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News:International Ramayana Festival was organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) in New Delhi.

Facts:

About ICCR:

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India.
It was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad who was the first Education Minister of independent India.

Objectives of ICCR:

To actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes pertaining to India’s external cultural relations.
To foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries
To promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people and to develop relations with nations.