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The Zonal Cultural Centres were conceived and set up as cultural
distribution networks between 1985 to 1987 in order to promote,
develop and link the various art from with people living in urban,
rural and tribal areas of India. These Centres are intended to
become cultural organizations not limited to performances in closed
auditoria for limited audiences, but to outgrow into centres with
people of India as audience and thousands of folk artists, craftsmen
at grass root level as performers.
West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC) was the first centre to set up the
Shilpgram – a Craft Village, in Udaipur. There are 31 huts
representing architecture, traditional arts and culture depicting
the enormous diversity and aesthetic sense of the state of
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharasthra and Goa which comprise the Western
Zone of India.
Apart from organizing a chain of cultural programmes in urban as
well as remote rural areas of west zone, "Shilpgram Utsav" is
organized in Shilpgram, Udaipur in the last week of December month
every year. This 10 days event is watched by half a million people,
in which more than 650 artisans, craftsmen and performing artists
participate from all over the country.
The headquarters of the WZCC is located in the historical
Bagore-Ki-Haveli which is a huge mansion comprising of 138 rooms
built in the 18th Century by the Prime Minister of Royal Mewar
Dynasty. The Haveli has a typical architectural style with exquisite
glass inlay work and paintings. After 5 years of strenuous
restoration work a Museum has been set up in Bagore Ki Haveli to
depict the royal life style, architecture and cultural ethos
carefully conserved to its pristine glory.
May I invite you to visit the site and request for your valuable
feedback.
Happy surfing.
(Shailendra Dashora,IPS) |
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