Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

Date/Time Event
23/02/2017 - 25/02/2017
All Day
Conference on Idea of Bharat by Bharat Shikshan Mandal and Indira Gandhi National Open University in collaboration with M/o Health & Family Welfare, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.

Venue:  IGNOU premises, New Delhi, New Delhi
17/02/2017 - 19/02/2017
All Day
Three day National Conference on Global Perceptions of Indian Heritage in collaboration with Infinity Foundation India (IFI) Swadeshi Indology Conference Series. The Conference will be organized under the Bharat Vidya Prayojana.


Venue:  IGNCA, New Delhi , New Delhi
11/02/2017 - 17/02/2017
9:00 पूर्वाह्न - 12:00 अपराह्न
7 Day-Workshop on Bharata Muni's Nāṭyaśāstra by Prof Bharat Gupt.

Organised by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and Department of Hindi, Maharshi Dayananda University, Rohtak,

Vyakhyaa of Natyashastra with Abhinavabharati in Hindi with Pariprashna. For Resident Listeners.
4.00pm to 6.00pm

Contact No. : Prof. Ram Rati 0941-6763839 / Prof. Maya Malik 0903-4444165


Venue:  Department of Hindi, Maharshi Dayananda University, Rohtak, Rohtak
06/02/2017 - 07/02/2017
All Day
Two-day International Symposium on Shirei Hodu: Celebrating the Jewish Saga of India - International Conference, Exhibition and Cultural Festival at IGNCA

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Venue:  IGNCA, New Delhi, New Delhi
30/01/2017 - 31/01/2017
All Day
Two Days National Seminar on Indian Arts Enshrined in Textual Traditions: with Special Reference to Odisha and Shastra and Prayoga Programme 2017 (based on Performative traditions of Odisha)

Venue:  Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, Odisha
28/01/2017
5:00 अपराह्न - 7:00 अपराह्न
A workshop in collaboration with Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha.

Contact No. : 011-23388155/9717019444


Venue:  IGNCA Lecture Room, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi, New Delhi
28/01/2017 - 03/02/2017
All Day
All Assam Ankia Bhaona Samaroh 2017 organized by IGNCA in collaboration with Sri Sri Kamalabari Satra, Majuli

Venue:  Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, Majuli District, Assam, Assam
24/01/2017 - 25/01/2017
9:30 पूर्वाह्न - 11:00 अपराह्न
ACARYA ABHINAVAGUPTA MILLENIUM CELEBRATIONS the third national seminar organized by IGNCA on: Abhinavagupta: The Genius of Kashmir in collaboration with Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai & Bharata-Ilango Foundation for Asian Culture, Chennai (BIFAC)

Abhinavagupta is a shining example among those Indian figures who though belonging to a regional tradition, profoundly impacted the whole subcontinent. While Abhinavagupta came from the particular tradition of Saivism that flourished in Kashmir even since his ancestors were brought from Central India and given agraharas to establish a line of scholarship and spiritual practice, he was honoured and respected even in his life time as virtually the greatest acharya of Saiva darsana by the whole country. The rigour with which his ideas on theatre, music, dance and tantra were studied all over the continent in the subsequent centuries, carries to this day the momentum of interest in his works and personality.

The successful beginning of the celebrations was marked by the first national seminar organised in J&K in collaboration with the Dept. of Philosophy and Culture, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J&K) on 4th-5th September, 2016. The second national seminar in the series was organised in collaboration with Bharat Bhavan at Bhopal from 4th to 6th November 2016. The three days main event of the international seminar along with an exhibition and performances dedicated to Acarya Abhinavagupta was organied in the premises of IGNCA from 15th to 17th December 2016.
Time : 9:30 a.m. inauguration on 24th January 2017
11:00 a.m. to 5:p.m. Academic Sessions on 24th January 2017
9:30a.m. to 4:00 p.mAcademic Sessions on 25th January 2017
4:30 p.m. Valedictory

Contact No. : 011-23388438


Venue:  Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra, Chennai , Chennai
23/01/2017 - 24/01/2017
All Day
International seminar on Indo-Bangladesh Multi Sectoral Cooperation in collaboration with Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, Kolkata.

Venue:  IGNCA Auditorium, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi, New Delhi
15/12/2016 - 17/12/2016
All Day
ACARYA ABHINAVAGUPTA MILLENIUM CELEBRATIONS - International Seminar & Exhibition on Acarya Abhinavagupta: The Genius of Kashmir

Venue:  IGNCA, New Delhi, New Delhi
12/12/2016 - 13/12/2016
All Day
CPLH - 2016- International Conference on Protecting, Conserving and Preserving Collections of Literary Heritage : Channelling International Collaboration in collaboration with Hardayal Municipal Public Library and South Asian Universit


Venue:  IGNCA Auditorium and Conference Room, New Delhi, New Delhi
08/12/2016 - 10/12/2016
12:00 पूर्वाह्न
Three days conference on Sacred Heritage of Jagannath Tribal and Regional Cultural Interface and Exhibition on Nabakalebara of Sri Jagannath in Bhubaneswar, and Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Odisha

Venue:  IGNCA, New Delhi, New Delhi
01/12/2016 - 03/12/2016
All Day
Conference on Shakespeare All the world is his stage : Shakespeare Today in collaboration with Asian Shakespeare Association.

The programme includes plenary lectures, paper presentations, seminars by over 80 scholars from 18 countries alongside three performances inspired by the bard, a manga workshop and two film screenings.
For more information please visit the conference website
Contact No. : 9717855433


Venue:  IGNCA Conference Room and Auditorium, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi, New Delhi
04/11/2016 - 06/11/2016
4:00 अपराह्न - 6:00 अपराह्न
ACARYA ABHINAVAGUPTA MILLENIUM CELEBRATIONS - the second national seminar organized by IGNCA on: Abhinavagupta: The Genius of Kashmir in collaboration with Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

Abhinavagupta is a shining example among those Indian figures who though belonging to a regional tradition, profoundly impacted the whole subcontinent. While Abhinavagupta came from the particular tradition of Saivism that flourished in Kashmir even since his ancestors were brought from Central India and given agraharas to establish a line of scholarship and spiritual practice, he was honoured and respected even in his life time as virtually the greatest acharya of Saiva darsana by the whole country. The rigour with which his ideas on theatre, music, dance and tantra were studied all over the continent in the subsequent centuries, carries to this day the momentum of interest in his works and personality. The successful beginning of the celebrations was marked by the first national seminar organised in J&K in collaboration with the Dept. of Philosophy, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J&K) on 4th-5th September, 2016
Time: 4 pm to 6pm: inauguration on 4th November 2016-10-06
10 am to 5:30 pm on 5th November 2016-10-06
10 am to 4:30 pm on 6th November 2016

Contact: 011-23388438


Venue:  Bharat Bhavan, J Swaminathan Marg, Shamla Hill, Bhopal, Bhopal
04/11/2016 - 06/11/2016
All Day
North East Festival - Connecting People, Celebrating Life in collaboration with Trend MMS, a not for profit organization.

It is a Carnival of India’s North East (Music, Dance, Tribes, Freedom Fighters, Cuisines, Fashion, Exhibition of Handloom & Handicrafts, Agri-Horticulture, Buyers Sellers Meet etc.
Contact No. : 09954714240


Venue:  IGNCA premises, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi, New Delhi
23/10/2016
4:25 अपराह्न - 7:25 अपराह्न
Workshop by Kalaimamani Ms Geeta Raja in collaboration with Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha.

Contact No. : 9717019444


Venue:  IGNCA Lecture Room, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi, New Delhi
14/10/2016
All Day
One Day Meeting cum Workshop on Abhinavabharati of Acarya Abhinavagupta

Venue:  IGNCA, New Delhi, New Delhi
07/10/2016
All Day
The second Chapter of Sanskriti Samvaad Shrinkhla (Cultural dialogue series) will have a symposium on Ramanujeeyam : The World of Sri Ramanujacharya in collaboration with Sri Bhagvat Ramanujacharya Darsana Kainkarya Trust, Chennai and Sri Caitanya Prema Samsthana, Vrindavan

This symposium is an attempt to review the life of the Indian philosopher and Theologian Ramanuja. The focus will be on Indian Thought and Sri Ramanuja’s contribution to Indian worldview. The themes and topics for the sessions will be a step towards engagement with the modern world and modern thought and also towards its assessment from an Indian perspective. Sri Ramanuja’s teachings and his contemporary relevance will be discussed.

This one-day international symposium will be constituted of four sessions of 1 hour 30 minutes each. Each session will have two panellists


Venue:  IGNCA Auditorium, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi, New Delhi
05/10/2016 - 06/10/2016
All Day
A National Seminar on Rock Art of Northeast: Methodological and Technical Issues. Organised by IGNCA, New Delhi in collaboration with North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Meghalaya


Venue:  Central Auditorium, Academic Block-II, NEHU, Tura CampusCentral Auditorium, Academic Block-II, NEHU, Tura Campus, Meghalaya, Meghalaya
28/09/2016 - 29/09/2016
9:00 पूर्वाह्न - 6:00 अपराह्न
International Conference on North East India - Myanmar : Ethnic and Cultural Linkages

Venue:  Court Hall, Manipur Central University, Imphal, Manipur, Manipur