Become relics of the future

For all the talk of our vast heritage, cultural outreach in India is sub-optimal today. Apart from the India Art Fair, I cannot think of a single significant initiative in recent times to modernise this sector and bring it in line with global best practices. Soon after Independence, institutions like the National Museum, the National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Akademi were set up, acknowledging that cultural achievements must go hand in hand with economic achievements in the young republic. Celebrating newness and experimentation while keeping pride in our heritage seemed to be the goal then. Today, most cultural institutions, including museums seem to suffer from a time warp, where keeping things unchanged seems to be a laudable objective.

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