Indian Military Heritage Festival
Source: PIB
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Overview
- News in Brief
- About Military Heritage Festival
- United Service Institution of India (USI)
Why in the News?
Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first edition of Indian Military Heritage Festival.
News in Brief
- The two-day festival aims to celebrate India’s rich military culture and heritage.
- Evolved over the centuries, through conversations, art, dance, drama, story-telling and exhibitions.
- It will primarily bring forward different understandings and perspectives through panel discussions by eminent scholars, practitioners and serving as well as retired officers.
- Also launched Project Udbhav, a joint collaboration of the Indian Army and the United Service Institution of India.
About Military Heritage Festival
- People are largely unaware of the different facets of the military History of India.
- The festival seeks to create a benchmark in the domain of public engagement with military history and heritage through interaction
- Also adhering to the goals for developing the Armed Forces in the 21st century.
- The Festival give a new thrust to the study of Indian military culture, traditions & history.
- It will add tangible value to the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives.
- It also provides a platform for discussing various contemporary issues relating to India and the world pertaining to security, strategy and international relations.
- Showcase military culture through military band performances, including the Army Symphony Band presentation and Brass band displays and a Cultural Gala Evening.
- An exhibition to highlight and celebrate select milestones and achievements in the nation’s long and illustrious military history is being organised in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Heritage, the Ministry of Culture.
United Service Institution of India (USI)
- USI is the oldest national security and defence services think tank.
- It is based in New Delhi.
- It was established in 1870.
- USI operates two centres
- Centre for Strategic Studies and Simulation (CS3) is focused on conducting research and analyses on national and international security issues.
- The Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research (CAFHR) studies the history of the Indian Armed Forces.
- USI operates centres for research in various areas of national security.
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