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Virasat - Cultural Festival

AnnuAl RepoRt 2017-18 festival commenced with the delivery of 8th Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Memorial Lecture (KCML) by Smt. Jaya Jaitly titled
The three day Cultural Festival- ‘Virasat-Kamaladevi’ was organised from February 23 to 25, 2018 at CCRT, New Delhi. The

“Towards a Renaissance of India’s Crafts” on February 23, 2018. In her lecture, Jaya Jaitly talked about disconnect between
technology and the arts. She hinted at how technology can be honed for dissemination and promotion of arts amongst various
other issues. Next day, the theatrical performance “Nandan Katha” was presented by Natyakulam Sansthan, Jaipur. The play was
performed by 30 blind children raising the sensitive issue of discrimination against divyang children by their own family members
as well as society. The need for imparting skills and enabling them to lead a dignified life was highlighted. The play was written
and directed by Shri Bharat Ratna Bhargav and it gained immense appreciation from the audience. On February 25, 2018, the

Virasat - Kamaladevi Cultural Festival Disseminating cultural wealth

Imbibing and practicing the elements of theatre Bridging cultural barriers

finale of the festival, "Meera" mono act written, choreographed and acted by Smt. Vidyahari Deshpande left the audience spell
bound. It was a coherent well etched portrait that focussed on Meera's reformist persona. Vidyahari sang well known dohas and
bhajans to the accompaniment of music which involved a great deal of planning and practice.

National Institute of Cultural and Heritage Management (NICHM)

The need for innovative cultural management within the cultural sector as well as conversations around cultural policy, the
creative industries and their possible role in the cultural regeneration of cities amongst other things has become crucially
important in India today.
Under Centrally Sponsored New Plan Scheme, document of the Ministry of Culture for 12th Five Year Plan period, starting
of National Institute of Cultural and Heritage Management (NICHM) had been recognised. The Ministry of Culture took this
initiative by assigning CCRT the task of carrying out this Project/Scheme by making it the Nodel Agency for implementation.
A training programme entitled “Management of Cultural Resources: Trends and Nascent Developments” for the Librarians/
Library Professionals was organised at CCRT headquarters, New Delhi from January 4 to 8, 2018 in which 57 Librarians/Library
Professionals from 09 different states participated.

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