Guwahati Events

Date/Time Event
12/11/2026 - 13/11/2026
10:00 पूर्वाह्न
National Seminar On Indigenous Knowledge For Sustainable Development

Venue:  Handique Girls College, Dighaliphukuri, Guwahati, Assam
04/11/2026 - 09/11/2026
2:00 अपराह्न - 4:00 अपराह्न
Six-Days Workshop on "Traditional Manuscript Painting Using Natural Colours (Hengul, Haital, Nilmati, etc.) & Manuscript Writing
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Regional Centre, Guwahati In collaboration with Madhabdev Study Centre Madhabdev University, Narayanpur, Assam

Master Trainer: Sh. Mridul Barua, Noted Palaeographer, Manuscript Painter & Traditional Knowledge Practitioner
Accompanist: Smt. Juli Barua, Traditional Manuscript Artist & Cultural Practitioner


Venue:  Madhabdev University, Narayanpur, Lakhimpur, Assam

30/10/2026
1:00 अपराह्न - 4:00 अपराह्न
Panel Discussion on “Beyond Resource and Landscape: Re-thinking Nature–Human Relationships through the Knowledge and Cultural Practices of Manipur”
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Regional Centre, Guwahati In collaboration with Thoubal College, Thoubal, Manipur cordially invites yo to Panel Discussion

Chief Guest: Dr. R. K. Ranjan, Former Member of Parliament, the Minister of State for External Affairs and Education from 2021 to 2024

Guest of Honour:

– Dr. R.K. Nimai (Rtd. IAS), Cultural Activists, Columnist and Social Worker Manipur
– Prof. A. Nabachandra Singh, Principal, Thoubal College, Thoubal, Manipur

Speakers:

– Prof. P. Kumar, former Head and Professor, Dept. of Botany, Manipur University
– Prof. MC Arun, Dean, Social Science & Prof. , Dept. of Anthropology, Manipur University
– Prof. Irom Gambhir Singh, Dept. of English, Manipur University, Specialised in Language (ELT) & Sociolinguistics
– Prof. M.R. Sheikh (PhD Physics, Gauhati University), Principal, Moirang College
– Dr. Bhabananda Singh Takhellambam (Historian) Principal, Maharaja Bodhachandra College, Imphal, Manipur
–  Dr. Y. Khogen Singh, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Manipur University, Canchipur

Moderator: Dr. Sapam Ranabir Singh, Regional Director, IGNCA, Regional Centre, Guwahati


Venue:  Thoubal College, Thoubal, Manipur

29/10/2026
1:00 अपराह्न - 4:00 अपराह्न
Special Lecture on "Cultural Ecology of Manipur: Traditional Knowledge,  Environment & Nature–Human Relationships."

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Regional Centre, Guwahati In collaboration with Thoubal College. Thoubal, Manipur organising Lecture.

Chairperson: Prof. A. Nabachandra Singh, Principal, Thoubal College, Manipur

Speakers:

– Dr. Elangbam Ishwarjit Singh, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography, Sikkim University
– Dr. Anil Sharma, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography, NG College, Manipur
– Dr. M. Damudor Singh, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography, Thoubal College, Manipur- – Dr. Sapam Ranabir Singh, UGC Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellow, Anthropologist, Regional Director,  IGNCA, Regional Center, Guwahati


Venue:  Thoubal College, Thoubal, Manipur

14/10/2026
11:00 पूर्वाह्न
Lecture and Exhibition In Guwahati

  1. Lecture on Demonstration on “From Sattra to Proscenium: Sattriya Dance as a Living Tradition of Knowledge” by Nrityacharya Jatin Goswami, Padma Bhushan & Padma Shree awardee and Akademi Ratna, Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee, eminent Sattriya exponent.
  2.  Lecture on “Prof. Maheswar Neog and the Intellectual Reconstruction of Assam’s Sattriya Heritage” by Sh. Swapnanil Barua, Retd. IAS & Cultural Enthusiast
  3. Exhibition on “The life and works of Prof. Maheswar Neog”
    Division Name: Regional Center Guwahati


Venue:  LKRB State College of Music, Panjabari, Assam

25/09/2026
3:00 अपराह्न
Lecture on “Indigenous Knowledge Systems”
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Regional Centre, Guwahati In collaboration with Dr. Dilip Kumar Kalita Foundation

Chief Guest: Prof. (Dr.) Sunil Kumar Dutta, Former HoD, Dept. of Cultural Studies, Tezpur University
Speaker: Prof. (Dr.) Anil Kumar Boro, Padmashree, HoD, Dept. of Folklore, Gauhati University
Chairperson: Dr. Dilip Kumar Kalita, Former Director, Anundoram Borooah Institute for Language, Art and Culture, Govt. of Assam


Venue:  Bishnu Nirmala Bhawan, Latasil, Guwahati

25/09/2026
All Day
13th Pragjyoti International Dance Festival
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Regional Centre, Guwahati In collaboration with Pragjyoti International Dance Festival

Date: 25th – 26th September, 2026 (Guwahati) & 27th – 28th September, 2026 (Goalpara)

Speaker(s):

  • Prof. Pradip Jyoti Mahanta, distinguished scholar from North East India
  • Ms. Rohini Banerjee, acclaimed Odissi Dancer

Venue:

  • l A.T. Hall – Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam (25th September 2026; 10 A.M onwards)
  • l LKRB State College of Music (26th September 2026; 10 A.M onwards)
  • l Goalpara College, Goalpara, Assam (27th – 28th September 2026; 10 A.M onwards)

 

 

11/09/2026
2:00 अपराह्न
“हिंदी: पारंपरिक ज्ञान से कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता तक” (From Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence)
Chief Guest: Prof. Ramesh Ch. Deka, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Cotton University
Guest of Honour: Dr. Hiren Deka, Registrar (i/c), Cotton University

Speakers:
Dr. Achyut Sarma, Former HoD, Dept. of Hindi, Gauhati University
Dr. Parismita Bordoloi, Assistant Professor, Cotton University
Chairperson: Dr. Kusuum Kunja Malakar, HoD Hindi Department, Cotton University


Venue:  Conference Hall- 311, MCB Building, Cotton University, Guwahati

22/08/2026
12:00 पूर्वाह्न
One-day Symposium on Indigenous Knowledge System of the Tiwa Community of Assam
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Regional Centre, Guwahati in collaboration with Morigaon College

Chief Guest: Dr. Lila Kt. Barthakur, Principal, Morigaon College.

Guest of honour: Dr. Tilittoma Baruah, Former HoD & Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Cotton University.

Speakers:
1. Prof. Chandana Sarma,Professor & Head, Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Guwahati.
2. Dr. Ajit Konwar, Associate Professor, Department of English &Coordinator, IQAC, Morigaon College.
3. Prof. Arup Ratan Bandopadhyay, Professor & Former Head,Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
4. Sh.Mileshwar Pator,Retd. Assistant Director,Panchayat & Rural Development Department Govt. of Assam

 
Venue:  Morigaon College Auditorium, Morigaon, Assam

10/08/2026
10:30 पूर्वाह्न
Celebration of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2026

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Regional Centre, Guwahati in collaboration with Department of Anthropology Gauhati University, Jalukbari, Assam.

Chief  Guest:  Prof.  Nani Gopal Mahanta, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University


Venue:  [:en]Department of Anthropology[:], GUIST & AT Hall, Gauhati University, Guwahati
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