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Landing Memorial, TQB. By Vinothkumar.

Danish Fort, TQB. By Rekha Vijayashankar.

Ziegenbalg Statue, TQB. By Jörg Gläscher.

Tharangambadi

The land of the singing waves is the name given to an extraordinary town on the Bay of Bengal, on the Eastern coast of Tamil Nadu: Tharangambadi. The region is particularly rich, when it comes to its cultural heritage, ranking from the Chola Temple and the old mosque to the Indo-European monuments, like the Danish Fort.

The Ziegenbalg House

The historical living house of Bartholomew Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), the first representative of the Danish-Halle Tranquebar Mission, has been authentically preserved by INTACH, Pondicherry in 2016. It opens its doors to international audiences as a lively museum since July 2017.

Meet the Team

Our permanent team greet you a heartly welcome to the Ziegenbalg House. We offer guided tours in Tamil, English and German and respond competently to all queries and questions.

Violet Vijayakumari

Manager Daily and Facility Affairs

The senior staff in our team, Violet readily guides you through the exhibition and takes care of its accurate maintenance. She makes the best Samosas in town, to be tasted soon in our upcoming café.

K. Dayana Jenipher

Honorary Guide

Dayana, the girl next door, is a soon-to-be teacher, completing her M.Ed. Her compassion for knowledge, you can already experience in the Ziegenbalg House and her dog Jack became our warrior.

Vinothkumar Nelson

Overall Coordinator

Vinoth started as an intern in the Ziegenbalg House and turned essential full time staff. His Coimbatore Tamil and his polite manners are famous in the whole east. He's learning German and the flute, too.

Kirubarani

Honorary Guide

With Kiruba from Tharangamadi, the Ziegenbalg House is educationally well backed up with another future teacher, studying B.Ed. Her voice and her organised manners are a total surplus.

Joice Sharmila

Manager Workshops and Accounting

Joice Sharmila hails from Tharangam-badi. A studied computer communication expert, she loves to work with children. Joice is now on maternity leave and will be back by August 2019.

Jasmin Eppert

Project Manager

Practically trained in the Francke Foundations in Halle, Jasmin moved to Tharangambadi in April 2016 as an employee of ELM to coordinate the multi facetted work of the Ziegenbalg House from its scratch.