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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = EZCC<br />
| formation = 1985<br />
| full_name = Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre<br />
| image = File:Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre logo.png<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = iso 15919<br />
| founder = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<br />
| type = autonomous organization<br />
| purpose = Education, preservation and promotion of arts and culture<br />
| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]<br />
| owner = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]]<br />
| coordinates = <!-- Coordinates of location using a coordinates template --><br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.ezcc-india.org/}}<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre''' (abbreviated as '''EZCC''') is an autonomous organization under [[Ministry of Culture (India)]], [[Government of India]] covering the states of [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Manipur]], [[Odisha]], [[Sikkim]], [[Tripura]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Andaman Islands|Andaman]] and [[Nicobar Islands]], registered under West Bengal Society Registration Act (Act XXVI of 1961).<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre Ministry of Culture, Government of India |url=https://www.ezcc-india.org |website=Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre}}</ref> Its headquarters in Sector III, [[Bidhannagar, Kolkata|Salt Lake City]], [[Kolkata]], is situated in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]], on account of Kolkata being referred to as the "Cultural Capital of India".<ref>{{cite news|last=Pielou|first=Adrianne|title=India: Calcutta, the capital of culture|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/1245/india-calcutta-the-capital-of-culture.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116230616/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/1245/india-calcutta-the-capital-of-culture.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=4 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) |url=https://www.ezcc-india.org/ |website=Ministry of Culture, Government of India |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> This zone is home to three classical dances, namely, [[Odissi]], [[Sattriya]] and [[Manipuri dance]]; types of music include the classical [[Odissi music]] and semi-classical [[Rabindra Sangeet]]. In addition, [[Odia language|Odia]] is one of the classical languages in India and the only living classical language from Eastern India.<br />
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[[Image:Pung cholom performer, Manipur.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A traditional, Pung cholom performer.]]<br />
[[File:Odissi Performance DS.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|right|Odissi performer]]<br />
[[File:Manipuri performer in an evocative pose.jpg|thumb|A Manipuri performer strikes an evocative pose.]]<br />
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== History ==<br />
The EZCC was founded in 1985 and since, has been playing a significant role in promoting the numerous ethnic cultural centres and groups of excellence of the eastern parts of the India, with the objective of projection and dissemination of the traditional culture of Eastern India. <br />
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== Composition ==<br />
The EZCC is composed of the following members:<br />
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# Director, Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Assam <br />
# Director, Arts, Culture & Youth Affairs Department, Government of Bihar<br />
# Director, Department of Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Jharkhand <br />
# Commissioner (Art & Culture), Government of Manipur<br />
# Director of Culture, Government of Odisha<br />
# OSD, Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department, Government of Sikkim<br />
# Secretary & Director, ICAT, Government of Tripura <br />
# Joint Secretary & Ex-Officio, Director of Culture, Government of West Bengal<br />
# Director, Department of Art and Culture, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration.<br />
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== Schemes ==<br />
There are various schemes sponsored by The Ministry of Culture, Government of India gives grants to the Zonal Cultural Centers. These schemes are National Cultural Exchange Programme, Theatre rejuvenation scheme, North East Programme, Guru Shishya Parampara and young talent search.<br />
To promote the culture in youth there are many competition organise by EZCC in following fields :<br />
* Folk Music<br />
* Folk Dance<br />
* Classical Music<br />
* Classical Dance<br />
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To preserve this Indian tradition, the EZCC organises various Guru Shishya Parampara schemes, which include:<br />
* [[Gotipua]] Dance (Odisha)<br />
* Purulia Chhau Dance (West Bengal)<br />
* Paika / [[Paika akhada]] a War Dancs from (Odisha)<br />
* Nauta (West Bengal)<br />
* Bordoishilka (Assam)<br />
* [[Thang-Ta]] Dance (Manipur)<br />
* [[Bhatiali]] Folk Songs (West Bengal)<br />
* Kushan Dance (Assam)<br />
* [[Pung cholom]] (Manipur)<br />
* [[Maruni]] (Sikkim)<br />
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{{see also|Group theatre of Kolkata}}<br />
[[File:Sudrak - Painting & Sculpture Exhibition - Kolkata 2012-10-03 0544.JPG|thumb|upright|200px|An exhibition of painting and sculpture is going on at the Academy of Fine Arts, in the city of joy [[Kolkata]].]]<br />
[[File:Evening on Tagore - Kolkata 2011-05-09 3264.JPG|thumb|upright|200px|The [[Mohiniyattam]] is being performed to commemorate of 150th birth anniversary of Tagore. It was an Indo-Bangladesh joint celebration in 2011 in [[Kolkata]].]]<br />
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West Bengal's capital [[Kolkata]] is the largest city of this region. The states of [[Odisha]] and [[West Bengal]] share a lot cultural and linguistic characteristics with [[Bangladesh]] and with the state of [[Assam]]. Together with Bangladesh, [[West Bengal]] forms the ethno-linguistic region of [[Bengal]], which was also a [[Partition of India|unified administrative region]] until 1947.<br />
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[[Odissi]] is the oldest surviving classical dance, [[Pattachitra]] the most influential ancient classical painting, classical Odishian unique ancient architecture [[Kalinga architecture]] like Konark, Lingraja, lalitgiri etc. [[Odia language|Odia]] is the only modern Indo-Aryan language accorded the status of a [[Classical Language in India]], and [[Odissi music]] is claimed to be the classical Music among Karnatik and Hindustani Music.<br />
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==Other Regional Cultural Centres of India==<br />
* [[North Zone Cultural Centre]], [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
* [[North Central Zone Cultural Centre]], [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
* [[West Zone Cultural Centre]] [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]<br />
* [[North East Zone Cultural Centre]], [[Chümoukedima]], [[Nagaland]]<br />
* [[South Zone Cultural Centre]]<br />
* [[South-Central Zone Cultural Centre|South Central Zone Cultural Centre]], [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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The [[Cultural Zones of India]] are seven overlapping zones defined by the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/index.asp|title=Zonal Cultural Centres|publisher=[[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808091005/http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/indiaculture/index.asp|archivedate=8 August 2011}}</ref> of the [[Government of India]] to promote and preserve the [[cultural heritage]] of various regions of [[India]].<ref name="wzccsite">{{Citation | title=West Zone Culture Centre | publisher=West Zone Culture Centre | accessdate=15 December 2010 | url=http://www.wzccindia.com/ | quote=''... West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC) with its headquarters at Udaipur is one of the seven Zonal Cultural Centres set up during 1986–87, under the direct initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India ...''}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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