The Tripura government has planned to launch a โCultural Hubโ to promote cultural unity among the northeastern states.
Chief minister Biplab Kr Deb on Monday night said that the state government has decided to set up a โCultural Hubโ at a cost of Rs 200 crore in Tripura which would integrate and boost the diverse and traditional cultural harmony among the northeastern states.
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He said that the state government has given priority to encourage and further develop the traditional life and culture of the 19 tribes, who constitute one third of Tripuraโs four million population.
โIn the current financial year (2019-20), 410 cultural events of tribals and non-tribals are being organised across the state,โ Deb said.
He said that as part of the stateโs multifaceted efforts to develop the rich culture of Tripura, a regional centre of the Lalit Kala Akademi, Indiaโs national academy of fine arts, has been set up in Agartala.
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An official of the stateโs Information and Cultural Affairs Department said that a detailed proposal was submitted to the government for the proposed โCultural Hubโ, a first of its kind in the region.
The official said that to set up the hub, help and guidance would be sought from the Kolkata-based Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Dimapurโs North Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, both under the Union Ministry of Culture.
He said that full-fledged centres of four autonomous bodies under the Union Ministry of Culture โ Lalit Kala Akademi, National School of Drama, Sahitya Akademi, Sangeet Natak Akademi โ would be accommodated in the hub.