Founder Director of Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, Ms Amita Desai is an alumna of the University of Hamburg, Germany. She has been representing the City State of Hamburg since 2012 as well as serving as the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since 2022. Known for her dynamism and professionalism, she has made a substantial contribution to the cultural landscape of Hyderabad in the last two decades. She has initiated, nurtured, and supported the Hyderabad Western Music Foundation, the DocuCircle of Hyderabad, Women’s March, Emerging Palette in the visual arts, Photography events, Hyderabad International Jazz Festival among others.