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- A workshop was held at Srinagar’s Institute of Hotel Management for promoting the city’s art and craft.
- This event was held to prepare a dossier for the inclusion of Srinagar in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network(UCCN) as a city of Crafts and Folk Art.Jammu and Kashmir does not have any site or monument with the UNESCO inscription of a World Heritage.
- If the nomination comes through,Srinagar will become the fourth Indian city after (a)Varanasi(Music) (b)Jaipur(Crafts and Folk Art) and (c)Chennai (Music) to become part of the network of 180 cities.
- The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a project of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO).It was launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities which recognized creativity as a major factor in their urban development.
- The Network recognizes the following creative fields:(a)Crafts and Folk Arts (b)Media Arts (c)Film (d)Design (e)Gastronomy (f)Literature and (f)Music.
- The network aims to foster mutual international cooperation with and between member cities committed to investing in creativity as a driver for sustainable urban development,social inclusion and cultural vibrancy.



