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Various schemes implemented by Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs)

Zonal Cultural Centres

Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs):

  • To preserve & promote various forms of folk art and culture of the tribal’s throughout the country including West Bengal, the govt. has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs).
  • These are headquartered at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and
  • These ZCCs organize various cultural activities and programmes all over the country on regular basis.

 

These ZCCs under Ministry of Culture are also implementing a number of schemes for promoting the folk/tribal art and culture, details of which are as below –

  1. Award to Young Talented Artists –
  • The Scheme “Young Talented Artists” is carried out to encourage and recognize the young talents especially in the field of rare art forms.
  • Talented youngsters of the age group of 18-30 years are selected and given a one-time cash award of Rs. 10,000/-.
  1. Guru Shishya Parampara –
  • This scheme envisages transmitting our valued traditions to the coming generations. Disciples are trained under veterans in art forms which are rare and vanishing.
  • Rare and vanishing art forms of the region are identified and eminent exponents are selected to carry out the training programmes in ‘Gurukula’ tradition.
  • The monthly remuneration for Guru – Rs. 7,500/-, Accompanist – Rs. 3,750/- and Pupils – Rs. 1,500/- each for the period of six month to maximum 1 year for one scheme.
  • The names of the Gurus are recommended by the State Cultural Affairs Departments.
  1. National Cultural Exchange Programme (NCEP) –
  • It can be termed as the lifeline of the Zonal Cultural Centres. Under this scheme, various festivals of performing arts, exhibitions, yatras etc are organized in member States.
  • Artists from other zones/states are invited to participate in these programmes. Participation of artists from the Zone in festivals held in other parts of the country are also facilitated.
  • Zonal centres also participate in Major festivals happening in member States by arranging performances during these festivals where large number of audiences get chance to enjoy and understand art forms of other regions.
  • These festivals provide opportunity to taste and understand various cultures of our country.
  1. Preservation of Languages –
  • Sahitya Akademi, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, encourages the preservation and promotion of languages, especially the unrecognized and tribal languages.
  • The Akademi periodically organizes language conventions throughout the country in this regard.
  1. Theatre Rejuvenation –
  • To promote theatre activities including stage shows and Production oriented workshops, etc. Honorarium Up to Rs. 30,000/- per show excluding TA & DA is paid.
  • The groups finalized on the basis their credentials as well as the merit of project submitted by them.
  1. Research & Documentation –
  • To preserve promote and propagate vanishing visual and performing art forms including folk, tribal and classical in the field of music, dance, theatre, literature, fine arts etc. in print/ audio – visual media.
  • The art form is finalized in consultation with state Cultural Department.
  1. Shilpgram –
  • To promote folk and tribal art and crafts of the zone by organizing seminar, workshops, exhibitions, craft fairs, design development and marketing support to the artisans living in the rural areas.
  1. Octave –
  • To promote and propagate the rich cultural heritage of North East region comprising of eight States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura to the rest of India.

 

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India’s Nomination for 2020 World Heritage List

India’s Nomination for 2020 World Heritage List

What are World Heritage Sites?

  • A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area, selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for having cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance, which is legally protected by international treaties.
  • The sites are judged to be important for the collective and preservative interests of humanity.
  • To be selected, a WHS must be an already-classified landmark, unique in some respect as a geographically and historically identifiable place having special cultural or physical significance (such as an ancient ruin or historical structure, building, city, complex, desert, forest, island, lake, monument, mountain, or wilderness area).
  • It may signify a remarkable accomplishment of humanity, and serve as evidence of our intellectual history on the planet.
  • The sites are intended for practical conservation for posterity, which otherwise would be subject to risk from human or animal trespassing, unmonitored/uncontrolled/ unrestricted access, or threat from local administrative negligence.
  • The list is maintained by the International World Heritage Program administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 “states parties” that are elected by their General Assembly.
  • Government of India has submitted two nomination dossiers namely ‘Dholavira: A Harappan City’ and ‘Monuments and Forts of Deccan Sultanate’ for inclusion in the World Heritage List for the year 2020.
  • of Madhya Pradesh has submitted the proposal of ‘Group of Monuments at Mandu’ in the year 2019.

 

UNESCO World Heritage Committee:

  • The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.
  • It monitors the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.
  • It is composed of 21 states parties that are elected by the General Assembly of States Parties for a four-year term.
  • India is NOT a member of this Committee.
  • Recently, its 42nd meeting in 2018 was held in Manama, Bahrain.

 

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