Cultural Zones of India

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The Cultural Zones of India are seven overlapping zones defined by the Ministry of Culture[1] of the Government of India to promote and preserve the cultural heritage of various regions of India.[2] Each of these zones has been provided with a zonal centre.[3] Most zonal centres were announced by the then-Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1985 and formally began functioning in the 1986–87 period. Their stated goal is "to strengthen the ancient roots of Indian culture and evolve and enrich composite national culture".[4]

The city of Kolkata, formerly the capital of British India and West Bengal, is also known as the "Cultural Capital of India."[5][6]

The zones

Each zone has a zonal headquarters where a zonal cultural center has been established.[3] Several states have membership in multiple zones, but no state subdivisions are utilized in the zonal divisions. In addition to promoting the culture of the zones they are responsible for, each zonal center also works to cross-promote and create exposure to other cultural zones of India by organizing functions and inviting artistes from other zones.

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Zone Zonal Centre Extent
North Culture Zone North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, Punjab Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand[7]
North Central Culture Zone North-Central Zone Cultural Centre, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand[8]
East Culture Zone East Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal[9]
North East Culture Zone North East Zone Cultural Centre, Chümoukedima, Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura[10][11]
South Culture Zone South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana[12]
South Central Culture Zone South-Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana[13]
West Culture Zone West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zonal Cultural Centers. Ministry of Culture.
  2. ↑ West Zone Culture Center. West Zone Culture Centre.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Zone Culture Center: Other Zones. South Zone Culture Centre.
  4. ↑ North Zone Culture Center. North Zone Culture Centre.
  5. ↑ Kolkata-the cultural capital of India.
  6. ↑ India: Calcutta, the capital of culture. The Daily Telegraph(March 4, 2011).
  7. ↑ North Zone Cultural Centre. culturenorthindia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  8. ↑ NCZCC – North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. nczcc. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre. www.ezcc-india.org. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  10. ↑ North East Zonal Cultural Centre. www.nezccindia.org.in. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  11. ↑ Govt notifies jurisdiction for three new districts. MorungExpress. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  12. ↑ Inauguration of SĀDHANĀ. szccindia.org. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  13. ↑ Application for solo exhibition at Raja Ravi Verma Art gallery, Nagpur. South Central Zone Cultural Center.Template:Dead link

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