In a spirited and inclusive exercise, now the Ministry of Culture has come up with a special festival series called 'Amrit Parampara', a big-bang cultural event to bring India together in its diverse colourful arts. This series is dedicated to the cultural oriented traditions of the country and the opportunities of the people to develop various genres of art in various regions of the huge territory. Besides hosting the event to usher in cultural sensitivity to Indian society, it is also meant to promote a high sense of unity and identity among the citizens.
To arrive at the name “Amrit Parampara,” the term “Amrit” denotes nectar or elixir – both pure and divine and the term “Parampara” implies, Tradition. Together, the phrase encapsulates the essence of the festival: a celebration of the primitive culture or tradition of India, which are as divine as nectar. The festival aims at restoring and performing all the traditions to feel the pride and nationality among Indian people regardless of the regional and linguistic division.
Objectives
- Celebration of Cultural Diversity: the organisation Amrit Parampara is to show how numerous and diverse the culture of India is, which includes the arts, languages, and customs. Being a cultural event, it gives audience an opportunity to observe and appreciate the distinctive features of people of other regions of the country, and to learn to accept the differences.
- Promotion of Traditional Arts: The idea behind the festival is to bring back the lost traditional art all over the world that does not get much attention due to the huge influence of modern art. Regarding this, the Amrit Parampara seeks to introduce these art forms to the foreground with the purpose to retain and maintain the cultural identity of India in the future.
- Unity through Art: Unification of people through art forms is one the main goals that can be achieved through the organization of the festival. Hence, focusing on the principal aspects of the Indian culture, the festival is designed to develop people’s unity and conformity with Indian people.
Highlights of Amrit Parampara
The ‘Amrit Parampara’ festival series that started by the Ministry of Culture is one of the great attempts to pay glorious tribute of Indian supercilious culture. This series is aimed at the coming together of the nation in terms of arts and culture, the best in Indian artistic prowess. Here are the key highlights of this magnificent festival series:
Inaugural Event: "Kaveri Meets Ganga"
The inaugural festival was begun with an engaging programme entitled "Kaveri Meets Ganga", which sought to represent the union of two major rivers of India. This cultural event incorporated two forms of music, Dance and tradition from the southern and northern part of India. Bharatanatyam dance and Kathak dance enthralled the audiences and Carnatic and Hindustani classical vocal music presented a composed music concert that spoke the cultural integration of two different worlds. Performances and others exhibits were performances taken from folk traditions of Karnataka Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar where much of the living traditions are captured and which are a part of India’s heritage.
Classical Dance Extravaganza
“Amrit Parampara” portrays a group of some of the best and acclaims classical dancer of the country. Starting from Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi Odissi and Kathak, the festival provides a ground to these beautiful art forms to be showcased. Every performance speaks for the dance and drama, beauty, technique, and hard work of many artists who are still up to this day, practicing these classical values.
Musical Maestros
The festival series also features shows by leading performers in the field of Indian classical music. Both Carnatic and Hindustani styles are represented, with concerts by eminent vocalists, instrumentalists, and ensembles. The blending of these two distinct yet complementary styles creates a musical journey that reflects the diversity and richness of India's cultural heritage.
Folk Arts and Traditions
It may also be noteworthy to emphasize that the concept behind the event “Amrit Parampara” to a significant extent explored folk arts. Some of the benefits of the festival include a chance to unique folk performances from different regions of the country. From Punjabi Bhangra to the Kalbelia dance from Rajasthan the festival captures the rich ethos of the rural India. Through song and dance, and even fairy tales, individuals are introduced to traditional forms of displayed art they can relate to with distinct tribes and places.
Art and Craft Exhibitions
“Amrit Parampara” has sections that contain art and cultural exhibitions which display the work of art and Indian arts and crafts workmanship. Such exhibitions are embroidered fabrics, ceramics, painting, carving, sculpture and others which depict the diverse artistic endowment of various parts of the country. In addition to that, through an encouragement of folk crafts and products the festival benefits the artisans in their community and aids in passing of these skills through generations.
Workshops
To attract more people and create conditions for their active participation, the festival’s program also includes workshops and Master classes with artists and performers. These sessions allow people to attend sections where they will be introduced to different kinds of art, given a chance to create some basic crafts, and explained some of the things that go into performance art. The kind of interactions makes people embrace the richness of India’s cultural and historical creations and challenge other young talents and enthusiasts into coming up with creativity.
Promoting Cultural unity
“Amrit Parampara” is open for everyone including Indian artists and International artists. The festival also includes international artists and culture delegations to increase understanding and partnership. This festival unites artists of different countries so people can see that art has no language or nationality and inspires people to augment their respect for the others.
Promoting Cultural Unity
The overall concept of “Amrit Parampara” is unity of all cultures. As a result, the festival series give an understanding of cultural diversity around the regions but at the same time, people will be mindful of the united culture within the nation. It gains their allegiance and builds pride and identity that is supported by conceptualisation of unity in diversity.
Impact and Vision
The event was well applauded by the society due to how it was able to come up innovative way of embracing the cultural difference. The event has provided an opportunity for the artists, musicians, dancers, and artisans at the festivals from different areas to show appreciation with one another and the viewers. This marks the beginning of the “Amrit Parampara” festival series and the turnout of this first one is inviting. Subsequent programmes under this series will enhance and popularise the various annexe of India’s cultural link-up, which would be a take-off to understanding its diverse culture.
Conclusion
The evident “Kaveri Meets Ganga” a programme under the “Amrit Parampara” festival series organised by the Ministry of Culture is an innovative step toward the conservation of our art and culture. The show’s integration of two representations of two major rivers of the country will be an indicator of the cultural unity of the people of India. This event comprised of dance, instrumental music, folks, and crafts to portray the main theme of unity in diversity as found in India. In pursuing the continuation of the series of “Amrit Parampara”, it will Continue to contribute in the achievement of the aspects of integration and unity of the Indian culture; thus cultivate among all Indians the feeling of belonging and pride in the nation.
Ministry of Culture
One of the major ministries of the Indian government, the Ministry of Culture has a specific objective to preserve culture and facilitate its dissemination across the country. Its goal is to preserve the nation's cultural legacy, which spans thousands of years and includes many languages, artworks, and crafts.
Mandate and Responsibilities
The Ministry's main responsibility is to preserve and promote India's cultural heritage. This includes history, culture and custom of the people that has made it easier for the people to claim their tangible heritage and intangible heritage. It is also responsible for supervising several other organizations such as Archaeological survey of India (ASI), National Archives of India, National Museum and Several Cultural academies.
Key Initiatives
- Conservation and Preservation: In this regard the Ministry pursues many activities for preserving historical buildings and archaeological sites of India. The National Mission for Manuscripts is an example of an ever expanding project that is dedicated to collecting and preserving manuscripts and texts.
- Promotion of Arts and Culture: Under the schemes of "Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana" the Ministry patronizes more than one form of art; music, both-classical and folk, dance, theatre and visual arts. They hold cultural fests, art exhibitions and other performing arts related activities all to promote the culture and different art of India.
- Cultural Exchange: The Ministry fosters for exchange relations with other countries so as to promote cultural relation and understanding of India culture. Such programme such as “Festival of India” is organized outside India in order to show the versatility of Indian culture.
- Digital Initiatives: The Ministry being in support of innovation has adapted to new techniques providing services such as the “National Virtual Library of India” to access to cultural resources online.