stein ▁Gallery , ▁Min ne apolis ▁ ▁Bat on ▁Gallery , ▁Se oul ▁Gallery ▁Bat on ▁on ▁O cul a ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ital ian ▁photograph ers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cultural ▁Z ones ▁of ▁India ▁are ▁seven ▁over la pping ▁zones ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁promote ▁and ▁preserve ▁the ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁of ▁various ▁regions ▁of ▁India . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁zones ▁has ▁been ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁z onal ▁centre . ▁Most ▁z onal ▁cent res ▁were ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India , ▁Raj iv ▁Gand hi , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁formally ▁began ▁function ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 - 8 7 ▁period . ▁Their ▁stated ▁goal ▁is ▁" to ▁strength en ▁the ▁ancient ▁roots ▁of ▁Indian ▁culture ▁and ▁evol ve ▁and ▁en rich ▁composite ▁national ▁culture ". ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Kol k ata , ▁formerly ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁British ▁India ▁and ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" C ult ural ▁Capital ▁of ▁India ." ▁ ▁The ▁zones ▁ ▁Each ▁zone ▁has ▁a ▁z onal ▁headquarters ▁where ▁a ▁z onal ▁cultural ▁center ▁has ▁been ▁established . ▁Several ▁states ▁have ▁membership ▁in ▁multiple ▁zones , ▁but ▁no ▁state ▁sub div isions ▁are ▁util ized ▁in ▁the ▁z onal ▁divisions . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁prom oting ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the