Some people believe that government money should be spent on important things than arts such as painting and music. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Whether

art

and artists should receive

government

funding has always been a topic of debate. Some people argue that the

government

should spend its money on more important things like health and education

instead

of sponsoring artists and

art

events. I do not quite agree with

this

view. In my opinion, it is important to spend on sectors like healthcare, education and infrastructure.

This

,

however

, does not mean that

art

and artists can be neglected. Artists can’t save lives or build bridges, but they still contribute to the society in their own way.

Music

,

for example

, soothes the mind. Listening to

music

is actually the favourite pastime of busy professionals who lead extremely stressed out lives.

In other words

, by supporting

music

and musicians, the

government

is indirectly helping the emotional

wellbeing

Suggestion

well being

of its people.

Likewise

, dancers

enthrall

hold spellbound

enthralled

the audience with their performance. Cultural programmes like

music

and

dance draw

Accept comma addition

dance, draw

a large audience and generate money. By simply organizing

such

events for

art

lovers and tourists, the

government

can not only help budding artists who need an avenue to showcase their

talent but

Accept comma addition

talent, but

also

generate

revenue

that can be used for developing other sectors. Tourism is a major source of

revenue

for governments all over the world and artists have immense power to attract tourists.

For example

, Indian classical dances and

music

have always fascinated a large number of tourists. They visit the country to watch these performances and even

enroll

register formally as a participant or member

enrolled

in dance and

music

schools here to learn the

art

.

This

is a source of

revenue

for the

government

. To conclude, nobody is asking the

government

to promote

arts

Suggestion

the arts

at the expense of other sectors. Any

such

move would be suicidal.

Instead

, what the

government

needs to do is to earmark a small portion of its

revenue

for the promotion of

arts

Suggestion

the arts

. Like any other sector,

arts

Suggestion

the arts

also

generate jobs and help the society on the whole