New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the trustees of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and discussed with them various aspects relating to further popularising India’s diverse culture.
During the meeting, the prime minister and the IGNCA trustees also explored ways to bring more people into this journey, strengthen outreach through digital and grassroots initiatives “Met Trustees of IGNCA and discussed various aspects relating to further popularising India’s diverse culture,” the prime minister said in a post on X.
“We also explored ways to bring more people into this journey, strengthen outreach through digital and grassroots initiatives and support artists and scholars in preserving and promoting our rich heritage,” Modi said in the post.
The IGNCA trustees include its President Ram Bahadur Rai and members Sonal Mansingh, Vasudeo Kamath, Rathi Vinay Jha, Harshvardhan Neotia, Padma Subrahmanyam, Saryu V Doshi and Prasoon Joshi among others.
The key objectives of the IGNCA include serving 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.
Also, to provide a forum for a creative and critical dialogue through performances, exhibitions, multi-media projections, conferences, seminars and workshops between and amongst the diverse arts, traditional and contemporary. PTI ACB NB NB
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