Published: 15th Nov, 2021
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Recently, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Srinagar as a part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).
Important facts about the designation
- The Srinagar city has been designated the creative city in the field of Crafts and Folk Arts - the only second city in India in this category after
- It will not only provide international recognition for the city of Srinagar but also help it with international funding, networking and vocational universities and pitching arts as a product.
- With this, Srinagar (the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir) has entered the club of 295 creative cities network across the world.
- Every year, UNESCO seeks applications for various cities across the globe for putting them under its UCCN project.
- In India, the applications are routed through the Ministry of Culture.
Indian Cities on UCCN
- Srinagar - Crafts and Folk Arts (2021)
- Mumbai – Film (2019)
- Hyderabad – Gastronomy (2019)
- Chennai- Creative city of Music (2017)
- Jaipur- Crafts and Folk Arts (2015)
- Varanasi- Creative city of Music (2015)
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