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EZCC: Eastern Zonal Cultural Center
If you are in Salt Lake and looking for the right place to go to for cultural recreation, then it is The Eastern Zonal Cultural Center (EZCC). It is the center for art, culture, dance, music and all other forms of artistic expression. EZCC has been set up to develop and promote the rich diversity and uniqueness of various arts and to upgrade and enrich and popularise Indian cultural heritage. The performances give special emphasis on art forms that link various regions of India focusing on the evolution of styles and and their contribution to the overall cultural heritage of the country. Very often that is why you will see programs here which encourage folk and tribal arts and special programs are held in EZCC to preserve and strengthen the vanishing art forms.
To involve the youth, there are seminars, exchanges, talks, workshops and several other cultural activities because such programs add to the creative cultural communication for shaping the minds of the young and talented. As a result if you are visiting the place you will find a team of young, talented, enthusiastic young people around.
EZCC also grants fellowships and scholarships to carry out research or study about the rich cultural heritage of India. The Eastern Zonal Cultural Center (EZCC) is one of the seven Zonal Cultural Centers established initially at Shantineketan, West Bengal on the initiative of the HRD Ministry in 1985, and has since shifted to Kolkata. An autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture it covers Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. If you are in Kolkata and interested to the local cultures then this is a must visit. EZCC also promotes and safeguards folk and tribal arts, theater rejuvenation, folk dance festivals and craft fairs besides other activities.
Eastern Zonal Cultural Center, IB-201, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 106
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