Ministry of Culture Convenes conference on collaborative models

The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, today organised “Creative India: Collective Possibilities”, a conference on collaborative models for India’s creative economy, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Inaugurated by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture, the Conclave brought together representatives of the Central and State Governments, the Ministry’s institutions, industry, philanthropy, the creative community and international partners, to explore how India’s cultural wealth can contribute more fully to growth, livelihoods and India’s place in the world.

“The creative power of India is its real power,” said Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. “Ours is a living civilisation, whose creativity belongs to every region and every generation. As the world turns to an economy of ideas and imagination, our task is to connect this talent with opportunity, so that India’s culture becomes a foundation of its prosperity and of its voice in the world.”

Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture. sdaid, “When the Ministry opens the door and partners carry the work forward, our heritage becomes a living resource for communities, artists and enterprise alike. The Creative Economy Division has been created to build exactly these partnerships.”

Setting the context, Shri Inderjeet Singh, IAS, Joint Secretary (Creative Economy), placed culture at the heart of India’s development agenda, from the Kashi Culture Pathway to the vision of Viksit Bharat. He described the Ministry’s 43 organisations, from more than 3,600 protected monuments to museums, archives, Akademis and Zonal Cultural Centres, as the public infrastructure of India’s creative economy. (UPDATED ON 13TH NOVEMBER 2026)