The South Zone Culture Centre (abbreviated as SZCC) is an autonomous organisation of the Ministry of Culture (India) Govt of India. It is one of the seven Zonal Cultural Centres established by the Indian Government in 1986 to preserve and promote traditional cultural heritage in India.
Each zonal center also works to cross-promote and create exposure to other cultural zones of India by organizing functions and inviting artistes from other zones. The current Chairman of the SZCC is the Hon' Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri R. N. Ravi, and the Director is K.K. Gopalakrishnan, a well-known cultural historian, author and Tagore National Scholar. The South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC) is one of the seven Zonal Cultural Zones in India defined and provided with administrative infrastructure by the Government of India.
Member states of the SZCC Andhra pradesh Andaman and Nicobar islands Karnataka Kerala Lakshadweep Pudhucherry Tamil Nadu Telangana
Other Regional Cultural Centres of India East Zone Cultural Centre, Kolkata North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, Punjab West Zone Cultural Centre Udaipur, Rajasthan North East Zone Cultural Centre, Chümoukedima, Nagaland South-Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Prayagraj
References
External links Official Website of South Zone Cultural Centre