The Ministry of Culture has a mission to preserve, promote and disseminate all forms of art and culture. Users can get information about India's cultural relation with other countries and various schemes to develop cultural activities such as Scholarship to Young Artistes, Cultural Function Grant Scheme, Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Programme, etc. Access to Ministry’s attached offices, subordinate offices and autonomous bodies such as Anthropological Survey of India, National Library, National Archives of India, Sahitya Akademi, etc. is given. Find detailed information about...
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Application for financial assistance under Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Scheme
The application for financial assistance under Cultural Heritage Youth Leadership Scheme is provided by the Ministry of Culture. Information about their project activity, if it has applied for utilisation certificate or financial assistance, if it is included in list of ‘approved implementing agencies’ or ‘eligible institutions’, etc. needs to be mentioned by the applicants.
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Website of National Cultural Audiovisual Archives
The National Cultural Audiovisual Archives aims to ensure long-term access to the oral traditions, performing arts, ritual and cultural practices and traditional knowledge systems of India in audiovisual form. It presents unpublished, non-commercial audio-video recordings from governmental and non-governmental institutions across the country in an attempt to provide open access to the cultural heritage of India as enshrined in these...
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Website of Archaeological Survey of India Jabalpur Circle
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the Ministry of Culture, was established in the year 1861 is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation.
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Website of Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar, Ministry of Culture
The survey seeks to document the cultural identity at the village level by involving citizens to share what makes their village, block, or district unique.
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Information on Preservation Activities of National Library
One of the basic functions of the National Library, India is to preserve the printed documents for future generations. For this purpose, the Library has separate Divisions for physical, chemical, reprographic and digital preservation of documents.
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Information on National Mission on Libraries
Get detailed information on the National Mission on Libraries provided by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. You can find information on the launch of this National Mission on Libraries, facilities to be provided to libraries, upgrade work to be done in public libraries, background of this mission on libraries etc.
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Information on Modernisation Programme of National Library
The Computer division was established in 1988 to assist in the modernisation programmes of the library. It started with a Mini Computer- HP 3000. MINISIS, a RDBMS software was installed for bibliographic control activities.
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Information on Readers Guide of National Library
Calcutta Public Library had a unique position as the first public library in this part of the country. Such a tidy and efficiently run library was rare even in Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. Thanks to the efforts of the proprietors of Calcutta Public Library, the National Library has many rare books and journals in its collection.
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Information Brochure of National Library
The National Library of India is an institution which is responsible for collecting, bibliographically recording, preserving and disseminating the nation's cultural heritage. It provides information on practically all branches of knowledge and functions as a centre of coordination, planning and stimulation of the country's library system.
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Information on Membership of National Library
There are three types of members: Reading Room Member, Lending Member and Daily Card Member. The library has separate reading rooms in all the four buildings. Apart from these, each Indian and foreign language division, Foreign Official Documents, Rare books, Maps and Prints, Science and Technology division, and Asutosh Collection are divisions that provide reading facilities. Special seats are provided to accredited scholars in the Main...
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Information on festivals of India celebrated in foreign countries
Users can get information pertaining to the festivals of India celebrated in foreign nations to promote Indian art and culture. This information is provided by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. You can find details of all previous and ongoing festivals of India in foreign countries.
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Information on Children Open Educational Resources of National Library
This Discovery Service is created to help in finding free educational resouces from trusted sources. You can also search also individual web resources under each subject category.
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World Heritage Sites in India
Details of World Heritage Sites in India are available. Users can find detailed information related to heritage sites, their maps, pictures, and full description of these sites. You can view world heritage sites locations with the help of a map. Users can click on any particular site to get full information about it.
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Information on English & Foreign Languages of National Library
The National Library has an invaluable collection of books in the English language, because of the systematic development by Calcutta Public Library and the Imperial Library. One of the aims of the National Library is to collect all the books published on India, anywhere in the world and in any language. At the same time it collects reading materials on other subjects in different languages for the use of the country.
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Scheme for providing Grant in aid to Voluntary Organizations, Societies,Trusts for development and maintenance of National Memorials
User can get the information and forms of Scheme for providing Grant –in –aid to Voluntary Organizations/ Societies/Trusts for development and maintenance of National Memorials Under the Ministry of Culture