Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, I am pleased to invite you for the programme  "Purvottari" Spirit of the North-East being held at IGNCA from 10th January to 18th January, 2009.  The calendar of events are as given below:-

                                                            Calendar of Events

Event                                                  Date & Time                            Venue

Inauguration                                          10th January, 2009               Lawns, 3, R.P.Road

                                                            6.00 p.m.

Seminar-Culture of North-East            10-12 January,2009                Central Wing,

India: A Historical perspective             10.00 am -4.30 pm                IIIrd floor

                                                                                                            No. 5, R.P.Road

Special Lectures                                   13-18 January,2009                Central Wing

                                                            4.00 pm -5.00 pm                IIIrd floor

                                                                                                            No. 5, R.P.Road

Exhibition I - The Mental Atlas:    10-18 January,2009                Central Wing

                       Art & Culture of the                                                    Ground Floor,

                        North-East                                                                  Exhibition Hall,

                                                                                                            No. 5 R.P.Road

Exhibition II: Buddhism in                  10-18 January,2009                Mati Ghar, C.V.Mess

                       the North-East             10.30 am -8.00 pm                Janpath

Exhibition III: Hastalipi: A Multi-   10-18 January, 2009               Right Wing,

                        media presentation             10.30 am - 8.00 pm               Ground Floor,

                        on manuscripts from                                                     No. 5 R.P.Road

                        the North-East

Exhibition IV - Vidya: An                     10-18 January, 2009               Central Wing

                          Exhibition of             10.30 am - 8.00 pm               Ground Floor

                          books on the                                                                No. 5 R.P.Road

                          North-East

Film Shows: Screening of                 10-18 January,2009                Media Unit

                     Documentary                11a.m -5.00 pm                       No. 3 R.P.Road

                     & feature Films on

                     the North East

Cultural Programme: Dance and             10-18 January,2009                Lawns,

                                   Music from             6 pm - 8.00 pm                       No. 3, R.P.Road

                                    the North-

                                    East

Annapurna: Food Court serving  10-18 January,2009               

                    delicacies from the        10.00 am to 9.00 pm

                    North-East

Closing Ceremony:                                18th January, 2009               Lawns,

                                                            6.00 pm                               No. 5 R.P.Road

                        (Entry to No. 5, R.P.Road is from Mansigh Road)

I also invite you to participate in the Seminar on "Digital Preservation and Access to Indian Cultural heritage with special reference to IGNCA Cultural Knowledge Resources"  being held at IGNCA on 31st January and 1st February, 2009

More details on above programmes can be have from our website  www.ignca.nic.in .

With regards,