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Collection of Resources
ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 The CCRT collects material on the arts and crafts of the country in the form of audio recordings, slides, photographs,

films and written texts in order to enrich the content of the Educational Kit and provide educational material to
teacher trainees and other research students on the arts of India.
The areas to be documented by CCRT are chosen with a view to create an interest among students in the culture
of various regions of the country and develop a sense of appreciation for the diversity and continuity of cultural
traditions.

The main objectives of CCRT’s documentation team are:

• Production of educational material on various aspects of Indian Culture:
• Educational Kit which includes audio-visual materials and written texts;
• Publications on Cultural Education.
• Setting up of an Archive of Cultural Resources for research scholars;
• Distribution of materials on Cultural Education to schools from where teachers have been trained.

The following Audio-Visual programmes were documented on video and still photographs during the year 2015-16 :
1. Video and still photography documentation of "Jogi singers of Haryana".

2. Video recording of the lecture on "Social Impact of Cinema" by Shri Pankaj Saxena a wellknown cine-
academician, has been done to develop "resources" for use in Distance Learning Programme.

3. Still photo documentation of the following Forts of Rajasthan for CCRT Publications on World Cultural
Heritage Sites.

• Chittorgarh
• Gagron

• Ranthambor

4. Refresher Photography workshop on ”Creative Aspects of Photographic Documentation“ was organised by
CCRT for 38 participants from 11 states during September 14 to 17, 2015.
5. Still photography for children pictorial Quiz book on Mumbai city.

Developing an eye for aesthetic Developing respect for Indian art

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