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IGNCA is taking this initiative with cooperation from music groups In collaboration with Shamukhananda Sangeetha Sabha.
Vocalist, and instrumentalists from all over Delhi will gather to sing the Pancharatna Kritis of Saint Tyagaraja.

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• Tyagaraja Aradhanai

Director: R. Bharathadri Duration: :50 minutes
Produced by IGNCA
Situated fifty miles northeast of Mysore, comprising Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri hills, Shravana Belagola is the Kashi of Jains, replete with Jaina Basadis or temples, reservoirs, enormous sculptures, carved out of rocky hills between the tenth and twelfth century. It houses the 58.8 feet statue of Bahubali, a symbol of sacrifice and renunciation. The towering Gomateswara, carved out of rock, stands out, among other Jaina Shrines, scaling the horizon. He is the saintly son of Adinatha, the first Tirthankara. He stands rigid, oblivious of the anthills and creepers growing between and around his feet. The sculpture is one of the finest specimens of tenth century Western Ganga work. The camera passes through the Chandragiri Hill, a space for great departure and eternal salvation, attained by seers and saints. The great emperor Chandragupta Maurya came here with his Jaina teacher Bhadrabahu and starved himself to death according to the Jaina Sallekhana tradition. The film explores the great collection of sacred Prakrit texts, and seeks a holistic vision of Jaina philosophy, iconography and ritual.

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Lecture by Dr. Sara Kuehn on Monsters as Bearer of Life-Giving Powers? Trans-Religious Migrations of an Ancient Western Asian Symbolism (9th to 14th Century AD)

The function will be presided by Shri Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, President, IGNCA Trust and Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Union Minister for Culture will be the Guest of Honour.

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Department of History, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, Pondicherry University and IGNCA organized Multidisciplinary Orientation Workshop in Pondicherry University

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• Times Global 23rd January 2014 – Tamil Nadu’s rock art sites to be documented in next 2 yrs.

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The symposium , which is a part of the ongoing documentation project, is not an end in itself but rather a milestone on a journey that seeks transformation in the North East through its craft heritage and craft opportunities. It showcases the documentation done in the first phase of the project. The NID documentation will open avenues for acts of reciprocity. This outcome of transforming implicit indigenous knowledge into explicit material will serve as a rich resource for the future generations, various stakeholders in the region, as well as the policy makers.
from 7th January to 21st January – Exhibition: Threads of Change : Textile Cultures of North East India
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi – 110 001
Time: 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.