All the cultural activities to be organised this week have been cancelled by the Department of Culture, Madhya Pradesh.
A notice was issued on Tuesday, stating that the activities including Uttaradhikar and Abhinayan series have been called off till September 6. The events are cancelled due to the demise of former President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
It is to be noted, after the news of his death, the cultural activities to be held online by the Department of Culture are cancelled for the entire week. To pay him tribute and remember him the State mourning was announced on Tuesday.
Play under Abhinayan series to be held on Friday has also been cancelled. it is noteworthy that artists were given a sturdy platform online to present their performance. Due to the outbreak of Covid 19, the Department of Culture began an initiative to present the usual cultural activities like Uttaradhikar, a series of dance and music, and Abhinayan series of drama are being regularly broadcasted on Youtube channel.
Besides, the cultural activities are held every day on the department's youtube channel. in view of the worldwide crisis of Coronavirus, a creative initiative is taken by the Culture Department Madhya Pradesh Government by connecting the artists of the country and State, which has received an encouraging response.
The writers, poets and artists invited by the Department of Culture from time to time in its events, were requested to send their creative act for the society on their behalf in this hour of crisis, which they circulated to all through their social media. All the acts are being uploaded on the official YouTube channel of Department of Culture.