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This scheme basically supports training in forms of dance, music, theatre, sculpture and visual arts in schools of remote areas of
the country. The scheme provides Rs. 5000/- as financial assistance to the school to run the CCRT’s Cultural Club.
AnnuAl RepoRt 2011-12 Clubs are operative in 26 states/UTs in different schools.
During 2011-12, 144 new Cultural Clubs were opened in addition to the existing 61 Cultural Clubs. At present, 205 Cultural

Seminars

The CCRT stressing the continuing need to train personnel in all areas of cultural and educational development and advocating
the existence of culturally well trained personnel for encouraging the participation of the people at large in cultural sphere,
organises Seminars on ‘Cultural Education in Schools’. The participants of the Seminars are mainly District Education Officers/
Principals and Headmasters, whose teachers participate in CCRT’s programmes and other administrators dealing with education
in the States.

Aims of the Seminars
• To get feedback regarding implementation of the training in the school
• Provide participants with an understanding of CCRT’s aims and objectives
• Discuss and develop methodologies for implementation of CCRT programmes
• Involve Administrators at the State level in the process of improving school education
• Create an awareness of the importance of cultural education for all round development of the student’s personality
• Create an understanding of the need for cultural education
During the year 2011-12, the CCRT organized two Seminars for 30 Educational Administrators each at Udaipur from
October 13 to 14, 2011 and January 20 to 23, 2012.
Seminars for American Educators and Administrators

The CCRT in collaboration with the United States India Education Foundation (USIEF) organised a Seminar on “India : An
Ancient Civilization, A Modern Nation” at New Delhi from July 1 to August 5, 2011 in which 16 US educators participated.

Statewise participation of Principals/DEO’s/Teachers in Seminars 1979-2012

500 Karnataka Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra

400 Odisha Rajasthan Delhi

Kerala
300

Gujarat Madhya Pradesh
200 Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh Chhattisgarh Goa Jharkhand Manipur Meghalaya Nagaland Punjab Tripura Uttarakhand A & N Island Chandigarh Lakshadweep Puducherry
100 Assam Bihar Haryana Jammu & Kashmir West Bengal

0 Mizoram Sikkim
364 14 66 116 7 65 190 59 89 29 3 422 281 142 433 45 27 4 18 355 51 342 10 443 21 7 145 60 3 16 362 1 16

An Introduction to the Arts and Cultures of India

The CCRT launched a Course “An Introduction to the Arts and Cultures of India” in collaboration with
St. Stephens College, Delhi University for undergraduate students from July 29, 2011 to March 30, 2012.
Eminent scholars and educationists such as Prof. Ashok Vajpayi. Dr Naman Ahuja. Prof. B.N. Goswamy,
Prof. P.S. Dwivedi, Dr. Parul Pandya Dhar, Dr. K.K. Muhammad, Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan etc. delivered lectures to foster
an informed interest in the cultural heritage of India within the work of liberal education. Topics covered included Buddhist
art and culture in India, Hindu temples, Indo-Islamic arts, Indian painting traditions, Colonial art, Church architecture
in India, Modern art in India, the after life of monuments, ritual and pilgrimage, the major traditions of Hindustani music,
Indian dances, Theatre and Film Appreciation, major practitioners of arts in modern India and the Craft culture of India.
45 students participated in these lectures and were awarded certificates after successful completion of the Course.

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