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ART AND CULTURE - September 2022

Sep 2022

Jan 31, 2023

Ministry of Culture to Hand Over 1,000 Sites to Private Sector under Monument Scheme

About 1,000 monuments under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be taken over by the private sector as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, said Govind Mohan, Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
The amenities in those monuments will be revamped by the private sector under Monument Mitra Scheme.
As per Union Culture Secretary, Monument Mitra Scheme was started some years back under the Ministry of Tourism. Now, the Ministry of Tourism transferred the scheme to the Ministry of Culture in respect of the monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India, the ASI.

Jan 30, 2023

Patiala Military Literature Festival Concludes

On the concluding day of Patiala's first Military Literature Festival, GOC of Black Elephant Division of Indian Army Major General Puneet Ahuja along with other dignitaries paid tributes to the martyrs by offering floral garlands at the War Memorial complex Cenotaph of Patiala State Forces and Black Elephant situated in YPS Chowk.
Later, the Brave Heart Ride Motorcycle Rally of about 140 bike riders gathered at the Polo Ground and was flagged off by Ahuja. The rally completed a circuit of about 26 km in Patiala city and ended at the place of the Military Literature Festival at Khalsa College.

SCO Film Festival Begins in Mumbai

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that the lines have blurred between regional and international cinema as there are no boundaries for good content.
He was speaking in Mumbai, which is hosting the first edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Film Festival.
Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, and Hema Malini attended the inaugural ceremony of the five-day festival, at NCPA in South Mumbai and will see screening of 58 movies from SCO member-countries.
Last year, India took over the rotating presidency of the SCO, a regional grouping of eight Eurasian nations. The festival has been organized to mark India's Presidency of SCO.
Launched in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has eight full members – China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.

Jan 27, 2023

UNESCO Designates Ukraine's Odesa a World Heritage in Danger Site

The United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, designated the historic centre of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage in Danger site.
Russia, which invaded Ukraine 11 months ago, denounced the designation, saying the only threat to Odesa came from the nationalist regime in Ukraine.
The status, awarded by a UNESCO panel meeting in Paris, is designed to help protect Odesa's cultural heritage, which has been under threat since Russia's invasion, and enable access to financial and technical international aid.
Odesa has been bombed several times by Russia since its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
As per UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay, Odesa, "free city, world city, legendary port" had made its mark on cinema, literature and the arts.

Jan 24, 2023

Krishi-Mahotsav: Pradarshani Evam Prashikshan in Rajasthan

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, in association with Department of Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan, organised a two-day event, - 'Krishi-Mahotsav: Pradarshani evam Prashikshan' at Dussehra Ground, Kota, Rajasthan to make Kota Division of Rajasthan advanced and leading in the field of agriculture and rural development. Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry & Fisheries, Sanjeev Balyan, Rajasthan state Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Lalchand Kataria, and Rajasthan Minister of State, Department of Cooperation, Udaylal Anjana were present in the inaugural ceremony. Apart from them, senior officers of Central Government, State Government and Indian Council of Agricultural Research and about 35,000 farmers, Agri start-ups, corporate bankers, extension workers and employees of private agricultural institutions were also present.
Through the exhibition, information about the various schemes of Central and State Government were disseminated through exhibitors. Also, private sector companies/institutions related to supply of various inputs of agriculture displayed their products through stalls. In this exhibition, 150 stalls were set up to provide updated information related to agriculture to the farmers. Keeping in view the need for start-ups in the field of agriculture, 75 stalls of start-ups were also set up, which was one of the main features of this exhibition.

Jan 23, 2023

CM Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates 'International Craft Summit'

Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik inaugurated an 'International Craft Summit' in Jajpur. The International Craft Summit was the first-of-its-kind craft summit to feature pioneer craftspersons, culture, and art enthusiasts. CM Naveen Patnaik addressed the inaugural event of the International Craft Summit virtually and noted that it is a historic occasion for Odisha.
International delegates from 15 countries arrived in Jajpur and engaged with local artisans and other stakeholders.
Four UN agencies and five UNESCO Creative Cities partnered with the District to realize this ambitious and forward-looking event on behalf of the State Government.

Assam's Charaideo Maidam Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Tag

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the centre will send a proposal to UNESCO for nominating Charaideo Maidam of the Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site.
As per Sarma, out of 52 tentative sites across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose Assam's Charaideo Maidam.
Charaideo Maidam was a burial ground of the Ahom monarch and is a sacred place for the Ahom community. Charaideo Maidam, about 28 km from Sivasagar city, is also famously known as the "Pyramids of Assam".
The Ahom community has been asking the government and UNESCO to nominate the place as a World Heritage Site.

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