supporting cultural festivels (hindu dated 4.11.2010 is worth reading.The cultural development intiatives taken by the Govt has not actualy promoted the art practices and festivels.The ministry has committed to to extend finances to festivels in mumbai and chennai to make them in to internationakl events.But all those promises remain non committel and the meagre annual grants accompanied by intricate procedures will not make any differance to the quality of cultural festivels.