Peaking levels of creativity along, Mumbai and Hyderabad make place in UNESCO's creative cities network
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Mumbai, November 02: In a major achievement to two of the Indian prime cities, the UNESCO on Saturday designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of film and Hyderabad in the field of gastronomy.
Citing the occasion, Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel congratulated the people of Mumbai and Hyderabad for this unique distinction. The member cities that form part of the Network come from all continents and regions with different income levels and populations.
They work together towards a common mission ie placing creativity and the creative economy at the core of their urban development plans to make cities safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable, in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
UCCN, created in 2004, is a network of cities which are thriving, active centres of cultural activities in their respective countries. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 246 cities.
The 7 categories for recognition under UCCN are Crafts and Folk Arts, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Music, Media, Arts and Literature. Previously three Indian cities were recognized as members of UCCN, namely Jaipur for Crafts and Folk Arts and Varanasi for Creative city of Music in 2015 and Chennai for Creative city of Music in 2017.