Srinivasan About this Portal The Ministry of Culture, India recognises the constant need to prepare itself for the digital future. A platform that hosts culturally significant data from a variety of repositories and institutions across India. The National Virtual Library of India project, which is supported by the Ministry of Culture of India, includes the Indian Culture Portal. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay designed and developed the portal. Data was contributed by Ministry of Culture organisations and vetted by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).