Haryana to popularise its culture through travelling troupes

CHANDIGARH - In a bid to popularise Haryanvi culture, heritage and folk arts across the world, the Haryana government has decided to send cultural troupes to other states of the country once in a month and to other countries once a year.

“Our cultural troupes will travel to different places so that people all around the world could be familiarised with our rich Haryanvi art and culture,” Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Information and Public Relations) Sharda Rathore said Tuesday.

“Our cultural troupes will be sent to other states and foreign countries on artist-exchange basis. We would also invite artists from those places to perform in our state. This exchange programme will give a new dimension to the culture of Haryana,” she added.

She said the Haryana government has also constituted various awards to boost the morale of artists and to promote the state’s art and culture.

“Our department would also organise cultural and information fairs at district and divisional level every month so that the budding talent, hidden in the rural areas, can get a platform to exhibit their abilities,” Rathore added.