ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT 2016-2017 The South Zone Cultural Centre at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu was established as a Society under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, came into existence on 31st January 1986 with the objective to integrate people of India through Culture, art and heritage. The Centre has jurisdiction over the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. During the year 2016-17 SZCC, in association with the Member States, has arranged around 169 programmes. More than 10,414 artistes from various parts of the country have been paid for their participation in various programmes conducted during the year. These programmes could be conducted successfully with the active participation and support of each Member State. Some of the programmes organised are highlighted below: ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED DURING THE YEAR 2016-2017 During the Year 2016-17 the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur has conducted 169 Cultural Programmes in which 10414 artistes have participated. The following is a comparative statement of programmes conducted in various States/Union Territories during the last 7 years. Sl. 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- State/UT No 11 12 13 14 15 2016 2017 01 Andaman &Nicobar Islands 1 1 1 5 2 01 01 02 Andhra Pradesh 1 3 3 7 4 07 07 03 Karnataka 1 4 4 9 20 09 17 04 Kerala 5 3 6 27 25 14 11 05 Lakshadweep 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 06 Puducherry 5 2 7 18 10 21 22 07 Tamil Nadu 26 51 71 70 86 110 92 08 Telangana 0 0 0 0 1 04 05 09 Other Zones 4 0 3 9 10 11 14 10 Programmes Abroad 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 Total 44 65 95 150 160 177 169 Further, the number of artistes from the Member States and also from other States performed in various programmes organised by SZCC during the past 7 years is shown below 175 Artistes from Member States performed during the years from 2010-2011 to 2016-2017 2015-2016 2016-2017 Sl. Artistes from 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 3rd No. State/UT Male Female Total Male Female Total gender 1 Andaman 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 336 261 344 731 433 645 234 879 603 212 0 815 3 Karnataka 211 192 462 671 1013 466 205 671 684 276 0 960 4 Kerala 756 230 663 738 966 461 138 599 386 195 0 581 5 Lakshadweep 15 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 28 0 0 28 6 Puducherry 695 756 771 2005 622 1798 1068 2866 1174 439 0 1613 7 Tamil Nadu 1477 1901 1452 1685 2900 3454 1825 5279 2186 924 2 3112 8 Telangana 0 0 0 0 252 224 133 357 409 241 0 650 Total 3490 3340 3692 5830 6230 7048 3603 10651 5470 2287 2 7759 Artistes from Other States performed during the years from 2010-2011 to 2016-2017 1 Arunachal Pradesh 13 0 0 45 105 0 15 15 60 75 0 135 2 Assam 77 15 76 211 359 134 69 203 139 116 0 255 3 Bihar 0 0 15 46 0 0 0 0 25 11 0 36 4 Chhattisgarh 0 0 15 15 66 0 0 0 42 9 0 51 6 Goa 60 0 15 0 0 1 0 1 8 11 0 19 7 Gujarat 65 30 91 150 197 141 68 209 69 43 0 112 8 Haryana 0 15 60 15 90 141 68 209 49 32 0 81 9 Himachal Pradesh 15 0 0 0 32 10 5 15 33 12 0 45 10 Jammu & Kashmir 15 0 0 103 163 149 90 239 293 77 0 370 176 11 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 29 12 Madhya Pradesh 77 105 105 126 155 144 107 251 145 37 0 182 13 Maharashtra 0 40 75 76 117 15 20 35 54 8 0 62 14 Manipur 55 22 45 202 205 185 36 221 181 64 0 245 15 Meghalaya 0 0 0 30 90 0 0 0 42 18 0 60 16 Mizoram 30 15 15 16 102 18 17 35 8 7 0 15 17 Nagaland 0 0 0 46 75 0 13 13 16 46 0 62 18 New Delhi 6 0 0 54 16 1 0 1 19 23 0 42 19 Odisha 69 21 68 144 143 119 57 176 153 74 0 227 20 Punjab 60 15 105 103 73 45 0 45 98 9 0 107 21 Rajasthan 0 0 0 70 156 44 25 69 88 71 0 159 22 Sikkim 0 0 0 60 90 0 0 0 31 20 0 51 23 Dadra &Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 15 24 Tripura 0 0 15 45 135 38 31 69 44 31 0 75 25 Uttar Pradesh 0 15 15 0 31 27 18 45 50 18 0 68 26 Uttrakhand 30 0 15 12 173 76 39 115 36 26 0 62 27 West Bengal 47 15 60 49 243 102 29 131 75 0 0 75 28 Abroad Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 15 Total 619 308 790 1618 2816 1390 707 2097 1810 845 0 2655 The Abstract of artistes performed in various programmes conducted by SZCC are as below: 177 Sl. States 2010- 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-2016 2016-2017 No. 11 M F Total M F 3rdgender Total 01. Member States 3490 3340 3692 5830 6230 7048 3603 10651 5470 2287 2 7759 02. Other States & 619 308 790 1618 2816 1390 707 2097 1810 845 0 2655 Abroad Team Total 4109 3648 4482 7448 9046 8438 4310 12748 7280 3132 2 10414 178 The Expenditure incurred for conducting programmes in member states during the years 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 are as below. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (Rs Lakhs Sl.No States/UT (Rs Lakhs ) (Rs Lakhs (Rs. Lakhs ) ) ) Approximate 1 Andaman 15.00 23.15 15.12 14.15 2 Andhra Pradesh 12.00 39.68 22.96 47.67 with With Telangana Telangana 3 Karnataka 30.00 103.52 68.34 116.67 4 Kerala 40.00 57.31 57.66 98.93 5 Lakshadweep 00.00 22.67 00.01 00.00 6 Puducherry 35.00 37.37 77.90 90.99 7 Tamil Nadu 100.00 195.82 224.51 240.81 8 Telangana with A.P with A.P 13.29 21.53 9 Other States 00.00 00.00 53.87 83.45 10 RSM, Bangalore 00.00 00.00 00.00 238.25 Total 232.00 479.52 533.66 952.45 179 Programmes Highlights April 2016 Simhastha Kala Utsav 2016 Under the direction of Ministry of Culture, Government of India South Zone Cultural Centre arranged troupes from its Member States for Simhastha Kala Utsav held at Bhoj Manch, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Dummy Horse, Karagam & Kavadi and Periya Melam fromTamil Nadu, Mathuri, Lambadi & Dhimsa from Telangana, Garagalu from Andhra Pradesh, Kaaliyattam of Puducherry, Thiruvthirakali from Kerala, Veeragasi, from Karnataka were presented. May 2016 Programmes were presented in Summer Festival arranged in various parts of Tamil Nadu. Thudumbattam, Dollukunitha, Goravayulu, Mathuri & Bonalu, Thappattam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattam were performed. The Centre has also participated in the Mega Cultural Festival held at Jawahar Public School, Edava, Kerala. Artforms viz. Dummy Horse, Karagam, Kavadi, Bhangra, Sambalpuri, Veerakasi, Garagalu were performed during the festival. June 2016 SZCC has organized National Terracotta Workshop in the premises of SZCC. 27 Terracotta Crafts Artisans from various places from India participated. International Yoga Day SZCC has arranged the Yoga Training on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Thanjavur. SZCC also organized International Yoga Day at Madurai, Tamil Nadu and Davangere, Karnataka. Programmes were presented in Summer Festival held at Salem, Cuddalore and Elagiri, Tamil Nadu. Dollukunitha, Mathuri, Thappattam, Kalkol Attam, Kuchipudi and Bharathanatyam were performed. July 2016 SZCC participated in the Birth Anniversary Celebration of Poet Vanidasan held in Puducherry and in Book Festival held at Thanjavur. Art forms viz., Thappattam, Therukoothu, Thudumbattam, Devarattam, Karagam and Kavadi were presented during the festival. 180 August 2016 SZCC presented Kuchipudi, Kalbelia and Bihu dances during the Independence Day celebrations held in Raj Bhavan, Chennai and also participated in World Folklore Day held at Bangalore, Karnataka and presented folk artfroms viz., Dummy Horse, Karagam, Kavadi, Kolkali and Lambadi. SZCC in collaboration with Film Division organized Film Festival in its premises. 14 Nos. of Short Films were screened during the Film Festival. More than 1000 school children witnessed and enjoyed the programmes. South Zone Cultural Centre actively participated in Fete-De-Puducherry a major cultural event of Puducherry organized by the Government of Puducherry. This festival was conducted at Puducherry (in 8 Rural Areas) Karaikal and Yanam from 14 th to 18th of August 2016 coinciding with the “De Jure Day” Celebrations. 4 troupes from Northern Zone and 1 troupe from North East, 9 troupes from Member States and 57 Folk, Music,Classical Dance and Drama troupes from Puducherry and Karaikal Areas have participated in this Mega Cultural Festival. September 2016 SZCC participated in the 93rd Birth Anniversary celebrations of Poet Tamil Oli at Puducherry.