List of Arts & Cultural Institutions in India
India is not only known for its cultural and geographical diversity but is also famous for variety of art and cultural forms. It plays an important role in the transformation of society from fused to prismatic and finally to diffracted which further help in the development of any nation.
This article gives you a glimpse of all the important information related to cultural heritage, ancient monuments, literary arts etc.
Art & Cultural Institutions in India
Institutions |
Headquarters |
---|---|
Anthropological Survey of India, 1945 |
Kolkata |
Archaeological Survey of India, 1861 |
New Delhi |
Asiatic Society, 1784 (Sir William Jones) |
Kolkata |
Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, 1985 |
New Delhi |
Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of fine Arts), 1954 |
New Delhi |
National Archives of India, 1981 |
New Delhi |
National School of Drama, 1959 |
New Delhi |
Sahitya Academy, 1954 Sangeet Natak Academy, 1953 |
New Delhi New Delhi |
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives |
Dharmashala |
Science city |
Kolkata |
Victorial Memorial Hall |
Kolkata |
Birla Industrial and Tech Museum |
Kolkata |
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies |
Leh |
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara |
Nalanda (Birla) |
National Gallery of Modern Art |
New Delhi |
India International Centre |
New Delhi |
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training |
New Delhi |
Soorya |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), 1984 |
New Delhi |
Kalakshetra Foundation, 1936 |
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai |
South Central Zone Cultural Centre |
Nagpur, Maharashtra |
Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre |
Kolkata |
National Museum |
New Delhi |
Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library |
Patna |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies |
Kolkata |
North Central Zone Cultural Centre |
Allahabad |
The Government Museum |
Chennai |
The Government Museum and Art Gallery |
Chandigarh |
The Mehrangarh Museum Trust |
Jodhpur |
There are several Universities which offer programmes relating to archaeology, ancient history, art history etc. Below is the sample list of Institutions with which award holders have been connected.
- Delhi University
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Calcutta University
- Maharaja Shivaji Rao University of Baroda, Vadodara
- Deccan College, Pune
- Tamil University, Thanjavur
- Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
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