A Passage to India

A Spanish diplomat in India, Guillermo Nadal Blanes (1954-1975)

Seven years after the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Spain in 1956, Guillermo Nadal arrived in 1961 to serve as Chargé d’Affaires at the Spanish embassy and was later promoted as Ambassador, remaining in India continuously until 1975. His Indian epoch was extraordinarily intense, not only in how it influenced the forging of a relationship between the two countries, but also perhaps due to his profound dedication to various facets of Indian thought, its history, politics and culture.

Dr. Gonçal Artur López Nadal, nephew of Amb. Guillermo Nadal will present an illustrated lecture using footage from the original films made by his uncle to give a glimpse of this intimate communion, unusual between a diplomat and the country in which he carried out his mission

Remarks by H.E. Mr. Jose Maria Ridao Dominguez, Ambassador of Spain; and Dr. Òscar Pujol, Director, Cervantes Institute, New Delhi

(Collaboration: Cervantes Institute, New Delhi)