Indian Council of cultural relations (ICCR)
- December 29, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Indian Council of cultural relations (ICCR)
Subject – Art and Culture
Context – The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has requested Minister for Civil Aviation to make it mandatory for the country’s airlines and airports to play Indian music
Concept –
- The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. It completed 70 years in 2020.
- It is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India’s external cultural relations i.e., cultural diplomacy.
- Its objectives are:
- to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes pertaining to India’s external cultural relations.
- to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries,
- to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people, and to develop relations with nations.
- It is running 36 cultural centres in different countries with the promotion of Indian culture and projecting India as a hub for higher education.
- It instituted several awards for foreign nationals as a way to promote India’s culture abroad:
- Distinguished Indologist Award
- World Sanskrit Award
- Distinguished Alumni Award – Citation and Plaque
- Gisela Bonn Award