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Reviving & Reclaiming India’s Heritage
Enabling Cultural Awakening
To keep our traditions, our One of the oldest civilizations
heritage alive, we have to save of the world, India has weaved
it, live it, teach it to the next into its unique fabric of cultural
generation. I am happy that, diversity varying customs and
today, many efforts are being traditions. Stretching across
made in this direction. from north to south and east to
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi west, the nation exhibits an array
(in 'Mann ki Baat' address) of rituals, languages, art styles,
music and dance forms, food,
attire, festivals and more. With
one of the earliest art forms like
intricate pottery and sculptural
works which emerged during the
Indus Valley Civilization to the
indigenous Madhubani paintings
from Bihar and Pattachitra art
of Odisha, India’s folk art and
traditions exemplify a vibrant
blend of colours and heritage.
It is no surprise that amid the
many known facets of our culture,
there are many hidden and
forgotten aspects related to our
heritage that have contributed
to the intricate tapestry of our
"What the Prime Minister has nation’s history and ethos, and
said about Ujjain's Triveni still continue to bind the past
Museum is undoubtedly very with the present. It is essential
important and underlining to preserve and promote these
because Ujjain is such a city treasures for the generations to
which represents the eternal come so that India can continue
tradition of the heritage of on this captivating journey of
diverse cultural mosaic.
Indian culture.
To celebrate this
-Amit Sharma kaleidoscopic beauty of Indian
Theatre Artist art, culture, and heritage, Prime
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