2025 Retrospective: The Year of Restart: National Convention on Arts and Culture

Consider the budget of the neglected sector. For instance, the budget for the Ministry of Housing and Land is Rs 2.5 billion, while that for Arts and Culture is only Rs 837 million. It has been emphasized that "the state of the economy" is catastrophic. In such a context, what can culture achieve? A look back at the significant events of 2025, the year of restart.

The National Convention – the preferred term over ‘Assises’ – took place between September and November...