"To ensure that India's cultural legacy survives the onslaught of time, SPICMACAY will have to provide a platform for nurturing young folk talent at the local level besides showcasing the talent of established artists," he said.
The Governor was addressing the third meeting of the state advisory board of SPICMACAY's Uttarakhand chapter at Raj Bhawan here.
Qureshi, who is the chairperson of SPICMACAY's Uttarakhand chapter, asked the institution to create an interest among the youth towards their culture by organising its art and culture-based programmes in remote hill areas.
Principals of different colleges and Vice-Chancellors of universities, who attended the meeting, unanimously proposed that SPICMACAY should extend the ambit of its activities to rural areas to sensitise the youth to culture and arts.