Lecture by Dr. Sara Kuehn on Monsters as Bearer of Life-Giving Powers? Trans-Religious Migrations of an Ancient Western Asian Symbolism (9th to 14th Century AD)

The function will be presided by Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, President, IGNCA Trust and Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Union Minister for Culture will be the Guest of Honour.

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Department of History, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, Pondicherry University and IGNCA organized Multidisciplinary Orientation Workshop in Pondicherry University

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• Times Global 23rd January 2014 – Tamil Nadu’s rock art sites to be documented in next 2 yrs.

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The symposium , which is a part of the ongoing documentation project, is not an end in itself but rather a milestone on a journey that seeks transformation in the North East through its craft heritage and craft opportunities. It showcases the documentation done in the first phase of the project. The NID documentation will open avenues for acts of reciprocity. This outcome of transforming implicit indigenous knowledge into explicit material will serve as a rich resource for the future generations, various stakeholders in the region, as well as the policy makers.
from 7th January to 21st January – Exhibition: Threads of Change : Textile Cultures of North East India
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi – 110 001
Time: 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

This workshop organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Southern Regional Centre, Bengaluru aimed at encouraging and preserving hase a traditional folk art form began at . The workshop commenced greeting the artists resident in villages in Sagar Taluk present here for a weeklong period. At the inauguration present were Vijay Vaman talking to the artist on hase, he discussed The question and discussion series began on a note by Vijay Vaman saying, rural and urban people understand soil in different ways. Rural, is where people are close to soil in their daily affairs. Proceeding on hase, he questioned all, can hase be taken further from manual hand painting to incorporate applications like facebook, photoshop or with the use instagram?..

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Inauguration on: 29.12.2013, Sunday at 10:30 AM.

Valedictory on: 05.01.2014, Sunday at 11:00 AM.

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the arts and Yakshaloka(R) jointly organized Mahila Yakshothsava

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ANJALI MONTEIRO & K. P. JAYASANKAR

Duration: 52 min
Mustafa Jatt sings Bheths, narratives of longing, sung by the Jatts, pastoral Muslim communities that live on the edge of the Great Rann of Kutch, in Gujarat, separating India and Pakistan. The Film is a journey into the music and everyday life of these communities, set against the backdrop of the Rann and the pastoral Banni grass lands. These marginal visions of negotiating difference in creative affirmative ways resist tight notions of the nation – state and national culture and open up the windows of our national imaginary.

IGNCA’s Intangible Heritage Series
Director: Aribam Syam Sharma
Duration: 1 hours 11 minutes

Lai-Haraoba is derived from the words Lai Hao Loba. Shouting of Hai by the Lai or deity in a state of bliss is the core of the concept. Lai Haraoba is the annual ritual festival of Manipur, which takes place in the month of April/May and is celebrated continuously for 7/9/13 days. The film bears witness to the creation of the Universe and life forms including flora and fauna, through ritual dances, dramatic performances and processions. The gold and the silver of the egg are equated with the male female principle. Sacred water touches the navel of God Guru Sidaba. Guru Sidaba solidifies the network of human life with the help of Atiya Guru Sidaba, and by enslaving the evil Harva by the beautiful lightning goddess.

Produced by IGNCA
Duration: 1 hours 20 minutes

Ustad Fahim-ud-din Khan Daggar was the renowned Drupad performer. In an interactive session with Dr. S.K Saxena, the well-known musicologist explains, with the help of demonstrations, the various stages of performing Drupad. He explains its meaning, objectives, elements and nuance. Alap- the initiation aims at bringing out the specific traits of the raga. Music has its own grammar, and Fahim-du-din explains the basic concepts and language of music. Every ‘raga’ has its own ‘muqam’ or position. The Raga Bhairava is an obeisance to sun, a tribute to light. But it has no words, because, ‘Sur’ can’t tolerate the burden of words. He further says that ‘Vidya’ or knowledge is necessary, but one must have a guru, a teacher. Riyaz or practice is important, but dedication is all the more important. Music is search for solace, whereas poetry appeals to emotion. This interactive DVD prepared under the Great Master Series presents deeper understanding of classical Indian music – the Sastriya Sangita.

19 December 2013, Thursday, 5.00 p.m.
Qasba Sanskriti: Bilgram
Director: Yousuf Saeed
Duration: 51 minutes

This film is a cultural sketch of Bilgram, a small town near Lucknow in north India, specially focusing on the performative arts associated with the Shia rituals of Ashura on Muharram. This film was made under the project “Aqeedat Ke Rang”.