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Hans India
11-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
IGNCA Tirupati launches month-long spoken Sanskrit classes
TIRUPATI: Marking the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre Tirupati, inaugurated a month-long Spoken Sanskrit course on Thursday at its Tiruchanur campus. The initiative aims to promote Sanskrit as a living language and encourage its practical use in daily life. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Gowni Bali Reddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Red Sanders Task Force, and Dr KTV Raghavan, Regional Director of IGNCA Tirupati. Both underlined Sanskrit's role as India's cultural and intellectual foundation and reaffirmed the Centre's mission to revive traditional knowledge systems. Dr MG Nandan Rao, Pranta Prachark of Samskrita Bharati, delivered the keynote address, highlighting the scientific structure and enduring relevance of Sanskrit in today's world.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Govt signs MoU to boost state's archaeological heritage
Patna: Aiming to enhance conservation and preservation of the state's rich archaeological treasures, and elevate their cultural legacy on a national and more advanced level, the directorate of archaeology at the art, culture and youth department on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, and Academy for Archaeological Heritage Research and Training in the presence of minister Motilal Prasad. Art, culture and youth minister Prasad said, "With this tie-up, we aim to preserve our rich heritage and present it in a way that allows future generations to explore, learn from and understand their significance." Under this agreement, the institutions, including IGNCA — an autonomous body under the ministry of culture — will prepare a shared roadmap for future programmes to protect and conserve Bihar's heritage, besides creating public awareness. This will involve joint efforts in organising national-level seminars, conferences, workshops, heritage walks, awareness programmes, archaeological and conservation-related training, as well as surveys, excavations, documentation and conservation work on archaeological and rock art sites. A one-day national seminar on 'Rock Art and Archaeology of India' was also organised on this occasion, during which distinguished archaeologists from across the country delivered lectures on the topic. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mettlach: GEERS sucht 700 Testhörer für Hörgeräte ohne Zuzahlung GEERS Undo Rachna Patil, the director of archaeology, called it a boon for researchers of the state. "The researchers will gain access to various new information regarding research methodologies and techniques, which will enhance their capacity and skills in this field," she said.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
To restore key Gandhian sites, IGNCA unveils Rs 45 crore project
NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is set to begin a comprehensive Rs 45 crore conservation and restoration project at prominent Gandhian heritage sites in Wardha, Maharashtra, with the aim of making it a "canvas of Gandhian thought" for the 21st century. The initiative will cover Gandhi Smriti Bhavan, Kasturba Kitchen, and Wardha Haat, with the objective of preserving their architectural, historical, and cultural significance while promoting rural development and public engagement. The restoration project is being carried out in collaboration with the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI), Wardha, under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with IGNCA on July 2. It will be completed within an 18-month timeline, officials said. Gandhi Smriti Bhavan, located within the Sevagram Ashram where Mahatma Gandhi lived from 1936 to 1948, served as his operational headquarters during the freedom movement. It continues to be a site of national and international significance, symbolising Gandhian philosophy and simplicity. "MGIRI Wardha is not just about conserving the past-it's about reimagining Bapu's vision," said Dr Sachchidanand Joshi, member secretary of IGNCA. "Through immersive storytelling, digital heritage walks, and artisan hubs, Wardha will become a living canvas of Gandhian thought for the 21st century," the IGNCA member said.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Echoes of 1975: Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts launches year-long events to mark 50 years of Emergency; invites youth to revisit dark chapter in Indian democracy
NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, under the Union ministry of culture, has launched a year long programme to sensitise the younger generation to the loss of civil liberties and national resilience. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The agenda commemorates 50 years since the Emergency, imposed by then PM Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975. The nationwide exhibitions begin in Delhi on Wednesday. The displays will present documented evidence and visual narratives from the turbulent period that tested India's democratic foundations. The physical exhibition will be inaugurated at Ambedkar International Centre on June 26 and later, mobile exhibition units will visit various parts of the city. The exhibition brings together not only memories and lived experiences, but also pages from rare publications and books on the Emergency. It weaves narratives of "suffering and resistance from prisons across the country". It also includes the verses against the Emergency written by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in prison. Emergency: Presentations aim to stimulate public discussion The mobile exhibition units will visit prominent city locations, beginning at Thyagaraj Stadium on June 25. The exhibition will then roll into IGNCA (Janpath), Delhi University (North Campus), Lodhi Road, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Connaught Place, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and other venues. These presentations aim to stimulate public discussion and collective memory. The exhibition highlights historical records, but, more importantly, also the resistance to the Emergency in the form of voices of those who rose against it. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'Atal Gallery' will showcase Vajpayee's powerful poetry against authoritarianism. The exhibition also includes Vajpayee's famous post-emergency words: "Bade muddat baad mile hain deewane; kehne-sunne ko bahut hain afsane; khuli hawa me zara saans to le lein; kab tak rahegi azaadi bhala kaun jaane (We have met after ages. Let us breathe the fresh air. No one knows how long this freedom will last)." Officials said the exhibition was not just a walk through history, but an invitation to reflect, remember, and remain vigilant. It is a reminder to the younger generation of how fragile democracy can be, and how the most powerful weapons to safeguard it were civic awareness and vigilance. By illuminating the stories of resistance, IGNCA seeks to create an enduring dialogue and sensitise the youth to the "atrocities committed during the Emergency", thus inspiring them to uphold the values of freedom and democracy. A selection from the Shah Commission enquiry report, penned by Justice JC Shah, will also be exhibited. It starkly reminds how over 36,000 people were arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). Of these, 29,000 were arrested under the draconian law without assigning any reason. Besides MISA, about 1.1 lakh people were also arrested for other offences under the National Security Act. Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said, "In the times we live in, where all of us have a platform at our fingertips to express ourselves, we don't really realise what it is to have voices silenced the way they were during the Emergency. To know the immensity of the freedom of expression, it is important to revisit that era when all these were strangled." The national commemoration welcomes participation from artists across disciplines to present their interpretations of this historical event through various artistic mediums.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Indira Gandhi Centre plans year-long events to mark 50 years of Emergency
NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, under the Union ministry of culture, has launched a yearlong programme to sensitise the younger generation to the loss of civil liberties and national resilience. The agenda commemorates 50 years since the Emergency, imposed by then PM Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975. The nationwide exhibitions begin in Delhi on Wednesday. The displays will present documented evidence and visual narratives from the turbulent period that tested India's democratic foundations. The physical exhibition will be inaugurated at Ambedkar International Centre on June 26 and later, mobile exhibition units will visit various parts of the city. The exhibition brings together not only memories and lived experiences, but also pages from rare publications and books on the Emergency. It weaves narratives of "suffering and resistance from prisons across the country".
