Principal Secretary, Culture, Suresh Kumar Gupta, today convened a meeting to take stock of activities of J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages (JKAACL) being carried out for promotion of art and local culture in the region especially among youth.
While addressing the meeting, the Principal Secretary emphasized upon framing of year long calendar of activities to be carried out by the Academy in different parts of the UT. He also advised for creating a well designed coffee table book depicting different works regarding preservation and promotion of our culture, languages and different art forms of J&K.
Gupta asked the Academy to engage youth of the UT in their activities so that they get acquainted with rich art and cultural treasures of the region. He enjoined upon them to provide much requisite platforms to the young generation for chiseling and fine-tuning of their art forms in a total professional manner. In this regard, he called for holding workshops, exhibitions and talent-hunt shows on regular basis.
He said that the art forms like music, dance, poetry, drama and painting are stress busters, the need of which is felt by all during these times. He asked for providing people the art of their choice so that they relish it to add colour to their lives. He also advised for creating awareness among public about the rich and diverse art, culture and languages of different regions of J&K found from Kathua to Kupwara. He directed for adding ‘Cultural Vibrancy’ to the overall ambience of J&K which is abundantly blessed with unique cultural legacy. He called for dissemination of information through circulation of short videos, brochures and leaflets among public so that they can associate themselves with the Academy for showcasing their talent.
