Arts, culture play key roles in civilisational development: Prez Bhandari

KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said a deeper level of interaction between the arts and society is needed to direct the society on a right track and get inspired by the society's uniqueness. Addressing a programme organised on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of Culture Corporation (Rastriya Naachghar) in Kathmandu on Sunday, President Bhandari said the Culture Corporation and different academies in the countries should take a leading role in mutual cooperation and coordination. [caption id="attachment_25203" align="alignnone" width="1000"] President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurates a programme organised on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of Culture Corporation (Rastriya Naachghar) in Kathmandu on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Photo: RSS[/caption] According to the President, arts and cultures are the nation's unique identity and how society and country are contributing to the development and promotion of its unique culture is one of the measuring tools about a country's prosperity and its civilisation in the contemporary world. In this regard, different forms of drama, songs and music, dance, demonstrative arts and others are making invaluable contributions to Nepal's unique culture and development of civilisation, President Bhandari added. "Since ancient times, our ancestors have encouraged us to safeguard arts and cultures by internalizing their importance. Literature, art and music promote the humanitarian aspirations," she believed. By RSS READ ALSO:

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