SOUTH ZONE CULTURAL CENTRE
SOUTH ZONE CULTURAL CENTRE South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC) is one of the seven Cultural Centers the country and was established in 1986, at Tiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district. The center was later shifted to Thanjavur town. Its main operational areas include the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and Union Territories of Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. The center is dedicated to the promotion of fine arts, dance, drama, music, theater and crafts related forms. It also promotes and preserves the art forms by improving opportunities for the artists, documenting dying art forms and ensuring the participation of the youth in cultural activities. Its emblem has seven round cornered squares filled with seven different colours for seven different States.