This is the first time in the history of 70 years of Indian Council For Culture Relations (ICCR) that Indian cinema is also being included in other culture programmes of ICCR. Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri from the film industry will be representing culture in ICCR. Accepting charge after President Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe formalised his appointment. Agnihotri is also a member of the board of India’s Central Board Of Film Certification. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister.
