Aimed at exploring lesser-known places and their culture, the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) on Monday launched an e-portal ‘Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti’ and YouTube Channel to promote Indian culture.
Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC) Prahlad Singh Patel launched the E-Portal and the YouTube Channel in New Delhi. CCRT Chairperson Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan was also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Prahlad Singh Patel appreciated the efforts of CCRT and said that this will enable dissemination of cultural education through digital interactive medium into the classrooms all over the country.
The Minister and the Chairperson also interacted with the participants of the ongoing training programmes at CCRT Regional Centres and some of the children studying in schools across the country.
Mr Patel specifically stressed that each and every child has a latent talent which needs to be identified. CCRT should provide a platform for specifically dropout children so that they can join the mainstream so that they can pursue their dreams and make a career out of it be it music, painting, theatre, martial arts or any other art forms.
There is a need to identify institutions specializing in providing training in various art forms and encourage the children to join these institutions.
”In the coming three years, we can send children studying in X – XII standard for well planned tours of North-East. In this process, he is certain that these children will become the brand ambassadors of India in future,” the minister added.
He took pride in stating that our country has more number of languages than the entire countries of the world. There is a need to encourage students to learn regional languages e.g. Punjabis can learn Gujarati and vice-versa. This initiative will strengthen the bonding between citizens of India.
