History

Art and Culture are intertwined. In order to preserve the traditional Tamil Arts and Culture for a noble cause and to carry the art of Music, Drama, Dance, Painting, Sculpture to the younger generation through Music and Fine Arts Institutions, to co-ordinate and implement various cultural schemes for the development of artists involved in such arts, a separate department namely the 'Department of Art and Culture' was formed in December 1991. The various Government cultural organisations and art institutions that were functioning under the administrative control of different departments... View More