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2 days ago

20th August – Hungary's State Foundation Day

20th August is one of Hungary's oldest and most important national holidays. It commemorates King (Saint) Stephen I, who, according to tradition, was crowned around Christmas of the year 1000 and united the Hungarian tribal alliances into a single, Christian state. His decision to align Hungary with Western Christianity shaped the country's path for centuries. Saint Stephen remains the enduring symbol of Hungarian statehood and continuity.

2 months ago

Day of National Defence reception at the Embassy of Hungary

On the 21st of May, Embassy of Hungary held a reception commemorating Day of National Defence at the Ambassador’s Residence.

9 months ago

MoU signing Sri lanka

Ambassador István Szabó signed a memorandum of understanding in Colombo on the Hungarian-Sri Lankan Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship program for the years 2025–2027 on November 4, 2025.

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Training of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary renewed the memorandum of understanding on cooperation within the framework of the Stipendium Hungaricum program for the period 2025–2027.

2 years ago

Visit of H.E. István Szabó Ambassador of Hungary to Marwadi University in Rajkot

H.E István Szabó Ambassador of Hungary, as the chief guest, attended the National Model United Nations Competition event organized by Marwadi University and gave a welcome speech, than met with the leaders of the institution in Rajkot.

2 years ago

Visit of H.E. István Szabó Ambassador of Hungary to Amity International School

On 27 October 2023, H.E István Szabó Ambassador of Hungary, accompanied by Dr. Hilda Farkas counsellor for science and technology, visited the Pushp Vihar high school of Amity International Schools, as part of the "Talk with Diplomats" program.

2 years ago

Commemorating the heroes of the 1956 revolution, our embassy organized the national day reception on 18 October 2023 with great success

The event was attended by nearly 300 people, representatives of India's political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational, military and diplomatic life, including many ambassadors accredited to New Delhi honoured the event, and also representatives from other Indian states and cities travelled for the celebration.

2 years ago

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary István Szabó handed over his credentials in Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Mr. István Szabó Ambassador presented his credentials to His Excellency Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on 30 June 2023, and to His Excellency Ram Chandra Poudel, President of Nepal on 5 October 2023.

2 years ago

After the success of biochemist Katalin Karikó, the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to another Hungarian, Ferenc Krausz

Ferenc Krausz merited the shared award with his pioneering research into the experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter, which he started back in the early 2000’s.

2 years ago

This year’s Nobel Prize, in the category of Physiology or Medicine, was awarded to Katalin Karikó.

Katalin Karikó won the (shared) Nobel Prize in the category of physiology and medicine this year for her research results that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Research biologist Katalin Karikó is the 16th Hungarian Nobel laureate and also the first Hungarian woman to receive the prestigious award.

3 years ago

The Hungarian Embassy in New Delhi is celebrating with yoga

With this event, we paid tribute to the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the upcoming International Yoga Day.