Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)

Prelims – Current events of national and international importance

Why in News?

Recently, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) launched Essential Book on the Preservation and Interpretation of India's Manuscript Heritage.

• IGNCA – It is visualised as a centre encompassing the study and experience of all the arts.
• It envisions to place the arts within the context of the natural and human environment.
• Established in – 1987 as an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture.

IGNCA was initially conceptualised and launched in 1985 at a function where 5 rocks from 5 major rivers – Sindhu, Ganga, Kaveri, Mahanadi and the Narmada (where the most ancient ammonite fossils are found) were composed into sculptural forms.

• Objectives – To serve as a major resource centre for the arts, especially written, oral and visual source materials.

• To undertake research and publication programmes of reference works, glossaries, dictionaries and encyclopaedia concerning the arts and the humanities.
• To establish a tribal and folk arts division with a core collection for conducting systematic scientific studies and for live presentations.
• To provide a forum for a creative and critical dialogue through performances, exhibitions, multi-media projections, conferences, seminars and workshops.
• To foster dialogue between arts and current ideas in philosophy, science and technology.
• To promote a network with national and international institutions.
• To conduct related research in the arts, humanities and culture.

References

1. PIB| IGNCA Launches a Book on Manuscripts
2. IGNCA| Objectives of IGNCA