Upgraded Indian Culture Portal Launched

• 06 Mar 2026

On 5th March 2026, the Union Ministry of Culture launched Version 2.0 of the Indian Culture Portal (ICP).

• The upgraded platform aims to make India’s diverse cultural knowledge and heritage more accessible to scholars, researchers, and the general public through a single digital interface.
• The portal also provides access to a vast collection of resources, including manuscripts, museum collections, archival records, rare books, paintings, and audiovisual materials.
• The Indian Culture Portal was originally launched in December 2019 with the objective of democratising access to knowledge about India’s rich cultural traditions, history, literature, arts, and heritage.