Lok Sabha Question No. 207 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Cultural Exchange Programme
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNENT OF INDIA MINSITRY OF CUTURE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.207

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

*207.  SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT: DR. UMESH G. JADHAV

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state :

(a) whether India is having Cultural Exchange Programmes with other countries (b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) the details of partnerships and collaborations established with other countries in the area of cultural exchange?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) IN RESPECT OF LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *207  FOR  REPLY  ON  18.12.2023 REGARDING CLTURAL EXCHANGE PROGAMME ASKED BY SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT AND DR. UMESH G. JADHAV

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Culture,  Government  of  India  is  having  Cultural  Exchange Programmes  (CEPs)  with  83  countries  for    disseminating  Indian  art  and  culture abroad to promote India's soft power and for developing and promoting inter-cultural relations between India and other countries in different areas of arts and culture like music, dance, theatre, museums & science museums, libraries, archives, protection and conservation of historic monuments and archaeological sites, literature, research & documentation, festival, anthropology, among others. The list of 83 Countries with whom  Ministry  of  Culture,  Government  of  India  has  signed  CEPs  is  given  at Annexure-I .

The details of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed by different Organizations under the aegis of Ministry of Culture as per existing CEPs or otherwise with  corresponding  Cultural  Organizations  of  other  Countries  for  partnership  and collaboration in different areas of arts and culture are given at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.207 for 18.12.2023

## List of Countries with whom Ministry of Culture, Government of India has signed Cultural Exchange Programmes

| S. No.        | Name of Country   | S. No.   | Name of Country    | S. No.   | Name of Country      |
|---------------|-------------------|----------|--------------------|----------|----------------------|
| 1. Australia  | 34.               |          | Iceland            | 67.      | South Africa         |
| 2.            | Armenia           | 35.      | Italy              | 68.      | Sudan                |
| 3. Benin      |                   | 36.      | Japan              | 69.      | Sri Lanka            |
| 4.            | Botswana          | 37.      | Jordan             | 70.      | Suriname             |
| 5. Bahrain    |                   | 38.      | Kazakhstan         | 71.      | Tanzania             |
| 6. Bangladesh |                   | 39.      | Korea, South       | 72.      | Tunisia              |
| 7. Brunei     |                   | 40.      | Kyrgyzstan         | 73.      | Tajikistan           |
| 8. Myanmar    |                   | 41       | Kenya              | 74.      | Thailand             |
| 9. Bolivia    |                   | 42.      | Lithuania          | 75.      | Turkey               |
| 10.           | Belarus           | 43.      | Malaysia           | 76.      | Turkmenistan         |
| 11. Bulgaria  |                   | 44.      | Maldives           | 77.      | Uganda               |
| 12.           | Brazil            | 45.      | Mongolia           | 78.      | United Arab Emirates |
| 13. Comoros   |                   | 46.      | Mexico             | 79.      | Uzbekistan           |
| 14. Cambodia  |                   | 47.      | Mali               | 80.      | Vietnam              |
| 15. China     |                   | 48.      | Mauritius          | 81.      | Venezuela            |
| 16. Cuba      |                   | 49.      | Morocco            | 82.      | Zambia               |
| 17. Chile     |                   | 50.      | Netherlands        | 83.      | Zimbabwe             |
| 18. Colombia  |                   | 51.      | Norway             |          |                      |
| 19. Croatia   |                   | 52.      | Oman               |          |                      |
| 20. Cyprus    |                   | 53.      | Philippines        |          |                      |
| 21. Czech     | Republic          | 54.      | Panama             |          |                      |
| 22. Denmark   |                   | 55.      | Peru               |          |                      |
| 23. Egypt     |                   | 56.      | Portugal           |          |                      |
| 24. Ethiopia  |                   | 57.      | Russian Federation |          |                      |
| 25. Ecuador   |                   | 58.      | Romania            |          |                      |
| 26. Finland   |                   | 59.      | Serbia             |          |                      |
| 27. France    |                   | 60.      | Slovakia           |          |                      |
| 28. Ghana     |                   | 61.      | Slovenia           |          |                      |
| 29. Guyana    |                   | 62.      | Spain              |          |                      |
| 30.           | Greece            | 63.      | Saudi Arabia       |          |                      |
| 31. Hungary   |                   | 64.      | Senegal            |          |                      |
| 32. Indonesia |                   | 65.      | Seychelles         |          |                      |
| 33. Iran      |                   | 66.      | Sierra Leone       |          |                      |

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Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.207 for 18.12.2023

Details  of  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  signed  by  the  organizations  of Ministry of Culture, Government of India with other countries in respective areas of cooperation

|   S.NO. | Name of Indian Organization                       | Name of the Country   | Area of Cooperation                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2                                                 | 3                     | 4                                                                                                                                                                              |
|       1 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi | Australia             | Protection and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Collections                                                                                                                   |
|       2 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi | Cambodia              | To initiate an interactive multimedia project on Angkor Wat temple                                                                                                             |
|       3 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi | Vienna                | (i) Training workshops in the field of cultural heritage conservation (ii) Joint Research and conservation projects (iii) Internships for students, professionals and teachers |
|       4 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi | France                | France-South Asia Digital Library                                                                                                                                              |
|       5 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi | Thailand              | Documentation, Conservation and Digitization of Indic Origin Manuscripts preserved in Thailand                                                                                 |
|       6 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi | Vietnam               | Documentation, Conservation and Digitization of Indic Origin Manuscripts preserved in Vietnam                                                                                  |
|       7 | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi | Japan                 | Documentation, Conservation and Digitization of Indic Origin Manuscripts preserved in Japan                                                                                    |
|       8 | Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi         | Egypt                 | Protection and Preservation of Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains                                                                                                  |
|       9 | Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi         | Italy                 | Creating a Network and Sharing Skills for Restoration and Protection of Monuments                                                                                              |

|   10. | National Archives of India, New Delhi                                  | Mozambique         | Archival Cooperation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    11 | National Archives of India, New Delhi                                  | Portugal           | Archival Cooperation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    12 | National Archives of India, New Delhi                                  | Serbia             | Archival Cooperation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    13 | National Archives of India, New Delhi                                  | Saudi Arabia       | Archival Cooperation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    14 | National Archives of India, New Delhi                                  | Suriname           | Archival Cooperation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    15 | National Archives of India, New Delhi                                  | Iran               | Archival Cooperation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    16 | Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (India, Sarnath, Varanasi) | Russian Federation | Research collaboration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    17 | National Gallery of Modern Arts                                        | Oman               | Regarding exhibition of artworks of 16 artists from the NGMA collection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|    18 | Sahitya Akademi                                                        | Nepal              | Literature                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    19 | Sahitya Akademi                                                        | Syria              | Literature                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    20 | Lalit Kala Akademi                                                     | Croatia            | To enhance Cultural Relationship between the Fine Arts academicians, creative artists, culture administrators, scholars and intellectuals through the exchange of delegations                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    21 | National School of Drama                                               | Russian Federation | To actively promote academic exchange and cooperation between two parties in area such as but not limited to exchange of faculty members and researchers, exchange of students, academic researches, lectures, workshops, forums and joint productions etc.                                                                                                                                     |
|    22 | National School of Drama                                               | Russian Federation | To promote strengthening and development of cultural and theatrical art co-operation between the two educational organizations by means of information exchange, periodicals and specialists. To encourage exchanges by musical, theatrical, ballet, folklore, artistic and individual performers to participate in festivals, cultural events and other special events held in both countries. |

|    |                       |                | To facilitate the exchange by theatrical student events, mutual participation in international festivals held in both countries in accordance with their regulations. To exchange specialist delegations of the parties in the field of music, theatre, folk art and also scientific workers to share experiences and skills, to take part in scientific conferences, symposiums and seminars.   |
|----|-----------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23 |                       | United Kingdom | Student Exchange Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24 | Sangeet Natak Akademi | Nepal          | ICH Links-Building- an integrated ICH information sharing platform in the Asia-Pacific region                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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