(Cleanliness is next to Godliness) Gandhi 150th Anniversary at Gandhi Thidal, Beach Road, Puducherry collaboration with Dept. of Art and Culture, Govt. of Puducherry

• Presented by Dr. Gauri Shankar Raina, Writer & Controller (Media Center, IGNCA)
• Chief Guest: Sri K. LakshmiNarayanan, Parliamentary Secretary to Hon’ble CM, Puducherry
• Guest of Honour: Sri Devesh Singh, IAS, Secretary to Art and Culture, Puducherry

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 Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts is organising a musical night on the  occasion of Purnima. The Concert is called “Darbhanga  Dhrupad Legacy’’

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The Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising the “Women of India Organic
Festival”.

Over 500 women entrepreneurs from Leh to Kanyakumari and from Kohima to Kutch, will
come together with their organic products ranging from food and fabrics to wellness and
personal care will be exhibited and sold during the Festival, which celebrates and promotes women organic farmers from across India. The “Women of India Organic Festival” is intended to highlight the health and environmental advantages of organic goods, provide a platform for women engaged in this economy, share best practices and encourage the development of sustainable and easily accessible sales outlets for organic producers from remote areas of India.

Contact No – 011- 2338 2743, 011-23388155

The sixth edition of the popular North East Festival will be at IGNCA, It is a collaborative attempt of IGNCA for promoting North East India.Country Spices will be participating in North East Festival (NEF), Delhi. NEF brings one of the biggest musical festival of India, along with a large food festival, spectacular fashion shows, traditional sports, films, a large
exhibition of NER’s crafts, organic fruits and vegetables, colourful dance forms, dramas and many more.

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The film through its journey along the river Brahmaputra traces the history, traditions and the culture of the region. Social and cultural beliefs and flora and fauna are also discovered in this travelogue.

Director : Bappa Ray ; Duration :  55 minutes

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Dhoomimal Gallery (oldest modern art gallery in india, established 1936) will present a painting exhibition curated by Shri Prayag Shukla (eminent art critic and poet). This is a retrospective exhibition showcasing over 100 works of Sachida Nagdev spanning over 5 decades. Sachida Nagdev was one of the best known Indian painters from Madhya Pradesh. He is the only Indian artist to have won the Osaka Triennale Award where more than 186 countries and 30,000 artists participated.

The Program for the exhibition is as follows-

1.  The Opening of the the show will be on the date of the artist’s birth anniversary, 25th
   October at 6 pm and will include a sitar recital by Ms.Smita Nagdev ( the artist’s daughter)
   There will also be a documentary film on his life.
2. Art talk on October 27 at 5 pm about contributions of Sachida Nagdev in Indian Art.
3. Poetry recital by renowned poets on October 29 at 5 pm.

Contact No : 9350170574 (Mr. Pratibha Sharma)

Public lecture series on different aspects of the Vedas By Prof. Lakshmishwar Jha, noted Vedic scholar

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Special Lecture By: Dr. Jayaraman

Time will be decided soon.

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Time:         Time will be decided soon.

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By Dr. Sunita Reddy Prof. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Chairperson, Sikkim Disaster Management Authority will be the Chief Guest.

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This conference is organised by IGNCA in collaboration with CATTS

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By Major General Dr. G.D. Bakshi. Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha will be the Chief Guest.

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1. Life and works of Prof. B.B. Lal – The film is on the life and works of B.B.Lal, Director: Shri Vipul Bhole  ; Duration: 38 minutes
2. Navgraha : Kirthis of Muthuswami Dikshitar – The film is about the Karnataka Music tradition shaped by Shyama Shastri Tyagaraja and   Muthuswami Dikshitar, Director: Ms. Sarswati Rajagopalan ; Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Contact No  : 011-23388815

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