ICCR has 36 Indian Cultural Centres and one Sub-Centre. ICCR has plans to establish new Indian Cultural Centres in Washington and Paris. For these new Centres, the properties are being renovated for establishing Centres.
Cultural Centres overseas are ICCR’s important arms, which play significant role in promotion of India’s soft power strength through its variety of activities like facilitating teaching of Indian dance, music, yoga, Hindi etc., organizing cultural performances, film screening, lectures, talks, Seminars & Conferences on themes related to India including workshops/interactions on various streams of Indian dance and music and organizing Festivals of India. Activities are organized in the capital and other cities with the help of involvement of local community and Indian Diaspora.
During the recent visit of Prime Minister of India to Israel, announcement for the opening of Indian Cultural Centre in Israel was made. Modalities for opening and running of the Centre will be worked out by ICCR in consultation with the Mission in Tel Aviv. In 2017-18 ICCR organized a Festival of India in Israel. Celebrations of IDY were organized on grand scale. ICCR has Chair of Indian Studies at the Tel Aviv University for promotion of Indian studies. India and Israel share a long standing relationship on the cultural and people to people front. Opening a Cultural Centre will further enhance relationship on this front.
LIST OF INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRES ABROAD:
|
S.No. |
Name of Centre with Country
|
| 1. | The Nehru Centre
London (U.K.). |
| 2. | The Tagore Centre
Berlin, Germany. |
| 3. | Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre
Moscow, Russia. |
| 4. | Indian Cultural Centre
Astana, Kazakhstan. |
| 5. | Lal Bahadur Shastri Centre for Indian Culture
Tashkent, Uzbekistan. |
| 6. | Indian Cultural Centre
Dushanbe, Tajikistan. |
| 7. | Indian Cultural Centre
Kabul, Afghanistan. |
| 8. | Indian Cultural Centre
Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
| 9. | Jawaharlal Nehru Indian
Cultural Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
| 10. | Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture
Port Louis, Mauritius |
| 11. | Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture,
Cairo, Egypt. |
| 12. | Indian Cultural Centre
Johannesburg, South Africa. |
| 13. | Indian Cultural Centre
Georgetown, Guyana. |
| 14. | Mahatma Gandhi Institute For Cultural Cooperation,
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. |
| 15. | Indian Cultural Centre
Paramaribo, Suriname. |
| 16. | Indian Cultural Centre
Suva, Fiji. |
| 17. | Indian Cultural Centre
Beijing, China. |
| 18. | Indian Cultural Wing
Kathmandu, Nepal. |
| 19. | Indian Cultural Centre
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 20. | NSCB Indian Cultural Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 21. | Vivekanand Cultural Centre
Tokyo, Japan |
| 22. | Gurudev Tagore Indian Cultural Centre
Mexico. |
| 23. | Nehru Wangchuck Cultural Centre
Thimphu, Bhutan. |
| 24. | Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre
Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| 25. | Indian Cultural Centre
Yangon, Myanmar. |
| 26. | Indian Cultural Centre
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania |
| 27. | Indian Cultural Centre
Seoul, South Korea. |
| 28. | Amrita Sher-Gill Cultural Centre
Budapest, Hungary. |
| 29. | Indian Cultural Centre
Prague, Czech Republic |
| 30. | Indian Cultural Centre
Male, Maldives. |
| 31. | Indian Cultural Centre
Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| 32. | Indian Cultural Centre
The Hague, Netherlands. |
| 33. | Indian Cultural Centre
Tehran, Iran |
| 34. | Indian Cultural Centre
Durban, South Africa |
| 35. | Indian Cultural Centre
Sydney, Australia |
| 36. | Indian Cultural Centre
Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 37. | Sub-Cultural Centre
Bali, Indonesia |