Every Desi who arrives in Switzerland needs assistance from fellow Desis, at least initially for the following reasons:
i) most desis do not speak the local language (German or French in particular) so that going around to get information from neighbours or any local Swiss is not easy; ii) Desi needs for grocery, dress/appareil are unique, not available in regular shops or even in departmental stories and (iii) Desis in general are more socially oriented folks, with a tendency to feel "getting lost" if they cannot find a fellow Desi around than the local Swiss.
One possible place any newcomer can go to get information is from the Indian Embassy or Indian Consulate or from any of the local "Indian Association(s)". Indian Embassy is located, as one would expect, in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland. Address Kirchenfeldstrasse 28, 3005 Bern.
The official website of the Embassy is at
http://www.indembassybern.ch/ Email: india AT spectraweb.ch
The Embassy in Berne has jurisdiction over the whole of Switzerland, as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein. For functional reasons, residents of French speaking areas of Switzerland, viz. Neuchatél, Lausanne, Nyon, Valais, Vaud, Montreux, Geneva etc. may apply for consular and visa services at the
Consulate General of India, Geneva
7-9, Rue de Valais, CH-1202, Geneva.
Tel No. 022 9068686 or 022 9068676 ; Fax No. 022 906 86 96
Email: mission.india AT ties.itu.int
Fortunately all main cities of Switzerland have their own Indian Association. Here is the list:
Bharatiya Association Berne
Postfach 71 , 3000 Bern 15
http://www.india-bab.ch/
E-mail: president_BAB AT hispeed.ch
Association of the Friends of India
Postfach 2201, 4001 BASEL
E-mail: angarkha AT bluewin.ch
Indian Association - Bern
Postfach 6704, 3001 BERN
E-mail: ahuja AT bluewin.ch
Indian Association - Lausanne
PO Box 11, 1015 LAUSANNE
http://www.ialausanne.com/
Email: ialausanne AT yahoo.com
Indian Association of Baden
Postfach 622, 5400 BADEN
http://iabaden.ch/
E-mail: president-2006 AT iabaden.ch
Indian Association - Geneva
Case Postale 15, 1211 GENEVA
http://www.india-geneva.com/newweb/iag-home.html
E-mail: president AT india-geneva.com
Swiss Hindu Mamanram
P.O. Box 1052, 8038 Zürich
http://www.swisshindu.org.futuresite.register.com/
Indian Association - Zürich
http://iazch.ch/cms/
E-mail:arun AT iazch.ch
Indian Student Association - Zürich
http://www.insaz.ethz.ch/
Asha -Zürich
http://www.asha-zurich.ch/
i) most desis do not speak the local language (German or French in particular) so that going around to get information from neighbours or any local Swiss is not easy; ii) Desi needs for grocery, dress/appareil are unique, not available in regular shops or even in departmental stories and (iii) Desis in general are more socially oriented folks, with a tendency to feel "getting lost" if they cannot find a fellow Desi around than the local Swiss.
One possible place any newcomer can go to get information is from the Indian Embassy or Indian Consulate or from any of the local "Indian Association(s)". Indian Embassy is located, as one would expect, in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland. Address Kirchenfeldstrasse 28, 3005 Bern.
The official website of the Embassy is at
http://www.indembassybern.ch/ Email: india AT spectraweb.ch
The Embassy in Berne has jurisdiction over the whole of Switzerland, as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein. For functional reasons, residents of French speaking areas of Switzerland, viz. Neuchatél, Lausanne, Nyon, Valais, Vaud, Montreux, Geneva etc. may apply for consular and visa services at the
Consulate General of India, Geneva
7-9, Rue de Valais, CH-1202, Geneva.
Tel No. 022 9068686 or 022 9068676 ; Fax No. 022 906 86 96
Email: mission.india AT ties.itu.int
Fortunately all main cities of Switzerland have their own Indian Association. Here is the list:
Bharatiya Association Berne
Postfach 71 , 3000 Bern 15
http://www.india-bab.ch/
E-mail: president_BAB AT hispeed.ch
Association of the Friends of India
Postfach 2201, 4001 BASEL
E-mail: angarkha AT bluewin.ch
Indian Association - Bern
Postfach 6704, 3001 BERN
E-mail: ahuja AT bluewin.ch
Indian Association - Lausanne
PO Box 11, 1015 LAUSANNE
http://www.ialausanne.com/
Email: ialausanne AT yahoo.com
Indian Association of Baden
Postfach 622, 5400 BADEN
http://iabaden.ch/
E-mail: president-2006 AT iabaden.ch
Indian Association - Geneva
Case Postale 15, 1211 GENEVA
http://www.india-geneva.com/newweb/iag-home.html
E-mail: president AT india-geneva.com
Swiss Hindu Mamanram
P.O. Box 1052, 8038 Zürich
http://www.swisshindu.org.futuresite.register.com/
Indian Association - Zürich
http://iazch.ch/cms/
E-mail:arun AT iazch.ch
Indian Student Association - Zürich
http://www.insaz.ethz.ch/
Asha -Zürich
http://www.asha-zurich.ch/
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