Indian Council for Cultural Relations
| Abbreviation | ICCR |
|---|---|
| Formation | 9 April 1950 (1950-04-09) |
| Type | Governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Azad Bhawan, I. P Estate, New Delhi - 110001 |
Region served | Worldwide |
President | Vinay Sahasrabuddhe |
Director General | Riva Ganguly Das |
Main organ | Council |
Parent organisation | Government of India |
| Remarks | Official ICCR Website ICCR Regional office Jaipur official facebook fanpage |
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India’s external cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their peoples. It was founded on 9 April 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.
The ICCR Headquarters are situated in Azad Bhavan, I.P. Estate, New Delhi, with regional offices in Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Pune, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram & Varanasi. The council also operates missions internationally, with established cultural centres in Georgetown, Paramaribo,[1]Port Louis, Jakarta, Moscow, Valladolid, Berlin, Cairo, London, Tashkent, Almaty, Johannesburg, Durban, Port of Spain and Colombo. ICCR has opened new cultural centers in Dhaka, Thimpu, Sao Paulo, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.[2][3]
Contents
1 Activities
1.1 Publications
2 References
3 External links
Activities
Copy of the Hindu figurine of Shiva Nataraja, donation to the Museum of Asian Art of Corfu, Greece
The Council addresses its mandate of cultural diplomacy through a broad range of activities. In addition to organising cultural festivals in India and overseas, the ICCR financially supports a number of cultural institutions across India, and sponsors individual performers in dance, music, photography, theatre, and the visual arts. It also administers the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, established by the Government of India in 1965, whose last award was in 2009.[4]
Publications
Six quarterly journals, are published in five different languages:
| Journal | Language |
|---|---|
Indian Horizons | English |
Africa Quarterly | English |
Gagananchal | Hindi |
Papeles de la India | Spanish |
Rencontre Avec I’ Inde | French |
Thaqafat-ul-Hind | Arabic |
References
^ "Welcome to Indian Cultural Centre, Embassy of India,Paramaribo". iccsur.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR): about the organisation". iccr.tripod.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
^ "Indian Council for Cultural Relations Jaipur". facebook.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
^ "Nehru Award Recipients". Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Government of India. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links
- Official ICCR Website
