INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDIAN ART FORM

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It provides us immeasurable joy to invite you to participate in the International Conference sponsored by UGC New Delhi. The Conference will provide a podium for discussion and a platform to interact with eminent academicians from India and abroad.

Established in 1956 Indira Kala Sangeet University is one of the oldest Universities of India. The university offers Degrees in various Indian Art forms including literature and folk music. It is situated in a peaceful and musical town Khairagarh. 

Concept Note : Indian culture is the oldest living culture on this planet. Indian culture witnessed many upheavals during last many millenniums and in that process Indian art forms metamorphosed and diversified to the fullest extent. With a gap of a few centuries, an unbroken stream of thought about literature and art forms survive till today. The roots of Indian painting can be traced to Indus Valley civilization. The paintings on pottery found at the sites reflect deep understanding of the citizens of this ancient civilization.

On the other hand the Indian Theatre known as the fifth Veda was created by Brahma to entertain gods. The Natyasashtra still remains the reservoir of Indian theatre. It recognises many styles and forms of Indian theatre that existed and flourished before it was codified into a treatise. Since then Indian theatre has developed into a global phenomenon and has successfully made its presence felt on the world stage. The Natyasashtra needs fresh appreciation to guide us in 21^st century. Bharat Muni, Plato, Aristotle Anandvardhan shall always remain relevant to all nations. 21^st century must explore these great minds afresh to meet the future challengers.

An in-depth analysis of the oddities of new art forms and their end aim along with future directions shall require intellectual interaction among the scholars coming from various parts of globe. 

The conference will also try to find out the answers to the relevant questions like how aesthetic judgments are unified across all art forms including literature and how for aesthetic judgments are culturally conditioned? Is postmodernism still relevant to us or we need new tools and techniques to create and appreciate named and unnamed post-modern art forms? What principles evolve these art forms and what is their aesthetic? What is the future of literature in the age of Internet and nanotechnology?

Sanskrit is the oldest while English is the youngest language of Indian subcontinent. One is the language of our cultural heritage while the other defines Indias commerce and connectivity. Contemporary Sanskrit literature and Indian English Literature touch upon larger issues of our global life style and human needs. True it is that today there are more Sanskrit scholars than there were in ancient times and India publishes greater number of books in English than they are published in the countries where English has the status of mother tongue. This proliferation is not confined to any particular form of these two literatures. While these traditional forms are being mastered and recognised world-over, the new forms are getting shape to meet the unexpected challenges. The conference will weigh the value and strength of the writings of last century and make an assessment of future challenges and directions.

SUB THEMES

•              Indian Middle Class and English Language

•              New Genres in English Literature and Internet

•              Global Phenomena and Poetry.

•              Indian Fiction- Challenges of Creative Expression

•              Indian Aesthetics and English Literature

•              Literature in Translation

•              Language Culture and Society

•              An Assessment of Indian Theatre of 20th century

•              New Experiments in Indian Theatre

•              Folk Theatre

•              Tribal theatre and Tribal Art of Chhattisgarh

•              Challenges and Responses in Modern Theatre

•              An Assessment of Sanskrit Literature of 20th Century.

•              New Forms in Sanskrit Poetry, Prose

•              Sanskrit Theater-Its History and Modern Context

•              Sanskrit Language and Modern Challenges in 21st century

•              Music, Dance and Visual Arts in 21st century

•              Aesthetics and Indian Art Forms in 21st century

•              Indian Art forms and Western Art forms

•              Sociology of Indian Art Forms Dance, Music and Painting

•              New Art Forms and Internet

•              Indian Art Forms and Globalization

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