Abhinavagupta is a shining example among those Indian figures who though belonging to a regional tradition, profoundly impacted the whole subcontinent. While Abhinavagupta came from the particular tradition of Saivism that flourished in Kashmir even since his ancestors were brought from Central India and given agraharas to establish a line of scholarship and spiritual practice, he was honoured and respected even in his life time as virtually the greatest acharya of Saiva darsana by the whole country. The rigour with which his ideas on theatre, music, dance and tantra were studied all over the continent in the subsequent centuries, carries to this day the momentum of interest in his works and personality.

The successful beginning of the celebrations was marked by the first national seminar organised in J&K in collaboration with the Dept. of Philosophy and Culture, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J&K) on 4th-5th September, 2016. The second national seminar in the series was organised in collaboration with Bharat Bhavan at Bhopal from 4th to 6th November 2016. The three days main event of the international seminar along with an exhibition and performances dedicated to Acarya Abhinavagupta was organied in the premises of IGNCA from 15th to 17th December 2016.
Time : 9:30 a.m. inauguration on 24th January 2017
11:00 a.m. to 5:p.m. Academic Sessions on 24th January 2017
9:30a.m. to 4:00 p.mAcademic Sessions on 25th January 2017
4:30 p.m. Valedictory

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Samskrithi Smarane – Monthly Lecture Series – The Cultural Fabrics of Border Districts & Media by Shri Basavaraja Swami, Eminent Journalist, Founder, Suddimoola Publication, Raichur. The Lecture will be followed by Gee Gee Pada performance by Shri Prakashaiah Nandi & Team.

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The exhibition will be inaugurated on 15th January, 2017.at 5.00pm

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Dr. Chander Prakash Dwivedi, Prof. Bharat Gupt and Prof. Vaman Kendre, 14th January, 2017. at 1.00pm

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FILM SCREENING – Nada Nagar na Ujaro: This is a biographical documentary on Padma.Shri Asgari Begum documented during her last days. The film is a unique blend of nostalgic talks with rare drupad gayiki of Gwalior Gharana. She was one of the few drupad singers of her time and depicted very different style which gave her space in the world of classical music.

Director: Mr. Shyam Sharma Duration: 1 hour and 10 minutes.

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On Mangelas from Gujarat under Saakshya – Drushya Documentary Film Screening Series.

Time: 1:30PM (School Children) & 3:30PM (General Public)

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By Dr. Naren Rao

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By Prof. Bharat Gupt

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An Exhibition of Art Works to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Indo-Vietnam diplomatic relations in collaboration with Embassy of Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi.

Prof. Lokesh Chandra, President, ICCR has very kindly agreed to grace the occasion as Chief Guest.

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Carnatic Music Performance by Vid. Satyanarayan Murali B. N.

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The second concert is being presented by Smt Shruti Sadolikar, where she would present afternoon ragas, which are rarely heard in regular concerts.

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