41 31 941 02 66 

Fax: +41 31 941 02 68 

E-mail: secretariat@eclf.ch 

http://www.eclf.ch 

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4. Indian Associations and Sports 

Clubs 


• Bharatiya Association Berne 

Postfach 71 

3000 Berne 15 

E-mail: president@india-bab.ch 

• Indian Association Berne 

Postfach 6704 


E-mail: devnavs@gmx.net 


• Indian Association Geneva 


1211 Geneva 20 CIC 

E-mail: president@india-geneva.com 

contact@india-geneva.com 

http://india-geneva.com 

• Indian community of Geneva 

Mr P.N.Natarajan and Mrs Lakshmi Natarajan 

Tel.: +41 22 344 66 07 

E-mail: indiancommunity@sunrise.ch 

http://www.indiancommunity.ch 


• Indian Association Lausanne 

P.O. Box 11 

1015 Lausanne 

E-mail: ialausanne@yahoo.com 

http://www.geocities.com/ialausanne 

Indian Regional Groups in Switzerland 

People from different states of India have formed 

informal groups.They meet often to celebrate their 

festivals and to interact. 

• Kananda, the language spoken in Karnataka, 

speaking people in Switzerland 

E-mail: 

kannadigas_in_switzerland@yahoogroups.com 

• Malayalam, the language spoken in Kerala, 

speaking people living in Switzerland 

http://www.malayalees.ch/swissasso.htm 

• Keli (Malayalam speaking group) 


4915 StUrban 

E-mail : keliswiss@hotmail.com 

• Swiss Malayalee Friends 

Postfach 1131 

4123 Allschwil 

http://www.smfonline.ch 

E-mail: info@smfonline.ch 

• Indian Students Association – Zurich 

(InSAZ) 

http://www.insaz.ethz.ch 

Indo - Swiss Sports Club 

Postfach 1272 

8620 Wetzikon 

E-mail: info@indoswisssports.ch 

http://www.indoswisssports.ch 

Cricket clubs/associations 

• Swiss Cricket Association 

http://www.swisscricket.ch 


• Swiss Confederation of Umpires 

and Scorers 

SwissFOCUS 


http://www.swissfocus.org/ 

• Berne Cricket Club 

http://www.bernecricketclub.ch/ 


• Geneva International Cricket Club 

http://www.gicc.ch 

E-mail: Cricket-info@gicc.ch 

• C.E.R.N Cricket Club 

http://club-cricket.web.cern.ch/Club-Cricket 

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5. Useful Websites for Indians in 

Switzerland 

Online Radio Channel 

• http://www.radionri.com/radio.html 

Online Newspapers 

• http://www.samachar.com/ 

• Online Google News of Indian 

http://news.google.com/?edchanged=1&ned=in 

Information on Switzerland in English 

• Swissinfo 

News of Switzerland and abroad 

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html 

Yahoo Group of Indians in Geneva 

http://www.genevaindians@yahoogroups.com 

Indian Music Online 

http://www.musicindianonline.com 

Cheaper Telephone Calls to India 

http://www.budgettarife.ch 

http://www.teletel.ch 

http://www.helvatel.ch 

http://www.switzernet.com 

Tourism in Switzerland 

• Introduction of tourism in Switzerland 

http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/home.html 

Swiss Alpine Music 

• Introduction of Swiss Alpine Music 

http://www.swissinfo.ch/html/swissalpinemusic/en 

g/index9f80.html 

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6. Financial Institution 

Hinduja Bank (Switzerland) LTD 

As part of the Hinduja Group, one of Asia’s premier 

transnational conglomerates, Hinduja Bank offers 

access to a wide range of public and private market 

investment opportunities and emerging market 

experts particularly in India and the Middle East. 

Hinduja Bank is a preferred choice for investors 

seeking an experienced and dynamic partner which 

brings the best of East and West. 

Through its subsidiary Paterson Securities Pvt Ltd, 

one of India's oldest and leading stock broking 

firms, Hinduja Bank offers a privileged access to 

Indian capital markets. The consolidated Banking 

Group is under the regulation and supervision of 

the Swiss Federal Banking Commission. 

Place de la Fusterie 3 bis 


Tel.: +41 22 906 08 08 

Fax: +41 22 906 08 00 

E-mail: info@hindujabank.com 

http://www.hindujabank.com 

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7. Learning Indian Music and Dance in 

Switzerland 


• Omkara – School of Indian Dance 

Mrs Sujatha Venkatesh 

Parc des Mayens 62 A 

1218 Grand Saconnex 

Tel.: +41 22 784 08 52 

E-mail: sujatha_venk@hotmail.com 

divyaani@hotmail.com 

http://www.omkara-dance.com 

• Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie (Adem) 

Rue de Montbrillant 10 


Tel.: +41 22 919 04 94 

Fax: +41 22 919 04 95 

http://www.adem.ch 

Under the auspices of the Adem courses of different 

ethnic music and dance are taught, amongst them 

are some of the following Indian forms of music and 

dance: 

• Mridangam – South Indian percussion 

Mr Venkatasubramanian Pasupathy 

Mr Sivasuthan Sivarajiyer 

Tel.: +41 22 349 92 77 

Mobile : +41 79 779 24 43 

E-mail: genevapasupathy@gmail.com 

• Bharatnatyam (South Indian Classical 

Dance) 

Ms Rajshree Suresh 

Tel.: +41 22 345 70 71 

Mobile : +41 79 366 62 77 

E-mail: rajshree1907@gmail.com 

• Kathak (North Indian Classical Dance) 

Ms Astrid 

http://www.adem-geneve.com/en/courses-tous 

• Bansuri (North Indian Flute) 

Mr Puneet Ahuja 

Mobile : +41 78 827 33 41 

E-mail: antarnad@gmail.com 

• Silambam - Branch of Shree Bharatalaya, 

Chennai 

Dr Manjula Lusti-Narasimhan 

Chemin des Pralies 8 

1279 Bogis-Bossey 

Tel.: +41 22 776 20 86 

Fax: +41 22 348 01 17 

E-mail : info@silambamgeneva.com 

• South Indian Classical Music and 

Bharatnatyam 

Mrs Lakshmi Natarajan and 

Mrs Krithika Natarajan 

Chemin des Cornillons 38A 

1292 Chambesy, Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 344 66 07 

E-mail: natarajans@sunrise.ch 

• Table 

Clement Allistone 

32 Bd des Tranchées, 1206 Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 347 30 83 

E-mail: callist@hotmail.com 

• Table 

David Cotting 


Tel.: +41 22 741.21.06 

E-mail: tabla@tablawallah.com 

http://www.tablawallah.com 

Canton of Fribourg 

• Ecole de danse orientale et danse thérapie 

(Bollywood dance also) 

Ch. Monséjour 11, 1700 Fribourg 

Tel.: +41 79 318 84 57 

www.maryam.ch 


• Dance – Bharatnatyam 

Ms Pranitha Kamat 

Buchenweg 24, 3010 Berne 

Tel.: +41 77 258 62 42 

E-mail: info@pranitya.com 


• Tabla 

Mr Stephan Montangero 

Grand-Rue 9, 1890 St-Maurice 

Tel.: +41 24 485 26 90 

E-mail: stephanmontangero@hotmail.com 

• Nateshwara Theatre 

Theatre for Indian Art 

Rütistrasse 3, 5400 Baden 

Tel.: +41 56 222 04 48 

E-mail: akademie@nateschwara.org 

http://www.nateschwara.org 

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• Ali Akbar College of Music – Switzerland 

Studies in the North Indian Classical Music 

Music Academy of Basel 

Mr Ken Zuckerman 

Birmannsgasse 42 

4055 Basel 

Tel.: +41 61 272 80 32 

Fax: +41 61 272 80 42 

http://www.aliakbarcollege.org 

Forthcoming Events 

• Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (MEG) 

Flavours of the Arts 

From Mughal India to Bollywood 

27 May 2011 – 18 March 2012 

Chemin Calandrini 7 

1231 Conches 

Tel.: +41 22 346 01 25 

Fax: +41 22 789 15 40 

E-mail: musee.ethno@ville-ge.ch 

http://www.ville-ge.ch/meg 

http://www.ville-ge.ch/meg/expo19.php 

• Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie (Adem) 

Festival Les Nuits du Monde 2011 (The Nights 

of the World) 

LES ROUTES DE L’INDE (The roads of India) 

Musiques et danses de l’Inde du Nord 

(Music and Dance of North India) 

Geneva, from October 5th to 15th, 2011 

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8. Ayurvedic clinics, Institutes and 

practitioners in GGBa 

• Canton of Berne 

• For Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein 

VSAMT Professional Association of Swiss Ayurveda 

Practitioners and Therapists 

(VSAMT Verband Schweizer Ayurveda-Mediziner & 

Therapeuten) 


Tel.: +41 32 313 33 02 

E-mail: vsamt@ayurveda-verband.eu 

http://www.ayurveda-verband.eu 

• 3dosha ayurveda GmbH Restaurant 

Moserstrasse 25 


Tel.: +41 31 331 13 73 

E-mail: ks@3dosha.ch 

http://3dosha.ch 

• Massages, nutritional advice 

and office 

3dosha ayurveda GmbH 

Bear # 2 


Tel.: +41 31 313 11 06 

http://3dosha.ch 

• Pension ayurvédique Le Cocon 

Rue de la Combe-Grède 33 

2613 Villeret 

Tel.: +41 32 941 61 63 

E-mail: mail@lecocon.ch 

http://www.lecocon.ch 

• Ayurveda for all 

Effingerstrasse 8 


Tel.: +41 31 558 36 03 

E-mail: info@gnusswaelt.ch 

http://www.gnusswaelt.ch 

• Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre 

6377 Seelisberg 

Tel.: +41 41 825 07 00 

Fax: +41 41 825 07 01 

E-mail: info@mav-seelisberg.ch 

http://www.mav-seelisberg.ch 


• Nutri-Jyoti (Ayurvedic cooking) 

Ms Janet Gomez 

1225 Chêne-Bourg, Geneva 

Tel.: +41 78 681 3523 

E-mail: janet@nutrijyoti.com 

http://www.nutrijyoti.com 

• Institute Maharishi 

Mr Philippe Mercanton 

Avenue Wendt 56 


Tel.: +41 22 733 31 42 

E-mail: phmercanton@mt-geneve.ch 


Ayurveda-Pension Le Cocon 

• Ayurveda Ananda 

Rue Centrale 8 

1964 Conthey 

Tel.: +41 27 346 90 91 


-2613 Villeret 

• Institut d'Ayurveda 

Mrs Caroline Ceccarini 

Rue du Bourg 22 

1860 Aigle 

Mobile : +41 79 786 50 03 

Tel 32 941 61 63, 

• Espace Ayurvéda INDRA 

Rue de l'Ancienne Monneresse 21 

1800 Vevey 

Tel.: +41 21 922 17 33 + 41 32 941 61 16 

• Kalaguna Santé 

Mr Jean-Pierre Bigler 

Avenue de Savoie 14 

1800 Vevey 

Tel.: +41 21 922 01 49 


• Mrs Valérie Corboz 

Rue du Moléson 45 

1630 Bulle 

Tel.: +41 26 919 31 15 

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• L’Essenciel 

Beauty & Wellness Center 

Petites-Buttes 16D 

1180 Rolle 

Mobile : +41 79 350 91 90 

info@lessenciel.ch 

http://www.lessenciel.ch 

• Europäische Akademie für Ayurveda Schweiz 

Hofstrasse 53 

8032 Zurich 

Tel: +41 44 260 70 70 

E-mail: info@ayurveda-akademie.ch 

http://www.ayurveda-akademie.org 


• Tapovan 

Centre for Yoga and Ayurveda 

(open university affiliated to Jamnagar 

university) 

Rue du Bassin 8a 


Tel.: +41 32 724 51 11 

E-mail: tapovan.swiss@bluewin.ch 

http://www.tapovan.ch/ 

• AYUSH 

Mrs Marlyse Grossenbacher 

Chemin des Marnins 92 

2520 La Neuveville 

Mobile : +41 78 758 45 42 

E-mail: info@ayush.ch 

http://www.ayush.ch 

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9. Places of Worship – Hindu Temples 

and Gurudwara 


• Arputha Vinayagar Temple 

Via Monnet 6 

1214 Vernier, Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 341 15 96 Temple 

Mobile: +41 79 622 93 35 Priest Mobile 

Open on Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 

6.00pm to 9.00pm 

http://www.vinayagar.com 

• Centre Vedantique (Vedanta Centre) 

63, Avenue d’Aire 


Tel.: +41 22 340 7807 

Fax: +41 22 340 7839 

E-mail: vedantage@gmail.com 

• Geneva Satya Sai Centre 


1211 Geneva 1 

Tel.: +41 22 788 90 10 

E-mail: arun_pabari@sathyasaigeneva.com 

saicentre @ sathyasaigeneva.com 

http://www.sathyasaigeneva.com 


• Satya Sai Centre 

Centre Richemond 

Route de Moncor 15 

1752 Villars-sur-Glâne 

E-mail: info@sathyasai.ch 

http://www.sathyasai.ch 


• Sri Kalyana Subramaniyar Temple, 

Bahnstrasse 21 


Tel.: +41 31 381 45 22 

Open on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 

6.00pm to 9.00pm 

• Arulmigu Shiva Tempel Saivanerikoodam 

Ganalingeswarar Aalayam 

Laubeggstrasse 21 


Tel.: +41 31 302 09 56 

• Hare Krishna Temple 

Gaura Bhaktiyoga Center 

Dorfgasse 43 

4900 Langenthal 

Tel.: +41 62 922 05 48 

http://www.gaura-bhakti.ch 


• Sri Vinayaka Temple 

Avenue de la Rochelle 12 

1018 Prilly, Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 624 35 18 

Sikh Temple 

• Gurdwara Sahib 

Dennliweg 31a 

4900 Langenthal 

Tel.: +41 78 655 69 13 

E-mail: info@gurdwarasahib.com 

http://www.gurdwarasahib.com 

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10. Yoga and Art of 

Living Centres in GGBa 

Yoga 


• Espace Fitness Santé 

Chemin des Limites 1A 

1293 Bellevue 

Tel.: +41 22 774 48 61 

• Migros Klubschule/ Migros 

Club School 

http://www.klubschule.ch/de/engl 

ish/Seiten/MovementWellbeingD 

ance.aspx 

• Centre Sivananda de Yoga 

Vedanta Geneva 

Rue des Minoteries 1 


Tel.: +41 22 328 03 28 

E-mail: Geneva@sivananda.net 

http://www.sivananda.org/geneva/ 

• Bikram Yoga 

Rue de la Ferme 7 


Tel : +41 78 743 1597 

http://www.bikramyogageneva.ch 

• Amrita Yoga 

Rue des Eaux-Vives 61 


Tel : +41 76 377 15 22 

E-mail: www.amritageneva.com 

• Yoga7 - Recherche et 

enseignement du yoga 

Cours de Rive 20 


Tel.: +41 22 735 67 44 

http://www.yoga7.com 

• Yogadima – yoga and 

pranayam 

Rue de Lyon 42 


Tel.: +41 22 741 18 03 

http://www.yogadima.ch 

• Yoga & Wellness Institute 

Rue du Gothard 22 

1225 Chêne-Bourg 

Tel.: +41 22 349 23 10 

http://www.yogawellness.ch 

• Insens 

5th Floor, Rue Ami-Lullin 12 


Tel.: +41 22 545 36 85 

http://www.insens.ch 


• Institute for Yogic Sciences 

Patanjali Yoga 

Sickingerstrasse 6, 3014 Berne 

Tel.: +41 31 333 81 36 

http://www.yogavidya.ch 

• IYENGAR-YOGA-SCHULE- 

BERN 

Schichl Wilfrid 

Hallwylstrasse 21, 3005 Berne 

Tel.: +41 31 351 59 54 

http://www.yogabern.ch 

Canton of Neuchatel 

• Ecole-club Migros La Chauxde-Fonds 

Rue Jaquet-Droz 12 


Tel.: +41 58 568 84 00 

• Ecole-club Migros Neuchâtel 

Rue du Musée 3, 2000 Neuchâtel 

Tel.: +41 58 568 83 50 


• Ecole-club Migros Fribourg 

Rue Hans-Fries 4, 1700 Fribourg 

Tel.: +41 58 568 82 75 


• Ecole Supérieure de Yoga 

Chemin de Rovéréaz 5 

1012 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 311 94 40 

Art of Living 


• Centre Art de Vivre 

Rue des Bains 31 


Ms Sumathi Jayaraman 

Tel.: +41 79 562 4716 

E-mail: sumathi_j@yahoo.com 


• Avenue de l'Université 24 

1005 Lausanne 

Ms Dorota Debicka 

Tel.: +41 78 645 13 79 

E-mail: 

dorota.debicka@artofliving.ch 


• Chemin du Château 5 

2068 Hauterive, Neuchâtel 

Tel.: +41 79 626 3610 

Ms Chitra Bhatia 

E-mail: bhatia@net2000.ch 

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11. Restaurants for Indian 

Cuisine in GGBa 


• Akul Restaurant 

Monbijoustrasse 26 


Tel.: +41 31 381 11 71 

• Maharaja Palace 

Effingerstrasse 51 


Tel.: +41 31 382 64 64 

• Way to India 

Bubenbergplatz 9 

Markthalle, 3011 Berne 

Tel.: +41 31 329 2901 

• Goldener Schlussel Gujrati 

Rathausgasse 72, Berne 

Tel.: +41 31 311 0216 

• Hirschen Indian 

Freiburgstrasse 107 

3174 Thörishaus 

Near Berne 

Tel.: +41 31 889 0196 

• Indian King 

Bühlstrasse 5, 3012 Berne 

Tel.: +41 31 301 98 80 

Fax: +41 31 301 98 81 

• Spice Indian 

Postgasse 6 

3800 Interlaken 

Tel.: +41 33 821 00 91 

• Welcome India 

Rosenstrasse 7 

3800 Interlaken 

Tel.: +41 33 822 5204 / 0 


• A-Allô Pizza 

Rte de la Glâne 7 

1700 Fribourg 

Tel.: +41 26 424 41 41 

http://www.allo-pizza.ch 


• Sultan 

Rue de Gibraltar 1 


Tel.: +41 32 721 35 08 

• Saveurs Indiennes 

Dilshad & Shiraz 

Avenue Léopold-Robert 61a 


Mobile: +41 76 538 03 89 

• Ganesha Sàrl 

Rue Daniel-Jeanrichard 14 


Tel.: +41 32 913 50 50 

• Maharajah 

Rue de la Balance 15 


Tel.: +41 32 968 03 40 

• Paprika 

Rue de l'Evole 39 


Tel.: +41 32 724 06 80 

• Taj Palace 

Delicious Indian Cuisine 

Ruelle du Port 


Tel.: +41 32 725 94 02 


• Café Restaurant Bangal 

Av. de Cour 74 

1007 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 617 85 25 

http://www.restaurant-bangal.ch 

• Laxmi 

Escalade du Marché 5 

1003 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 323 03 13 

• Délices Indiens 

Rue du Valentin 23 

1004 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 311 24 45 

• Kashmir 

Rue de la Paix 25 

1020 Renens 

Near Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 636 04 76 

• Palais Indien 

2, rue du Conseil 

1800 Vevey 

Tel.: +41 21 921 99 90 

• Kirin-Asia Sàrl 

Rue des Deux-Marchés 22 

1800 Vevey 

Tel.: +41 21 922 32 88 

• Crochettaz 

Traditional and Indian Cuisine 

Rte de la Corniche 36 

1098 Epesses 

Tel.: +41 21 799 34 34 

• Maharaja 

Avenue de France 2 

1004 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 624 30 33 

• Beausobre 

Chandigarh Tandoori 

Avenue de Vertou 2 

1110 Morges 

Tel.: +41 21 801 91 20 

• Khana Mandir 

Place du Marché 1 

1260 Nyon 

Tel.: +41 22 362 77 00 

• Sultan 

Rue des Alpes 2 

1196 Gland 

Tel.: +41 22 364 15 48 

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• Rasoi 

Mandarian Oriental 

Av. Henri-Dunant 15 


Tel.: +41 22 909 00 06 

• Café Bollywood 

Place de la Navigation 6 


Tel.: +41 22 731 88 77 

http://www.cafebollywood.ch 

• Bombay Café Restaurant 

Rue de Berne 11 


Tel.: +41 22 732 72 82 

• Bombay Palace 

Rue des Eaux-Vives 102 


Tel.: +41 22 700 01 66 

• Little India 

Rue du Prieuré 20 


Tel.: +41 22 731 11 71 

http://www.littleindia.ch 

• Jaipur 

Av. Sainte-Clotilde 


Tel.: +41 22 329 05 04 

• Spice of India 

Rue de Lausanne 29 


Tel.: +41 22 732 71 81 

http://www.spiceofindia.ch 

• Taj Indian Restaurant 

Rue de Berne 65 


Tel./Fax: +41 22 732 84 62 

Mobile: +41 79 658 66 07 

• Café Gandhi 

Rue de Neuchâtel 37 


Tel.: +41 22 731 41 12 

http://www.gandhi.ch 

• Darshana 

Rue Adrien Lachenal 5 


Tel.: +41 22 736 36 48 

• Rajmoni 

Rue Rajmoni 54 


Tel.: +41 22 738 20 96 

• Piment Vert 

Place De-Grenus 4 


Tel.: +41 22 731 93 03 

• Namaste 

Route de Meyrin 375 

1217 Meyrin, Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 782 33 31 

• Salsabeel 



Tel.: +41 22 734 94 04 

• Vegitake (Indian vegetarian) 

Mrs Neeta Pabari 

Chemin Metairie 4 

1218 Grand-Saconnex 

Mobile : +41 79 641 88 94 

• Restaurant Rajpoute 

Rue de Carouge 77 


Tel.: +41 22 310 66 77 

http://www.rajpoute.ch 

• Nirvana 

Rue du Rhône 21 


Tel.: +41 22 310 13 00 

http://nirvana-geneve.ch 

• Shahi Food 

Place Cornavin 2 


Tel.: +41 22 738 44 36 

http://www.shahifood.com 

• Royal India 

Rue des Pâquis 18 


Tel.: +41 22 731 62 38 

http://www.royal-india.ch 

• Walk'In Soulfood Indian Tapas 

Restaurant 

Rue du Grand-Pré 61 


Tel.: +41 22 734 63 14 

• Sajna Restaurant 

Rue de Neuchâtel 18 


Mobile: +41 78 924 00 72 

Tel.: +41 22 731 26 96 

http://www.sajna-restaurant.ch 


• Buffet & Buffet 

Indian Restaurant 

Place de la Gare 

1957 Ardon 

Mobile : +41 79 692 22 94 

• Maharaja 


1950 Sion 

Tel: +41 27 322 60 10 

• Restaurant Indien 

Rue du Rhône 4B 

1920 Martigny 

Tel.: +41 27 723 18 88 

• Taj Mahal 

(Open from Tuesday to Saturday) 

Rue de Parcouret 22 

1964 Plan-Conthey 

Tel.: +41 27 346 36 10 

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12. Stores for Indian 

Groceries in GGBa 


• Aggarwal Shops Indian Food 

Head Office 

Bern-Zurichstrasse 16 

4900 Lagenthal 

Tel.: +41 62 919 27 27 

• Aggarwal Shops Indian Food 

Schwanengasse 5 


Tel.: +41 31 311 86 55 

Fax: +41 31 311 86 95 

http://www.aggarwal.ch 

• Aggarwal Indian Food 

Lorrainestrasse 15 


Tel.: +41 31 332 28 17 

Fax: +41 31 332 28 91 

http://www.aggarwal.ch 

• Asia Shop 

Südbahnhofstr. 9 


Tel.: +41 31 371 00 72 

• Asianet Shop and Travel 

Gerechtigkeitsgasse 55 


Tel.: +41 31 311 50 34 

Fax: +41 31 311 50 01 

http://www.asianet.ch 

• Ambal Store 

Schwarzenburgstrasse 127 UG 

3097 Liebefeld 

Tel.: +41 31 972 89 46 

• Food World 

Spitalgasse 36 


Tel.: +41 31 311 40 25 


• Multi Bazaar 

12, rue de Fribourg 


Tel.: +41 22 731 00 00 

• Madhura 

Rue Liotard 56 


Tel.: +41 22 344 21 20 

• Steven Shop 

Rue Tronchin 30 


Tel.: +41 22 733 09 83 

• Jeya Traders Asian Shop 

Rue de Zurich 32 


Tel.: +41 22 738 52 91 

• Alimentation Monsoon 



Tel.: +41 22 732 48 58 

• Sunlight Asian Food 

Rue du Bois-du-Lan 17 

1217 Meyrin, Geneva 

Tel.: +41 22 782 18 46 

http://www.sunlightfood.ch 

• Asian Spices 

Rue de la Servette 49 


Tel.: +41 22 734 58 68 

• Eléphant Bazar 

Rue de la Faucille 2 


Tel.: +41 22 733 25 23 

• Asia Store 

Rue Pradier 8 


Tel.: +41 22 732 28 38 

• New Asian Spices Acacias 

Rue de la Caroline 7 

1227 Les Acacias 

Mobile : +41 79 388 37 19 

• Objets d’Asie 

40, Rue de la Filature 

1227 Carouge 

Tel.: +41 22 343 83 23 

http://www.objetasie.ch 

• Zitan of Asia 

Rue Georges-Leschot 5 


Tel.: +41 22 321 50 68 


• Asian Thai Shop 

Thürler Sanit 

Rue de la Promenade 42 

1630 Bulle 

Tel.: +41 26 912 45 60 


• Asian Shop 


1004 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 624 61 01 

• S-M-T-in New Asia Shop 

Rue du Simplon 12 

1006 Lausanne 

Tel.: +41 21 616 34 09 

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