To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. IGNCA is organising an event in collaboration with Vikas Bharti Bishunpur to inaugurate the Dharti Aaba Sangrahalaya.

On the occasion, the books titled:-

1. Kranti Nayak: Dharti Aaba Birsa Munda
2. The catalogue of Dharti Aaba Sangrahalaya
3. Mundari Sahitya ki Prasangikta
4. Boat and Songs of Sundarbans, West Bengal
5. Abanindranath Tagore: Legacy Revisited

Will be released at Vikas Bharti, Aarogya Bhavan, Bariatu Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Guests and dignitaries invited:

Chief Guest: Shri Jual Oram, Hon’ble Minister for Tribal Affairs, Government of India
Guest of Honour:

– Shri Sanjay Seth, Hon’ble Minister of State for Defence, Government of India
– Padma Shri (awardee) Dr. Ashok Bhagat, Hon’ble Secretary of Vikas Bharti, Bishunpur
– Padma Bhushan (awardee)  Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, Hon’ble President, IGNCA Trust, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi in collaboration with Scholl of Legal Studies YBN University Ranchi.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi in collaboration with Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Ranchi is organising a Workshop on Workshop on Sohrai & Kohbar Painting.

Chief Guest: Swami Nischitananda Maharaj, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Ranchi
Guest of Honour: Dr. Kamal Kumar Bose, Former HOD, Hindi Department, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi
Introduction & Welcome Address: Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA, RC – Ranchi
Co-ordinator: Mrs. Bolo Kumari Oraon, Project Assistant, IGNCA, RC- Ranchi

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi is organising a Painting Workshops on “Viksit Bharat” as part of Seva Parv 2025.

Date: 23rd September 2025
Time: 10 am to 5 pm.
Venue: Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.

Date: 24th September 2025
Time: 8 am to 1 pm.
Venue: Delhi Public School, Ranchi.

Guests and dignitaries invited:

Shri Sanjay Seth, Hon’ble Minister of State for Defense, Government of India & Member of Lok Sabha.
Shri C.P. Singh, Hon’ble Member of Legislative Assembly, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Shri Saryu Roy, Hon’ble Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.
Padma Shri Ashok Bhagat, Secretary, Vikas Bharti Bishunpur.
Padma Shri Mukund Nayak, eminent folk artist, Jharkhand.
Padma Shri Madhu Mansuri Hansmukh, eminent folk artist, Jharkhand.
Padma Shri Mahavir Nayak, eminent folk artist, Jharkhand.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centres(Ranchi & Guwahati), & Tata Steel Foundation Jamshedpur cordially invite you to Worksop.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi, in collaboration with Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI) is organising a Special Lecture.

Speaker – Dr. Kailash Kumar Mishra, Freelance Scholar and Anthropologist, New Delhhi
Chief Guest – Swami Bhaveshananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Ranchi
Introduction – Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA RC – Ranchi.
Welcome Address – Dr. Dipankar Chatterjee, Associate Professor, Division of Rural and Tribal Development, RKMVERI, Ranchi

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi and Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Barrackpore, West Bengal cordially invote you to the Book Discussion.

SPEAKER – Dr. Hitendra Kumar Patel, Professor, Department of History, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
CHIEF GUEST – Dr. Sankar Kumar Sanyal, President, All India Harijan Sevak Sangh & Member of Managing Committee, Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Barrackpore
GUEST OF HONOUR – Dr. Pragati Bandopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of History, St Xavier’s College, Kolkata.
INTRODUCTION – Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA, Regional Centre, Ranchi.
WELCOME ADDRESS – Dr. Pratik Ghosh, Director, Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Barrackpore.
COMPERE – Dr. Kamal Kumar Bose, Former Head of the Department, Department of Hindi, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi, in collaboration with Marwari College.

Lecture by : Dr. Anand Burdhan, President, Museums Association of India
Chief Guest : Prof. (Dr.) Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Ranchi University, Ranchi.
Chair : Dr. Manoj Kumar, Principal, Marwari College, Ranchi.
Welcome Speech : Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA, RC, Ranchi.
Compere : Dr. Kamal Kumar Bose, Former Head of the Department, Hindi, St. Xav

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi and Doranda College, Ranchi cordially invite you to Lecture and an Exhibition

Lecture by – Padma Shri Balbir Dutt, Senior Journalist & Writer
Chief Guest – Prof. (Dr.) Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Ranchi University, Ranchi.
Chair – Raj Kumar Sharma, Principal, Doranda College, Ranchi.
Welcome Speech – Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA, RC, Ranchi.
Compere – Dr. Kamal Kumar Bose, Former Head of the Department, Hindi, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi in collaboration with the Department of Tribal and Regional Languages, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi is organising One-Day Seminar to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the historic Santhal Hul.

Chief Guest: Shri Anjani Kumar Mishra, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Welcome Address: Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA, RC, Ranchi.
Introduction by: Dr. Binod Kumar, Coordinator, Department of Tribal and Regional Languages, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.

Speakers:

1. Prof. Piyush Kamal Sinha, Department of History, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.
2. Dr. Dinesh Narayan Verma (Retd. Prof.), Director, Study and Research Centre, Birbhum. West Bengal.
3. Shri. Aswani Pankaj, Noted Writer of History, Ranchi.
4. Dr. Diwakar Minz, Former Head of the Department, Ranchi University.
5. Shri Sanjay Krishnan, Senior Journalist, Dainik Jagran, Ranchi.
6. Dr. R. K. Nirad, Senior Journalist, Author and Culture Expert, Ranchi.
7. Shri Gautam Chaudhary, Senior Journalist, Ranchi.
8. Dr. Pradeep Munda, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi and Conservation & Archives Division in collaboration with Ranchi Women’s College, Ranchi is organising an Exhibition & Workshop on Sohrai and Kohbar Painting (Traditional Paintings of Jharkhand) to commemorate the 125th Death Anniversary of Dharti Aaba Birsa Munda.

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IGNCA, Regional Centre, Ranchi, in collaboration with the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), Kolkata is organising a Webinar to commemorate the International Museum Day 2025.

Speakers:

– Dr. Achal Pandya, HoD, Conservation, IGNCA, New Delhi.

– Ms. Heather May Brown, Librarian, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Australia

– Dr. Pradosh Mishra, Professor, Department of History of Art, Banaras Hindu University

– Dr. Anand Burdhan, Museologist and Deputy Dean (Academic Affairs) & Assistant Professor, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi.

– Dr. Usha Rani Tiwari, Professor of Museology, Banaras Hindu University.

– Shri Awardee Shri Anup Ranjan Pandey, Senior Folklorist and Theatre Practitioner

– Dr. Mustaq Khan, Museologist and Retd. Deputy Director, Crafts Museum, Delhi

– Prof. Supreo Chanda, Former Head of Museology at University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

– Shri Virendra Bangroo, Associate Professor, Kalanidhi, IGNCA

– Dr. Sanjay Tirkey, Assistant Professor, Department of Museology & Archaeology, Ranchi University, Ranchi.

– Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA, RC, Ranchi.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi, in collaboration with the Ranchi Women’s College, Ranchi, is organising Six days ‘Workshop.

Chief Guest of the inaugural ceremony: Padma Shri Mukund Nayak, Eminent Folk Singer and Lyricist, Ranchi.
Guest of Honour of the inaugural ceremony: Dr. Supriya, Principal, Ranchi Women’s College, Ranchi.

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The IGNCA RC, Ranchi is organising Book Discussion in collaboration with Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Kolkata, West Bengal

The Chief Editor of the book is Prof. Sachchidanand Joshi, Hon’ble Member Secretary, IGNCA.

Chief Guest- Prof. Shambhunath, Director, Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad, Kolkata

Speakers:

– Prof. Hitendra Patel, Department of History, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
– Dr. Sanjay Kumar Jayswal, Department of Hindi, Vidyasagar University, Kolkata
– Dr. Kamal Bose, Rtd. Prof. Deptt. of Hindi, St. Xavier, Ranchi

Coordinator: Dr Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA-RC, Ranchi.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Regional Centre, Ranchi is organizing an Online Lecture by Dr. Meenakshi Munda, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Kolhan University, Chaibasa.

Moderator:
Dr. Kumar Sanjay Jha
Regional Director, IGNCA, RC, Ranchi

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi in collaboration with the Department of Tribal & Regional Languages, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi is celebrating the 38th Foundation Day of IGNCA.

Programs:

– Special Lecture by Dr. Anand Burdhan, President, Museum Association of India.
– Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by Dr. Subhadra Desai, a renowned senior vocalist.
– Book Release of IGNCA publications.

a. Janjatie Devlok evam Dharmik Parampara

b. Shashtra, Samaj, Sanskriti evam Vigyan

c. Khudiram Bose: The Young Martyr of Pre-Independent India

d. Phaniswarnath Renu: Samay, Sahitya evam Samaj ke Shilpi

e. Folk, Traditional Arts and Crafts of Jharkhand.

Chief Guest: Dr. Tapan Kumar Shandilya, Vice-Chancellor, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.

Guest of Honour: Dr. Namita Singh, Registrar, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi, in collaboration with the Department of Hindi, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi, is organising a Seminar to commemorate International Mother Language Day 2025.

Chief Guest: Dr Tapan Kumar Shandilya, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.

Keynote Speaker: Shri Ranendra Kumar, Former Director, Dr Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute, Ranchi.

Panelists:

• Sri Mahadev Toppo Member, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi
• Dr Binod Kumar, Coordinator, Dept. of TRL, Dr. Shyama Prasad University, Ranchi
• Dr Kamal Bose, Rtd Prof (Deptt. of Hindi), St. Xavier College, Ranchi
• Dr Arimardan Tripathi, Associate Professor (Linguistics), Central Hindi Institute, Agra.
• Dr Kumar Sanjay Jha, Regional Director, IGNCA, RC, Ranchi.
• Dr Jindar Singh Munda, Head, Department of Hindi, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi.
• Dr. M. Ramakrishnan, Assistant Professor, Centre for Tribal Folklore, Language & Literature, Central University of Jharkhand.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi in collaboration with the Dr. Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute (TRI), Ranchi, is organising a

Speaker: Prof. D.N. Verma, Retd. Professor and Founder, Study & Research Centre, Rampurhat.
Chief Guest: Shri Angad Kishore, Retd. Professor and Chairperson, Songhati Puratatva Parishad, Palamu, Jharkhand.
Guest of Honour: Ms Monika Rani Tutti, Deputy Director, Dr. Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute (TRI).

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi in collaboration with the Gossner College, Ranchi is organising the Second Janjatiya evam Kshetriya Bhasha – Kavi Goshthi.

Chief Guest: Shri Mahadev Toppo, Eminent Littérateur, Ranchi.
Guest of Honour: Madam Elani Purty, Prof Incharge/Principal, Gossner College, Ranchi University.

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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Ranchi in collaboration with the Department of Tribal & Regional Languages, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University is organising a Lecture.

Chief Guest: Dr Tapan Kumar Sandilya, Vice-Chancellor, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi
Speakers: Dr. H. N. Singh, Retd. Associate Professor, Department of Tribal and Regional Languages, Ranchi University

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