Nashik, Aug. 4 -- International outreach through Davos 2027, the possibility of securing UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition for the heritage precincts of Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, and a host of cultural initiatives for Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 were among the key issues discussed during a review meeting chaired by Dr Kiran Kulkarni, Secretary, Marathi Language and Cultural Affairs Department, at the headquarters of the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Kumbh Mela Authority (NTKMA) on Monday. NTKMA Commissioner Shekhar Singh, senior officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and other concerned officers attended the meeting.

The meeting deliberated on a range of cultural programming initiatives aimed at strengthening the identity and gl...