Development of culture should be turned into a mass movement: CM
Source: CMO Readout
AGARTALA, August 05, 2025: Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said that culture plays the most important role in achieving mental and spiritual peace, and efforts should be made to showcase the traditional mixed culture of the state to the world. For this the development of culture should be turned into a mass movement, he asserted.
Dr Saha said this while speaking at the first meeting of the reconstituted State-level Cultural Advisory Committee at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Secretary of the ICA Department Dr PK Chakraborty, Director of the Department of Tourism Prashant Badal Negi, Director of the Department of ICA Bimbisar Bhattacharya and others were in attendance.
The Chief Minister has been the Chairman of the State-level Cultural Advisory Committee. The reconstituted committee has 39 members.
At the start of the meeting, the Chief Minister was introduced to the members of the Committee. In the opening of the discussion, the Chief Minister said that culture is the ornament of a society.
“It is necessary to take steps to modernize our own culture with innovative thinking in line with the present. Efforts should also be made to nurture and care for the traditional mixed culture of the state. In this regard, efforts should be made to maintain the traditional culture of the ethnic groups and bring innovation in cultural activities. Only then can the youth be attracted to our traditional culture,” Dr Saha opined.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi often emphasises skill development and so it is necessary to push skill development in every field, including culture.
“Special focus should be placed on skill development and the attractive presentation of artists from any field in the state. Talented artists should be found from the village level and provided with the necessary support,” the Chief Minister added.
Dr Saha said that traditional cultural activities are getting lost due to the pressure of modernity and efforts should be made to revive them through innovative thinking.
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