North Zone Cultural Centre

NZCC

North Zone Cultural Centre

Uttara Kṣētra Sāṁskr̥tika Kēṁdra

Formation| March 23, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-23)
Founder| Rajiv Gandhi
Type| Zonal Cultural Centre
Purpose| Education, preservation and promotion of arts and culture
Location|

* Patiala, India

Website| www.culturenorthindia.com
Old Moti Bagh palace in Patiala, seat of NZCC

North Zone Cultural Centre or NZCC (ISO: Uttara Kṣētra Sāṁskr̥tika Kēṁdra) in Patiala in Punjab state was first among several regional cultural centres established by Government of India to preserve and promote arts, crafts, traditions and cultural heritage of the Indian states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh.[1]

Establishment of North Zone Culture Centre was announced by then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Hussainiwala, Punjab on 23 March 1985.

The North Cultural Zone is one of seven Cultural Zones of India defined and provided with administrative infrastructure by the Government of India.[2]

30°20′0″N 76°23′38″E﻿ / ﻿30.33333°N 76.39389°E﻿ / 30.33333; 76.39389

## Other Regional Cultural Centres of India

[edit]

* East Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata
* North East Zone Cultural Centre, Chümoukedima, Nagaland
* North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Prayagraj
* West Zone Cultural Centre Udaipur
* South Zone Cultural Centre, Tanjavur
* South-Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "North Zone Cultural Centre". Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
2. ^ West Zone Culture Center, West Zone Culture Centre, retrieved 15 December 2010, "... West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC) with its headquarters at Udaipur is one of the seven Zonal Cultural Centres set up during 1986-87, under the direct initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India ..."

## External links

[edit]

* Official Website of North Zone Cultural Centre

* v
* t
* e

Cultural Zones of India

Cultural Zones of India|

* East Zone Cultural Centre
* North Zone Cultural Centre
* North Central Zone Cultural Centre
* North East Zone Cultural Centre
* South Zone Cultural Centre
* South-Central Zone Cultural Centre
* West Zone Cultural Centre

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template