further supplemented with screenings of excerpts from a documentary film, demonstration of the technique of Sattriya dance by Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar awardee young celibate monk Shri Bhabanand Barbayan of Natun Kamalavari Sattra, Majuli Island, Assam

Contact No. : 23388056

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Africans in India: A Rediscovery a travelling exhibition put together by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi and the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture, New York, retraces the lives and achievements of some of the talented and prominent Africans of yesterday who became an integral part of the socio-cultural heritage of India. In association with Faculty of Fine Arts, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, the exhibition will be showcased at the Exhibition Hall and Pushpa Baug Building of the Faculty.

 The event will be inaugurated on 20 July 2015 by an eminent artist, Prof. Jyoti Bhatt at 5:00 p.m

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Press Update

• Times of India 20.07.2015
• Divya Bhaskar 20.07.2015
• Sandesh

Exhibition Hall and Pushpa Baug Building, Faculty of Fine Arts, Prof. C.C Mehta Road, M.S.U Campus, Sayajigunj, Vadodara, Gujarat 390002 Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Contact Information (Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara):   RSVP: 0265-2795520

Email: econtact-ffa@msubaroda.ac.in
Website link: www.msubaroda.ac.in

IGNCA SRC in association with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, is organizing a Lecture Demonstration and Performance of Perini – Dance form of Andhra Pradesh byShri. Kalakrishan and accompanist

Perini is a form of Indian dance which was lost in timeline and which was recreated and re-established in 20th century by Padmasri Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna. Perini Shiva Tandavam is the stimulator to activate the dormant dynamism in human. Perini is the slang form of the word ‘prerana’ which means stimulation. It is said to be the only form of scientifically composed male warrior dance and a form of traditional Indian dance with tala, gati, yati vinyasa. While performing and viewing this dance we experience a state where the panchabhutas are slowly mingling into the Shiva Tattva.The Perini dancer is possessed with an energy and that can be proved incessantly where the sound ‘tam’ from the mridangam resembles the ‘aum’. To prove this Dr. Nataraja Ramakrishna used Dhrupada Mridanga Baani. The sound produced in the solar plexus region extends to rest of the body and stimulates them.To perform this art it requires the perfect co-ordination of mind, body and soul. It is a kind of ritual also where one can offer prayers to Lord Shiva and it is said to activate the kundalini. Dr. Sudha Murthy, Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation inaugurated the performance and on the spot made a generous donation to all the artists and urged them to keep this rare tradition alive.

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IGNCA SRC in association International Federation of Theatre Research, University of Hyderabad hosting Kudiyattam by Natana Kairali Troupe, Kerala

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Duration : 49 minutes

The icons of Lord Jagannatha and his companions in Jagannaatha temple of Puri in Orissa are made of Neem wood. Ritualistically, these icons are made after an interval of twelve/nineteen years. This event is called Navakalevara or the new embodiment.This film is a rare documentation of this event.

In association with Max Mueller Bhavan IGNCA SRC

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Report of the Inauguration
IGNCA SRC in association with Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore organized an “Exhibition Rabindranath Tagore: A Visionary, Artist and Poet”. The exhibition was inaugurated by Shri. Chiranjivi Singh, IAS (Retd), Shri. Achintya Lal Roy, Convener, Tagore Cultural Centre, Shri. Virendra Bangroo, Curator of the Exhibition and Shri. Vikram Sampath, Executive Director, IGNCA SRC. Shri. Chiranjivi Singh, while sharing his insights during the inaugural address said “The first half of the India belonged to Mahathma Gandhiji, the second half was inspired by Dr. B R Ambedkar and the next generation will be the days of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore”. He also affirmed that Gurudev doesn’t belong to Bengalis only, but to all Indians. His message and life is a true inspiration to the current generation”. Shri. Anchintya Lal Roy, quoted the phrase from the poetry of Gurudev to ascertain his presence and relevance to the current era of threat and turmoil. Shri. Vindra Bangroo in his address said “The exhibition on Gurudev which you are going to see was first held in Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts from 10-20TH May, 2011 and was inaugurated by Prof. Inder Nath Chandhary, thereafter, with the collaboration of Delhi . Sahitya Parishad was held in Kamani Auditorium from 5-6th August, 2011 and inaugurated by the then Honorable finance minister and presently His Excellency President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee”. The exhibition was appreciated and very well received by scholars and students alike. We received requests from a number of institution and it we decided to make it. The exhibition has been held in Rampur Raza library,an oriented library in Uttar Pradesh, M.K.P. College Dehradun in Uttarkhand , Kurukeshtra University in Haryana, Women’s College in Silchar Assam and Tripura State Museum, Agartala. The inauguration was followed by Rabindra Sangeet by Shri. Sounak Chattopadhyay from Kolkata. The concert was a unique concept of fusing Rabindra Sangeet with traditional Hindustani Classical music and was very well received by the discerning audience.Shri. Sounak was accompanies by Shri. Premendu Ghosh on Tabla and Shri. Surajit Chakraborti on Keyboard

IGNCA SRC in association Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography conducting a Hindusthani Vocal Concert by Shri. Sounak Chattopadhyay

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Director: Abdul Majid
Duration: 56 minutes

The film looks at the life-cycle events of Sufi saints, Islamic institutions, creative heritage, folk songs and creative traditions that highlight the Islamic heritage of Assam. It shows that Islamic heritage in Assam has been shaped over eight centuries since the first footing of the Muslims in this part of the country through interface and interaction of the community with the locals. The liberal Vaishnava tradition in healthy conjunction with the Sufi tradition offered unique opportunities to the Muslims to identify and integrate themselves into local lifestyles and build a harmonious customary and liberal Islamic heritage.

IGNCA Book Circle @ Reference Library. Under the Outreach initiative the IGNCA Book Circle has a monthly event held on the fourth Thursday of every month. This month, Ms. Anuradha Marwah, Associate Professor in the Department of English at Zakir Husain Delhi College, Delhi University will present three novels The Higher Education of Geetika Mehendiratta (1993), Idol Love (1999), and Dirty Picture (2007) and three plays Margins (first performed in 2008), A Pipe Dream in Delhi (first performed in 2009, published in 2012) and Sarkari Feminism (first performed in 2010) – all of which have women protagonists.

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Africans in India: A Rediscovery a travelling exhibition put together by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi and the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture, New York, retraces the lives and achievements of some of the talented and prominent Africans of yesterday who became an integral part of the socio-cultural heritage of India. In association with Science Centre, Surat (under Surat Municipal Corporation), the exhibition will be showcased at one of the art galleries of the Science Centre.
The event was inaugurated on 24 June, 2015.
Open to public from 25 June to 15 July, 2015.

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Press Update

• Times of India
• Times of India 26.06.2015
• Gujarat Mitra 25.06.2015
• Divya Bhasker 24.06.2015
• Times of India 11.06.2015
• Divya Bhasker 11.06.2015

Art Gallery (First Floor), Science Centre, Surat, City Light Road, Surat – 395007, Gujarat
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Mondays and Gazetted Holidays closed)

Contact Information (Science Centre):
RSVP: +91-261- 2255946, 2255947, +91 -9727740807
Email: sciencecentre@suratmunicipal.org
Website: www.suratmunicipal.gov.in

Celebrating International Yoga Day – Yoga is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with ourselves, the world and nature.

• Introduction (PDF)
• Manuscripts on Yoga in IGNCA (PDF)
• Bibliography of Books on Yoga – IGNCA Collection
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• Video Clip – Yoga Day Session
• Video Clip – Open forum on Yoga as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Traditional, Contemporary and Living Perspectives

IGNCA SRC is organizing a Kathakali Workshop Performance by Shri. Prabal Gupta

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Report on Kathakali Workshop Performance by Shri. Prabal Gupta PHOTO

The Workshop Performance was inaugurated through “Melam”, announcing the commencement of Kathakali. The workshop performance of Navarasam – Demonstrated the nine emotions. Karuna rasa was demonstrated through a padam ” Paripahi Mam Hare, Padmalaya Patae” from the Katha – Duryodhana Vadham. – Draupadi comes crying to Lord Krishna with her hairs open crying to protect her. She reminisces how she was dragged onto the court by Dussasana and how she was humiliated amidst several men. She requests Lord Krishna to take revenge on Dussana. The main Katha (story) revolved round “Narakasura Vadham”. The performance was accompanied by a power point presentation at the back drop to facilitate thorough understanding of the performance executed through gestures and songs.

Directors: Ramji Om and Dr. Deepika Kothari
Duration: 98 minutes

The ‘History of Yoga’ is the film documentation of Art, Culture, Heritage and History unfolding the wisdom of Yoga. The film traces the elements of Yoga from Harappan civilization to the 19th century.