Koothu, a living theatre tradition from Tamil Nadu, brings to life stories about gods, demigods, kings and demons from Indian epics. During the festival season, many Koothu companies tour the countryside, often commissioned by villages to perform for several consecutive nights. Despite its enduring rural popularity, because of its low-caste associations, Koothu struggles to finds place and patronage in urban art circles. The Film delves into the art, aesthetics and politics surrounding Koothu through the work of two Koothu masters, P. Rajagopal and Sambandan Thambiran.

Director : Ms. Sandhya Kumar | Duration : 53 minutes

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By Ms. Ioana F. Manciu from Department of Theatre and performing Arts, National University of Theatre and Film, I.L. Caragiale, Bucharest, Romania

Chairperson: Prof. Bharat Gupt, Trustee and Executive Member, IGNCA

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Sanjhi is a folk tradition of fifteen-day ritual, performed by unmarried girls between full moon day and the dark moonless night to pay tribute to the departed ancestors during pitr paksa. The practice is in vogue in many places in north and central India. Young girls create Sanjhi on wall with cow-dung and a variety of flowers. This is created and recreated with new motifs every evening at the twilight hour and undone in the early dawn. Sandhya Devi is the central myth of this functional tradition. IGNCA has documented this tradition in Udaipur (Rajasthan) and Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) under its research programme.

Director : Shri B.S. Rawat | Duration : 30 minutes, 13 seconds

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IGNCA Regional Centre, Vadodara, in collaboration with the Dept. of Dramatics, Faculty of Performing Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, organised a lecture demonstration by Dr.HaripriyaNamboothiri.Dr.Namboothiri is one of the few women actors in Kathakali who play both the male and female roles. As Kathakali is lesser known in the Western part of the country, the lecture demonstration by the artist was primarily conducted to enlighten the younger generation of this magnificent art form.

 Resource person:Dr.HaripriyaNamboothiri – recipient of ‘Devadasi National Award’ and ‘VenmaniKathakali Award’.

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By Ms. Ioana F. Manciu from Department of Theatre and performing Arts, National University of Theatre and Film, I.L. Caragiale, Bucharest, Romania

Chairperson: Prof. Bharat Gupt, Trustee and Executive Member, IGNCA

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IGNCA Regional Centre Vadodara in collaboration with the Institute for Leadership and Governance, organised this lecture under the title, ‘Shri. GurubhyoNamaha’. It was the second lecture under this public lecture series.The aim of these lectures is to introduce the youth to the works of our Gurus who have made vast contributions to Indian Art and Culture.

Resource person : Dr.PramodChavan, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dramatics, Faculty of Performing Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Recipient of – ‘National Award – UstadBismillah Khan Puraskar (2018)’, by SangeetNatakAkademi, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi.

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Note : This is the second lecture under the Public Lecture Series ‘Shri Gurubhyo Namaha’. It is being organised in collaboration with the Institute of Leadership and Governance (ILG), MSU, Vadodara.

Speaker: Dr VP Raghavan

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This docu-drama presents a fair knowledge of life and culture of Punjabis and their literature. Kissa – a romantic ballad or a masnavi in Persian – is a tragic story of love, valour, betrayal, passion, adventure, and the like, that form an important part of the Punjabi literature. This literary genre, which dates back to medieval times, has been much popular in Punjab. Besides, reference to the main kissas like Heer-Ranjha, Sohini-Mahiwal, there is a brief enactment of “Sassi-Pannu”, written by Hashim Shah.

Director: Shri Gulshan Walia | Event : 59 min, 58 seconds

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Kadka originally were battle songs describing the valour of warriors. But, over the centuries, it became the song of prayer in the Sufi school of thought, especially in the Dargah of Garib Nawazor Khwaja Mohin-ud-din Chisti, at Ajmer. The concept revolves around winning the battle over the evil body and the salvation of soul. Qawwals sing these songs every evening and enthuse the atmosphere of spiritual vision. This documentary focuses on the Sufi song tradition, which is regularly sung in the Garib Nawaz Dargah of Ajmer.

Director : Shri Khalid Sultan | Duration : 28 minutes, 18 seconds

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To be held under Bharat Vidya Prayojana of IGNCA, in collaboration with ‘GREHA’

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