NEWSTREK
NEED OF CULTURAL
POLICY FOR MUMBAI
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, formerly
known as Victoria and Albert Museum,
established in 1855 is the oldest
museum of the Mumbai city. It is
situated in Byculla East and treasures
decorative as well as industrial arts.
The necessity of an expansion of a new
building as part of its facilities, requires
to have discussion with the local
community,
authorities
and
stakeholders as it is facing some kind of
local protest due to loss of a playground
for the local community.
The Museum authorities are aware of
this loss and is on process to find a
solution to it with the local leaders. It
needs to undergo serious plan on its
cultural policy as it will enhance the
economy and soft power of the city and
the country as whole and specifically
Mumbai’s cultural scenario.
A country’s soft power is a tremendous
potential sector for its growth wherein
creative ventures and initiations could
spring to great heights involving its
performing arts, museums, art galleries,
visual arts, films, amphitheaters, food
culture, theatres, cultural hubs, etc.
Amrapaali / January 2015
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TIME FOR CHANGE
WITH CULTURE!
The
Culture
Minister,
Republic
of
Slovenia
Julijana Bizjak Mlakar
proposes to emphasize
more on cultural heritage
to boost cultural tourism
as investing opportunities
for her region. She understands culture
as "an important (developmental) factor
in the development of an innovative and
knowledge-based
society
that
contributes
to
the
efficiency
of
education,
economic
growth
and
employment,
the
development
of
democracy, and the fight against poverty
and social exclusion.“
Julijana Bizjak Mlakar is an experienced
politician; she was a member of the
National Assembly of the Republic of
Slovenia in the 2008–2011 term. She
has successfully worked especially in
the fields of health care, education,
culture and welfare and in other areas,
where
the
public
interest
was
endangered.
Prior to her election to the National
Assembly, she was Deputy Mayor of the
Municipality of Kamnik. As Minister of
Culture, she will endeavour, together
with her colleagues, to establish culture
as an important (developmental) factor
in the development of an innovative and
knowledge-based
society
that
contributes
to
the
efficiency
of
education,
economic
growth
and
employment,
the
development
of
democracy, and the fight against poverty
and social exclusion.
As Minister of Culture, she wants to
strengthen people’s awareness that
culture is a product of the most creative
forces in society, without which a
community cannot exist.
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