Power of Culture for a Just Society | Sudha Gopalakrishnan | TEDxSomaiyaVidyavihar

The recorded history of India goes back to over four thousand years, and is a complex web of ideas and beliefs. But this heritage is disappearing rapidly, due to negligence and lack of awareness. Her project, “Sahapedia”, is a multilingual online encyclopedia of Indian Arts and Culture. Sahapedia documents all forms of heritage, making it more democratic and accessible, and not just a preserve of a few. According to her, making the new generation value their roots, is where culture plays a role in creating a Just Society.
Sudha Gopalakrishnan is an artist as well as a champion of preserving India's heritage. She is the Executive Director of Sahapedia, an online multi-media library that enables exploration of the rich cultural landscape of India.
With over thirty years of experience in multiple aspects of Indian arts and heritage, she has lead the National Mission for Manuscripts- a nation-wide effort to document, conserve, and place in the public domain one million Indian manuscripts, worked on the policy and practice relating to Intangible Cultural Heritage with UNESCO, and published several books including Kutiyattam: The Heritage Theatre of India.
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