Social Cultural Regions (SCR)

Social Cultural Regions (SCR)

SCR it is easier to understand the people, agriculture, traditions Seasons, and buying selling periods. You can also plot them to your needs, say cooking medium: some SCR’s are mustard oil users and some may be groundnut oil users. You can also map hard and soft water. A social planner will have several maps. Maps by food and crop, map by religion, map by monsoon …more the merrier.

Socio cultural regions helps you understand the soul of the place. Often references like “paan belt” or “cow belt” may not sound politically right but they carry a lot of weight. Why Eastern UP is similar to north Bihar? When merging Bhojpur enters Chapra – Siwaan in Bihar and finally converges into Mithila the similarities are bound to happen. Mithila enters into Dwaar- Bang it converges into Bengal. Similarities in language ,food, dress , make up and structures of house are seen.

Cultural Zone of India

The Cultural Zones of India are seven overlapping zones defined by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India to promote and preserve the cultural heritage of various regions of India. Each of these zones has been provided with a zonal centre. Most zonal centres were announced by the then-Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1985 and formally began functioning in the 1986-87 period. Their stated goal is "to strengthen the ancient roots of Indian culture and evolve and enrich composite national culture".

Capital of the British India and the West Bengal's capital the city of joy Kolkata is also known as the Cultural Capital of India.

Each zone has a zonal headquarters where a zonal cultural center has been established. Several states have membership in multiple zones, but no state subdivisions are utilized in the zonal divisions. In addition to promoting the culture of the zones they are responsible for, each zonal center also works to cross-promote and create exposure to other cultural zones

of India by orgazining functions and inviting artistes from other zones.

Zone	Zonal Centre	Extent
South Culture Zone	Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu,	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep
South Central Culture Zone	Nagpur, Maharashtra	Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana
North Culture Zone	Patiala, Punjab	Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Chandigarh
North Central Culture Zone	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, Delhi
East Culture Zone	Kolkata, West Bengal	West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Sikkim, UT Andaman & Nicobar Islands
North East Culture Zone	Dimapur, Nagaland	Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya
West Culture Zone	Udaipur, Rajasthan	Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli