INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ARTS
- The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) is an autonomous centre under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
- The IGNCA’s view of the arts encompasses wide areas such as creative and critical literature, written and oral; the visual arts, architecture, sculpture, painting, graphics, photography and
- The IGNCA organises national seminars, conferences, exhibitions and lecture series.
CENTRE FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING
- The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) is one of the premier institutions working in the field of linking education with culture.
- The Centre was set up in May 1979 as an autonomous organization by the Government of India. With headquarters in New Delhi, it has three regional centres at Udaipur, Hyderabad and Guwahati.
- The broad objectives of CCRT have been to revitalise the education system by creating an understanding and awareness among students about the plurality of the regional cultures of India and integrating this knowledge with education.
- It conducts a variety of training programmes for in-service teachers drawn from all parts of the country.
- CCRT implements Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme, which provides scholarships to outstanding children in age group of 10 to 14 years, studying either in recognized schools or belonging to families practicing traditional arts.
- The Centre has instituted CCRT Teachers Award which is given every year to selected teachers for their outstanding work in education and culture. The Award carries with it a citation, a plaque, an angavastram and a cash prize of 10,000.
