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Cultural Governance in a Global Context

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Abstract

As the juggernaut of world history rolled on, many civilizations rose and vanished but the spirit of India remained eternal and unconquerable, unharmed by the advance of time. History follows a continuous process of reinvention that can eventually prove elusive for those seeking to grasp its essential character. The history of this amazing sub-continent dates back to time immemorial. The political map was made up of countless kingdoms with fluctuating boundaries that rendered the country vulnerable to foreign invasions.

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  1. 1.

    Kim Ann Zimmermann (2017), What Is Culture? | Definition of Culture, Live Science.

  2. 2.

    Comments made by participants at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  3. 3.

    A.G. Krishna Menon (1993), Case study on the effects of tourism on culture and the environment, UNESCO.

  4. 4.

    The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts which originated in India.

  5. 5.

    The Upanishads are a collection of Sanskrit texts of religious and philosophical nature.

  6. 6.

    The Puranas are ancient Sanskrit scriptures, eighteen in number.

  7. 7.

    The word ‘Sanatan’ means eternal, the word “Dharma” means religious principles. Sanatan Dharma means “Eternal Religion.”

  8. 8.

    Yoga is a Sanskrit word derived from the Sanskrit root “yuj,” which means to connect, join or balance.

  9. 9.

    Ayurveda is an ancient medical tradition of India. The term is derived from the Sanskrit ayur, meaning “life” or “longevity,” and veda, meaning “knowledge.”

  10. 10.

    Title given to Jaipur because it has temples and shrines of immense religious sanctity.

  11. 11.

    Text from Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje, in a letter acknowledging the cultural governance workshop.

  12. 12.

    Monument in Jaipur with a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II.

  13. 13.

    UNESCO (2010), https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1338.

  14. 14.

    String instrument used in Hindustani classical music.

  15. 15.

    Dr. Kiran Seth, Spic Macay official website, Save the Tiger, and maybe also the “Rudra Veena”—a SPIC MACAY Perspective, http://spicmacay.com/.

  16. 16.

    Peter Bazalgette (2014), We have to recognize the huge value of arts and culture to society, The Guardian.

  17. 17.

    E. B. Havell (1912), THE BASIS FOR ARTISTIC AND INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL IN INDIA, THE THEOSOPHIST OFFICE, MADRAS.

  18. 18.

    Swadeshi meaning “of our own country.”

  19. 19.

    E. B. Havell (1912), The Adaptation of Indian Art to Modern Life—Indian Architecture, THE THEOSOPHIST OFFICE, MADRAS.

  20. 20.

    His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Founder Acharya of ISKCON). This quote is an excerpt from a letter written by him to his disciple on September 18, 1976.

  21. 21.

    Ananda Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese Tamil philosopher and metaphysicist, and a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history and symbolism, and an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West.

  22. 22.

    E. B. Havell (1907), The Revival of Indian Handicraft, Madras: G. A. Natesan & Co.

  23. 23.

    E. B. Havell (1912), The Adaptation of Indian Art to Modern Life—Indian Architecture, THE THEOSOPHIST OFFICE, MADRAS.

  24. 24.

    The Varna system in the Vedic scriptures divides society into four varnas (Brahmins-priestly class, Kshatriyas- warrior class, Vaishyas-business class and Shudras- meant to serve the other classes).

  25. 25.

    Views expressed made by Iftikhar Mulk Chisty at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  26. 26.

    Views expressed by Vikram Joshi at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  27. 27.

    Views expressed by Meenakshi Jha at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  28. 28.

    http://khojworkshop.org/.

  29. 29.

    Dr. Kiran Seth, Spic Macay official website, Save the Tiger … and maybe also the ‘Rudra Veena’ - a SPIC MACAY Perspective, http://spicmacay.com/.

  30. 30.

    Official website of Lalit Kala Akademi, http://lalitkala.gov.in/.

  31. 31.

    Official website of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), http://handicrafts.nic.in.

  32. 32.

    Official website of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), http://iccr.gov.in/.

  33. 33.

    Official website of Sangeet Natak Academy, http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/introduction.php.

  34. 34.

    Views expressed by Jayant Kastuar at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  35. 35.

    Official website of Sahitya Akademi, http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/aboutus/about.jsp.

  36. 36.

    Indrojit D. Chaudhuri (2015), Jaya Jaitly on Giving Indian crafts a voice through Dastkari Haat Samiti, Yourstory.

  37. 37.

    Official website of INTACH, http://www.intach.org/about-mission.php

  38. 38.

    Official website of ISKCON, http://www.krishna.com/.

  39. 39.

    Official website of Spic Macay, spicmacay.com/about.

  40. 40.

    Official website of Lalit Kala Akademi, MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION, http://lalitkala.gov.in/.

  41. 41.

    Official website of ICCR, http://iccr.gov.in/content/constitution.

  42. 42.

    Sohini Sen (2017), Heritage conservation yet to find favor with firms for CSR spend, Livemint.

  43. 43.

    Views expressed by Pooja Sood at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  44. 44.

    How to make your Organization Accountable? https://www.fundsforngos.org.

  45. 45.

    Views expressed by Dr. Annick Schramme at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  46. 46.

    Alan Brown (2015), Who Are Your Stakeholders? Wolfbrown.com.

  47. 47.

    Arts Impact Fund, https://artsimpactfund.org/.

  48. 48.

    Opinion of Mr. Uday Sahay in the Conference on Cultural Governance held in Delhi, India.

  49. 49.

    Official website of INTACH, http://www.intach.org/.

  50. 50.

    Views expressed by Ms. Bindu Manchanda at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  51. 51.

    Ashutosh Bhardwaj, (2017), ‘Cultural institutes to have revenue targets for ‘eventual self-sufficiency’’, The Indian Express.

  52. 52.

    Ashutosh Bhardwaj, (2017), ‘Cultural institutes to have revenue targets for ‘eventual self-sufficiency’ ‘, The Indian Express.

  53. 53.

    UNESCO PRESS (2013), Creative industries boost economies and development.

  54. 54.

    Views expressed by Uday Sahay at the Cultural Governance Conference organized in New Delhi, India by ARCH College of Design and Business, Jaipur.

  55. 55.

    Kapila Malik Vatsyayan (1972), Some aspects of cultural policies in India, UNESCO-Paris.

  56. 56.

    Official website of Ministry of Culture, Government of India. https://indiaculture.nic.in/.

  57. 57.

    Official website of Jaipur Literature Festival, https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/.

  58. 58.

    Thomas Schmitt (2011), Cultural Governance as a conceptual framework, MMG Working Paper

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Surana, A., Thoompunkal, B. (2019). India. In: King, I., Schramme, A. (eds) Cultural Governance in a Global Context. Palgrave Studies in Business, Arts and Humanities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98860-3_5

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