IGNCA is hosting an exhibition ‘Africans in India: A Rediscovery’. This exhibition of photographs retracing the life and achievements of prominent Afro-Indians comes from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York and includes photographic reproductions of paintings from private collections and museums as well as contemporary photographs. This is the first time these photographs are being shown in India. The exhibition will be inaugurated at 5.30pm on 8th October, 2014 at IGNCA Amphitheatre. The inauguration will be followed by a performance by Siddi Goma Troupe, the Black Sufis of Gujarat at IGNCA Auditorium.
9th October, 2014 Curatorial Talk by Sylvianne A. Dioufe
Venue : IGNCA Matighar, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi Time : 5.00pm

15th October, 2014 Conference on “ Africans in India : A Rediscovery”
IGNCA Conference Room, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi Time: 10.00 a.m. onwards

The exhibition will be open from 9th October to 4th November, 2014 at Matighar, C.V. Mess, Janpath from 10.00am – 6.00pm (Monday closed).

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Director : Renuka George Duration : 70 minutes followed by Question and Answer session with Director.

This is a documentary film on Asad Ali Khan Khan (1937-2011), the eminent instrumentalist of Jaipur Beenkar gharana. Asad Ali was privileged to have a great family heritage, which boasted of legendary instrumentalists like Rajab Ali Khan, Musharraf Khan and Sadiq Ali Khan. He was one of the very few musicians to practice rudravina, an instrument now almost extinct.

The documentary takes us from Rampur, where his father was a court musician, to New Delhi where he lived until his death in June 2011. He shares with us the complexities of practicing this rare instrument. We get a glimpse of what life must have been like in the court days, and how the artistes of that generation dedicated themselves to their art. The artist plays at home for us, sharing his music generously and intimately.

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Prof Makarand Paranjape will read from his book ‘Body offering’ which is his first novel .Prof Paranjape teaches English at Jawaharlal Nehru University..

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The workshop will be conducted by Sr. Photography Officer of IGNCA for the school children of Govt. Sarvodaya Co-ed. Vidyalaya, Shahpur Jat.

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Remembering M.S. Subbalakshmi

By Dr. Srinivas Reddy, Asstt. Professor, South Asian Studies, IIT – Gandhinagar

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IGNCA in association with International Society for Music Education (ISME) is organizing a three day Seminar titled “Transformative Music and Music Education: Perspectives from research, policy and practice on music and social change” .

This first of its kind Seminar in India seeks to:
To engage with music educators in South Asia to share information on music education policy, practice, and research
To identify common aims with a view to developing collaborative projects between all project partners.
To report the findings of music social development projects in the region and beyond.
To identify ways in which the UNESCO developmental goals in Arts Education might be 
furthered in the region

Akhyan, an exhibition of masks, puppets and picture showmen in Indian narrative traditions by IGNCA is on display in Madrid, Spain at the Centro Dramatico Nacional (CDN), from 17th September to 12th October. Akhyan, an exhibition of masks, puppets and picture showmen in Indian narrative traditions by IGNCA is on display in Madrid, Spain at the Centro Dramatico Nacional (CDN), from 17th September to 12th October.

Akhyan which means a narrative or a story, explores and celebrates narrative traditions of India that tell a story through the use of speaking objects such as masks, puppets and pictures. It brings together these traditions not as museum pieces but as living forms of story-telling where the object is given life and projects its creator’s ideas and essence. It was first showcased in the IGNCA in 2010. In Spain, the exhibition will be held in two venues- Madrid and Tolosa.

The inaugural at CDN was attended by Mr. Miguel Ángel Recio, Director General of INAEM, Mr. Ernesto Caballero, Director of CDN, Ms. Elena Basagoitia, President of Centro de Iniciativas De Tolosa (CIT), and Ms. Idoya Otegui, Director of Tolosa Puppets International Center (TOPIC). The Indian Ambassador to Spain Shri. Vikram Misri and Jt Secretary of IGNCA, Ms. Veena Joshi were also present at the inauguration.

IGNCA will next be taking the exhibition to the Tolosa Puppets International Center (TOPIC) and Centro de Iniciativas De Tolosa (CIT) where it will be on from 18th October 2014 till March 2015.

Akhyan has been curated by Prof. Molly Kaushal of Janapada Sampada division, IGNCA. Shri. Dadi Pudumjee is the associate curator. The designer of the exhibition is Mr. Neeraj Sahai.

Previous Program details (held in 2010)

Aakhyan: Masks, Puppets and Picture Showmen Traditions of India

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Conference Hall, C.V. Mess, IGNCA ( 17,18,22,23,24,26 & 29 September.)

संघ की राजभाषा नीति के अनुसरण में राजभाषा विभाग,गृह मंत्रालय तथा संस्‍कृति मंत्रालय द्वारा समय-समय पर जारी दिशा-निर्देशों के अनुसार सरकारी कामकाज में हिन्‍दी के प्रयोग के प्रति अधिकारियों/ कर्मचारियों में जागरूकता उत्‍पन्‍न करने और इसके उत्‍तरोत्‍तर प्रयोग में तेजी लाने के उद्देश्‍य से पिछले वर्ष की तरह इस वर्ष भी इ.गा.रा.क.केन्‍द्र में सितम्‍बर माह में हिन्‍दी पखवाड़ा मनाए जाने का प्रस्‍ताव किया जाता है। पखवाड़े के दौरान आयोजित किए जाने वाले प्रस्‍तावित कार्यक्रम इस प्रकार हैं-

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