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”.

Talk on “Manuscript collection of Rampur Raza Library: An Exposition” by Prof. Azizuddin Husain, Director, Rampur Raza Library on 16th December 2013 at 4:30PM Venue: Lecture Room , New Delhi – 110 001 Time: 4:30PM The exhibition will remain open to public from 16th- 22nd December, 2013, 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m

Director: Bappa Ray
Duration: 27 minutes 19 seconds

The film documents an epoch making exhibition organized by IGNCA called “Kala” where one enters the state of timelineness that lies un-manifest. Then after blinking of the eyelid to the movement of the sun, the duration, sequence and movement of time are understood. The astrological linkage of time and notion about the space within the celestial bodies form another highlight of the “Kala” theme. The film documents the cosmic elements portrayed through concept of manifest, evolving from un-manifest to the level of paintings and portrayals. Alongside, it depicts duration of time in a day through the sundial. It also reflects upon various symbols of iconography and architecture and image and imagination of cosmic tree to understand the symbolizing the passage of time including Swastika. Thus the film in short highlights holistic vision of time and space starting its journey from un-manifestation state to its ever evolving manifestive dimensions within the content and context of time and space.

14th December 2013 3.00 – 7.00 p.m. Conference Room, C.V. Mess

15th December 2013 11.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Amphitheatre, C.V. Mess

21st December 2013 3.00 – 7.00 p.m. Conference Room, C.V. Mess

22nd December 2013 11.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Amphitheatre, C.V. Mess

Varanasi– the holy city situated on the banks of river Ganga , the most sacred river for Hindus- is the city of knowledge , the city of Lord Shiva ,the city that celebrates both life as well as death. The documentary has presented the spectacular scenes of manifestation of faith on the ghats of Ganga, the river that has never changed its course and is worshipped as a Goddess. Some rituals or customs may seem to be illogical or irrational, but it is faith that sustains the people and gives a meaning to these. The surprising part may be the women celebrating the marriage of Saligram- black stone with Tulsi, a herb. But Saligram represents God Vishnu and Tulsi, the holy herb, stands for Vrinda, the great devotee who had achieved spiritual strength because of her piety & meditation. It is god Vishnu who ordains that she would be worshipped as the herb Tulsi and her symbolic marriage with Saligram is celebrated every year. Have a bath in Ganga and get your sins washed off. If you want to be successful in life, then offer prayers for five days – Bhism Panchak – in remembrance of the great warrior of Mahabharata, Bhism Pitamaha, who lay on a bed of arrows during the last five days of his life to fulfill his pledge. All great saints and holy men, Buddha, Guru Nanak, Adi Shankaracharya, Kabir, Tulsidas, Ravidas have made their journey to this place.
Director: V. N. Raina
Duration: 54 minutes

The lineage of the Garo people of Western Meghalaya goes back to Tibet. The Garo hills are interspersed with patches of low-lying plains bordering Assam and Bangladesh. The life of Garos revolves around the Sun God, who rules their Jhum or shifting cultivation, and envelops the dynamics of their life ways. The Wangla festival of the Garos is the time for celebrating the bounty and well-being, bestowed by Sun God. It is the time to rejoice; time to choose the Bride and the Groom; and the time for young persons to mingle freely. The films place the life and times of Garos in the background of their traditional philosophy and belief systems, and provides a mirror to the Garo mindscape.
IGNCA’s Intangible Heritage Series
Director: Bappa Ray
Duration: 52 minutes 26 sec.

On the occasion of the silver jubilee of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Media Centre is presenting a hindsight view of all the audio-visual equipment it has been using and the multi-disciplinary documentation it has done using them in 25 years. In the last three decades, the world of audio-visual equipment has undergone a sea change and audio-visual evolution from spool or VHS format to present digital format have had its varied signatures at different phases. IGNCA has been a witness to this audio-visual revolution. This exhibition provides a retrospective stopover to view how evolution took place in the last 25 years and how the world is negotiating towards future – in the digital sphere. Media Centre has been carrying out audio-visual research documentation, archiving them for posterity, post-production and dissemination of documentaries through DVD publication, Doordarshan transmission, film shows and outreach for scholars in Media Centre Library through audio-video viewing and listening counters.

Time: 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on all days

Invitation

Organized by United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.