Sanskriti literally means the ‘process of cultivating’.
Heritage is its fruit. The need to create, to discover,
to imagine is universal and requires expression and therefore
support.
The purpose of Sanskriti Foundation is to cultivate an
environment for the preservation and development of the
artistic and cultural expressions of India but of the
world as a whole.
Established in 1978, Sanskriti Foundation is a registered
Public Charitable Trust based in New Delhi, India. Sanskriti
perceives its role as that of a catalyst, in revitalizing
cultural sensitivity in contemporary times.
Aims
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To create an understanding
and appreciation of Indian traditional arts and culture
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To encourage intercultural artistic
dialogues and collaborations between international
artists, arts practitioners and local Indian artisans
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To support, nurture and nourish emerging
artists, writers and social entrepreneurs
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To offer visibility to indigenous
traditional arts and artisans, crafts and crafts-persons
through the Sanskriti museums
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To perpetuate and strengthen the cultural
roots of the emerging generation world over
- To increase the appreciation of Indian arts, heritage
and crafts through education and participatory activities
among young people
Activities
Sanskriti is dedicated to promoting, preserving and
presenting the Indian traditional arts and culture through
the following programme of work:
- Support and nurture young talents from the fields
of arts, crafts and museum through
Sanskriti Awards and Fellowships
- Provide a retreat at Sanskriti Kendra as a space for
contemplation, exploration and the
development of creative ideas in a supportive environment
- Host residency programmes as a way of supporting and
helping artists, writers, scholars and
creative individuals to strengthen their practice
- Increase the appreciation of Indian traditional crafts
among public through the collections at
the Museum of Everyday Arts of India, Museum of Indian
Terracotta and the Museum of Indian Textiles
- To develop and nurture appreciation of Indian arts
and crafts through the educational
programmes, cultural orientation programme and outreach
activities for children and young
people.
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