GURU PURNIMA Utsava – the FOUNDATION DAY OF KALAKOSA

Date: 22/07/2021 - 24/07/2021
Time: All Day
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INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, KALAKOSA Division cordially invites you to the three days festival on the occasion of the ‘GURU PURNIMA Utsava’ — the FOUNDATION DAY OF KALAKOSA

Webinars, Screenings of films & Documentaries, Launch of ‘Shastra-Amritam’, Release of Publications and the Project ‘Karana Ujjivanam: Reconstruction Revisited’, and A special Performance on Dance Karanas as per the Natyashahstra

DAY 01 (Online) – A Webinar on ‘Guru Parampara in Shakta Agamas’ Date: July 22, 2021 from 3.00 pm to 5.00 PM, India

Chair: Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA
Moderator: Dr Sushma Jatoo , Head, Kala Kosa Division, IGNCA
Speakers:
– Shri Ritsheel Sharma, Author & sadhak’, Prayagraj
– Shri Lalit Parimoo, Spiritual Practitioner and a scholar of Yoga, Philosophy & Tantra, Mumbai
– Shri Aravind Subrahmanyam, Scholar, Author & Researcher of Agamic Tradition, Kerala
– Shri Giri Ratna Mishra, Exponent of Indian Philosophical Traditions, Madhya Pradesh

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DAY 2 Programs (Hybrid) 23/07/2021 03.00 pm to 5.00 pm IGNCA Auditorium, Janpath Hotel Building

Chief Guest- Prof. Hareram Tripathi, Vice Chancellor,Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya,Varanasi
Address and Launch of New Publication Series “Shastra –Amrtam” (Abridged versions of Kalakosa publication)
Celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava – Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA
Presidential Address – Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, President, IGNCA Trust
Screening of the film ‘Lipiyon ki kahani’ (4.35 – 4.55 p.m.)
Online Screening of the film ‘Vedic GPS’ – Youtube link (07.00 pm – 07.50)

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DAY 3 Program – 24/07/2021 11.00 am to 1.00 pm Online Mode

Release of Kalakosa Project ‘Karana Ujjivanam: Reconstruction Revisited’, advisor and mentor: Dr Padma Subrahmanyam.
Chair: Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, President, IGNCA
Welcome Address: Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA
Special Address: Dr. Padma Subramanyam, Hon’ble Trustee, IGNCA
Scholarly comments on Karanas: Dr. Shatavadani R. Ganesh, Eminent Sanskrit Scholar
Performance on “Karanas”: Ms. Mahati Kanan
Moderation: Dr. Sushma Jatoo, HoD, Kalakosa
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Sudhir Lall

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