CHENNAI: Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous institution under the Union ministry of culture at New Delhi, is all set to relaunch Vihangama magazine, which was last published in 2012. IGNCA is marking its 28th foundation day on November 19 with two-days of celebrations. The annual celebrations of the centre include performances and talks besides film
screening and an art exhibition by contemporary artists on the IGNCA's premises. "Every year the foundation day is marked by talks and performances by eminent personalities. In addition, this year will also see the relaunch of Vihangama, the magazine of IGNCA which was last published in 2012. There will also be release of other publications brought out by us," said a statement quoting IGNCA programme director Mangalam Swaminathan.
"IGNCA will inaugurate a classical music series, 'Bhinna Shadaj' which will feature one senior artist every month. The series will open with a dhrupad recital in the morning of November 20 by Prof Ritwik Sanyal," the director added.
Established in the memory of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, IGNCA is a repository of academic resources in the form of books, photographs, audio-visual material and digital format for the study of 'the arts,' the term understood in all its connotations.
The area of IGNCA's mandate includes the oral, aural, written and narrative traditions of India, fairs and festivals, lifestyles of communities, classic and contemporary, traditional and folk cultures of India.
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