Ministry Of Culture

Interview | We have performed Qawwalis all over the globe, but there is no place like India: Ghulam Waris Nizami

Qawwali singer Ghulam Waris Nizami of the famed Nizami Brothers performed in front of a packed audience at a 10-day cultural extravaganza hosted at the Red Fort from 25 March to 3 April, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations

PM Modi urges citizens to participate in e-auction of memorabilia gifted to him

The proceeds from the e-auction will go towards the Namami Gange Mission, aimed at conserving and rejuvenating the Ganga

A new report captures what ails Indian arts and culture sector: Poor budgets and data, institutional vacancies

The Budget Guide by Sahapedia notes that the marginal budget alloted to the sector, which averaged at 0.11 percent in the last decade, fell to a miniscule 0.07 percent in FY22.

Re-envisioning the relationship between the artist and State: Facilitators, not benefactors, are need of the hour

The State as a modern patron needs to account for standard processes and procedures to be put in place for the complete welfare of the artist.

Shubha Mudgal writes: India's music industry leaves its most vital stakeholders out in the cold, musicians themselves

It is now time for artistes to demand that they be given priority as stakeholders by all working in the sector, in conjunction with the music companies, publishers, policy makers, bureaucrats and other stakeholders, or else, the arts may perish and with it those who make art.

Locating Dara Shukoh’s grave would serve little purpose if we cannot celebrate his theological works, syncretic ethos

If we are to indeed celebrate Dara Shukoh, aren’t his literary and theological works and his deeply syncretic ethos, more important to remember and follow, than a knowledge of the precise location of his mortal remains?

Economics of India's arts sector may take longer to improve than envisioned: CII taskforce's Tarana Sawhney

India's return to the Venice Biennale, in the form of a Gandhi-themed pavilion exhibition, has put the spotlight on the CII's Taskforce on Art and Culture.

The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act ails India's tangible heritage; is the 2017 draft bill constructive?

In India, the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, was formulated at a time when there was a need for it — the reserves of certain museums in Britain continued to swell, while the country struggled to protect its own fabled jewels and antiquities. Therefore, the act was based on protectionism. However, it is no longer serving its purpose.

Narendra Modi Cabinet takes oath of office: Will PM deliver on 'minimum government, maximum governance' promise?

When the portfolios of newly-inducted Council of Ministers are announced by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, one of the things that will be keenly watched will be how far the Narendra Modi 2.0 government remains true to its 'minimum government, maximum governance' promise

Amol Palekar-NGMA row: Director general releases statement clarifying advisory committees are not dissolved

The statement from the NGMA says the committees have not been dissolved, that their terms ended late last year, and that they are being reconstituted