Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Government-funded arts organisation in New Delhi, India Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi is a premier government-funded arts organisation in India. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Culture. Cultural performances at IGNCA 7th edition of three day 'Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival' at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. History The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts was launched on 19 November 1985 by prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Trust was constituted and registered in New Delhi on 24 March 1987. Board of Trustees Executive Committee About IGNCA is envisioned as an institution dedicated to the study and exploration of various art forms. IGNCA collaborates with organisations such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Aims and Objectives to serve as a major resource centre for Indian arts, especially written, oral and visual source materials to conduct research on the arts and humanities, and to publish reference works, glossaries, dictionaries and encyclopaedia to establish a trib