Quarterly Newsletter October-December 2017 Inside 02 03 From The Director Desk
FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK Page 03 One of the prime ini a ves of IGRMS within teachers, parents etc joined together to celebrate EXHIBIT OF THE MONTH this me frame is the ini a on of Tribal Literature cultural diversi es of our na on and also to reflect Dongmo - A Traditional Churner used for preparing Goor-goor Tea Page 04 Fes val (TLF Bhopal) which has created enormous their mul farious talents. Similarly, our Dotara - A Plucked String Instrument Page 05 impact at the na onal level as it has provided an collabora ve exhibi on on Art and Cra tradi on of Aftaba- A Water Container of the Mughal Style Page 06 alterna ve pla orm primarily for the tribal people Jharkhand added flavor to Jharkhand Fes val EXHIBITIONS of India. This will be an annual event and looking at organized by Government of Madhya Pradesh at Exhibition on “Art & Crafts of Jharkhand” Page 07 the response it has received, we are confident that Bharat Bhawan. Establishment of Interpreta on Exhibition of the India Art Foundations in IGRMS Page 08 this will turn into a mass movement for the Centre at Kairentak village in Manipur with the Renovation of Chakhesang Naga House Page 09 adibasis/tribal popula on of our na on. Annual ac ve support of legendary boxer, Mary Kom, is WORKSHOPS three days 'Balrang Fes val' in collabora on with another significant achievement in connec ng Pottery Traditions of India – Phase II Page 10 Government of Madhya Pradesh, became a huge people of Manipur and strengthening linkages with Workshop on 'Mridakar’ Page 11 success where average ten thousand students, India's North East region. Besides these, we have SEMINARS organized mul ple exhibi ons, cultural programmes, renova on of Chakhesang house of National Seminar at New Delhi Page 12 Nagaland at Tribal Habitat, outreach ac vi es, National Seminar on Rock Art of Central India with special reference to MP Page 12 th na onal level seminars at different regions of India POONAM 36 - Indian Classical Program Page 13 with the ac ve support of our well wishers, we like CURATORIAL TALK to have further value addi on in coming days to the “Conservation of Ethnographic Objects: The Techniques and Ethics” Page 14 ongoing museum movement which IGRMS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Page 15 nurtured since its incep on. सिचदा नागदेव रंग- ृती Page 16 MUSEUM POPULAR LECTURE Page 18 MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMME Page 19 सतक ता जाग कता स ाह Page 20 TOUR AND FIELD WORK Page 22 CULTURAL INTERPRETATION CENTRE OF IGRMS Page 24 Training of JATAN Software Page 26 महा ा गांधी का रण Page 27 NATIONAL BALRANG - 2017 Page 28 MUSEUM VISITS Page 30 THE TRIBAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL - 2017 Page 32 भारत अिभयान Page 37 ACTIVITIES OF THE IGRMS SOUTH REGIONAL CENTRE, MYSORE Page 38 Exhibit of The Month 04 05 Exhibit of The Month
Dongmo - A Tradi onal Churner used for preparing Goor-goor Tea DOTARA - A Plucked String Instrument Area: Jammu and Kashmir properly churned. Area: Birbhum, West Bengal i n s t r u m e n t s . Community: Folk Generally, the pure Community: Folk A r c h a e o l o g i c a l Dimension: Height- 2.5 in Width-1.4 in bu er prepared from Category : Musical Instrument e x c a v a o n s a n d Acc. No: 80-113 the milk of Yak is used Accn. No: 2011/396 ancient texts reveal a Under the popular museum series 'Exhibit of in this prepara on. In Under the popular museum series 'Exhibit of highly developed the Month' of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav order to retain the the Month' of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav m u s i ca l c u l t u re . Sangrahalaya, a tradi onal object is displayed in the Goor-goor or bu er Sangrahalaya, a tradi onal object is displayed in the These instruments appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the tea hot, it is stored in appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the month of October, 2017 is “Dongmo”. a ke le known as producing melodic Dongmo is a tradi onal device used for Tibrel and kept on month of November, 2017 is “Dotara”. The Director, sounds are used in preparing Goor-goor Tea in the Himalayan regions Mealang (a local IGRMS,- Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri and Mr. Herv'e accompanying vocal like Kashmir, Laddakh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, stove). Goor-goor tea Jounot, (Insurance counsellor, Paris, France), Dr. music. Tradi onally Arunachal Pradesh and U rakhand. The cylindrical is served in shingkor Surendra Bhayana, (Controller, Anik Milk Product, musical instruments body of Dongmo is prepared from wood of Willow or shingkorey. Dewas) inaugurated Exhibit of the month at Veethi are categorized into tree (Salix sericocarpa) while the lid, its lower and The Director, Sankul indoor exhibi on building. This exhibit of the four categories based upper por on of the body is reinforced and Income Tax, MP and month has been collected and compiled by Dr. Smt. on the typological decorated with beau fully embossed plates of brass CG. Shri Abhay Kumar Sudipa Roy, Assistant Keeper, IGRMS. func ons. These are or copper which contains floral symbols and leafs. Singh Inaugurated Dotara, a plucked string instrument from S u s h i r a ( W i n d To prepare Goor-goor tea, water is first E x h i b i t o f t h e folk community of Birbhum district, West Bengal instrument), Avanaddha (Percussion instrument), boiled in a container. Desirable quan ty of salt and month at Veethi Sanskul indoor exhibi on Building. cons tutes to be an indispensable instrument of Ghana (Solid Metal instrument), Tata (String tea-leaf is added in the boiling water. The content is this exhibi on has been mounted by Dr. Pritam the folk music of West Bengal. It largely occupies a instrument). Several kinds of strings instruments boiled un l it turns red colour. In Laddakhi term the Choudhari, Museum Assistant. and war drums are men oned in the Vedic mixture known as Chathang. Further, in another predominant place in the Baul Sangeet of the state. container, applicable amount of salt, water and milk The instrument is also connected with dis nct Literature as well as in the epics of Ramayana and is boiled then the content of Chathang is added. The names by different ethnic communi es in different Mahabharata. final recipe is then poured into the Dongmo (device) regions. where 3 to 4 spoon of bu er is added and India evolved a wide variety of musical
Mr. Herv'e Jounot, (Insurance counsellor, Paris,France) inaugura on inaugura ng of Exhibit of an Exhibit of the month the Month. DONGMO DOTARA Exhibit of The Month 06 07 Exhibitions
AFTABA - A Water Container of the Mughal Style Exhibi on on “Art & Cra s of Jharkhand” Area: Madhya Pradesh An exhibi on on the arts and cra s of Jharkhand was mounted in Collabora on with Bharat Community: Soni Bhawan at the exhibi on gallery of Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal. The event was the celebra on of Jharkhand Category: Household fes val by Bharat Bhawan. Acc. No: 97-84 This exhibi on was mounted by IGRMS from its own collec on from Jharkhand. The ar s c and tradi onal Under the popular museum series ‘Exhibit of the Month’ of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav manufacturing of these objects where center of a rac on during this event. This exhibi on was Sangrahalaya, a tradi onal object is displayed in the inaugurated by Shri Manoj Shrivatava, Principle Secretary, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, who appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the is also a honorable member of IGRMS Sami . month of December, 2017 appears from a This exhibi on was con of tradi onal material cultures objects, directly collected from the tribaland decorated container called “A aba” which is used folk communi es of Jharkhand. Among which the tradi onal pain ng, Kohbu, Basketry, hand waving for serving water. Smt. Vasamalli (Kosmandev) and Dec, 2017 tex les, musical objects and crea ve arts of metal cra s and altogether these objects throw light on the life Mr. Polillikutan have jointly inaugurated Exhibit of and culture of Jharkhand people. This exhibi ons, under Jharkhand Mahotsav was dedicated to late Girija the month at Veethi Sankul indoor exhibi on roundness of the Indian ewers in fact reveal the building. The Exhibi on was curated by Sri. Rakesh influence of the mellonate shape of the Indian pot. Devi, a renowned singer of Jharkhand to pay a tribute for her uncomponable dedica on for the Bha (Assistant Keeper). This Large Water Container made of brass reveals development of Jharkhand Culture. The A aba or ewer is one of the object that the socio-economic status of the owner as the is most characteris c of everyday life in Islamic objects depicts rich Mughal style engravings World. The ewer stands on a circular foot. The showing star, half moon and other floral designs.
inaugura on of Exhibit of the month AFTABA Exhibitions 08 09 Exhibitions
Exhibi on of the India Art Founda ons in IGRMS Renova on of Chakhesang Naga House On 31 s t October 2017, the India Art distant outpost of India. Rathin Barman is a visual The majes c structure of a tradi onal Chakhesang Naga house displayed in the open air exhibi on Founda ons in collabora on with the Indira Gandhi ar st based in the capital city Kolkata. Architecture is premises of IGRMS has been a main a rac on of the museum visitors. This house type locally known as Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal jointly one of the primary concerns of Rathin's prac ce. He Kunemeche is translated as the house of a richman and differs from any of the common house of the tribe. organised two exhibi ons under a memorandum of interacts with people to collect memories, oral It was reconstructed and exhibited in IGRMS in the year 2010 by invi ng a group of Chakhesang Naga tribe understanding between the two ins tu ons. Two histories about landscapes and homes which he from Phek district of Nagaland. This mega project of the museum was jointly carried out by IGRMS in site-specific projects that emerged from research translates into drawings and sculptural done by the Fellows of the IFA, Mr. Abeer Gupta and objects.'Making a Home' is a site-specific project that collabora on with the NEZCC, Dimapur. Mr. Rathin Barman a er a year-long Archival and has grown out of a workshop that Rathin organised A er a period of about 7 years, IGRMS had again invited the ar sts led by Mr. Veshujao Phesao, Museum Fellowship has been the effort to bring out at the IGRMS called 'Si ng at the Yard'. Using the Exhibi on Officer, NEZCC, to renovate this house type and the team Nagaland. The team put their exhibi ons in the museum. houses of the Northeast region of India (that have generous effort in renova ng this mega exhibit by re-thatching, replacing structural wooden pillers and Abeer Gupta is a visual anthropologist, been replicated in the outdoor galleries of the proper arrangement of households displayed inside the house. currently working as Assistant Professor at the IGRMS), as the point of departure for his workshop, School of Design at Ambedkar University, Delhi. He Rathin conducted a series of conversa ons with a conducted his research in the western Himalayas, group of young architects from the Northeast who in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, around oral histories, are currently persuing architectural study at Bhopal. material cultures, and visual archives. His exhibi on Based on the 'collec ve memories of home' that en tled 'Old Routes, New Journeys' sets the emerged from these conversa ons, Rathin has transforma on of Ladakh from a significant center created an installa on of site-specific exhibi on of Himalayan and central Asian trade networks to a within the architectural replica in the museum. Workshops 10 11 Workshops
Po ery Tradi ons of India – Phase II Workshop on 'Mridakar' Gond ar st Shri Shukanandhi and his team, invited by the museum had undergone exhibi on IGRMS undertook an ambi ous Exhibi on Development Project under its plan for developing an development work in the Open Air Exhibi on premises of the Museum. They work on the prepara on of a Open Air Exhibi on on the Po ery Tradi ons of India. In order to fulfil the proposed plan of development, tradi onal entrance gate on typical Gond style which will lead to the entry of this ongoing exhibi on on the IGRMS organised po ery workshop 'Mridakar' as an important phase of exhibi on development by Po ery Tradi ons of India. invi ng po ers from the Eastern India. The bhumi Poojan in connec on with the raise of this structure was commenced on 22nd The workshop commenced frm 8 November to 8 December, 2017 for a period of about one September, 2017. month where ar st prepared veriegated forms of the tradi onal terraco a from the states of Odisha & West Bengal'. Seminars 12 13 Indian Classical Programme
Na onal Seminar at New Delhi ‘Poonam'- 36th Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi organised a Na onal Seminar on “Environment, Under the series ‘Poonam’ of Indian classical Music, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya Sustainable Development and Future Perspec ve in North East India : Emic and E c Dynamics” in organized the 36th performance on December 02, 2017. Classical dancer, Ms. Marami Medhi gave collabora on with the IGRMS, Bhopal, ICSSR and IBSD on 2nd and 3rd October, 2017 at University Guest House, New Delhi. Prof. Dina Bandhu Sahu, Director, Ins tute of Bio-resources and Sustainable presenta on of Kathak dance at open- air stage of the Avri Bhawan Exhibi on premises of the Museum. Development, Imphal and Prof. Jibon Kumar Singh, Dep . of Anthropology, Manipur University were the Ms. Marami received her ini al training in Kathak dance under the guidance of Late Charoo Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respec vely. Prof. Anoop Kumar Kapoor, Head Dep . of Anthropology, Bordoloi, the founder Principal of State College of Music, Guwaha . Subsequently she became a disciple of University of Delhi chaired the inaugural session. Dr. Avitoli G Zhimo, Coordinator of the Seminar presented renowned Kathak maestro Sri Surendra Saikia of Kathak Kendra, U.P. Sangeet Natak Academy, who is also a Welcome Address while Dr. M. Kennedy Singh, Deputy Coordinator presented the Vote of Thanks. recipient of Sangeet Natak Academy award, U ar Pradesh. She a ended some valuable workshop of kathak dance under the guidance of great maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj. A popular ar sts of the Assamese feature films and TV serials and choreographer of various dance shows, she was highly acclaimed for her performance on “Mirroring Assam through Kathak” performed at New Delhi. 'Poonam' a classical event of the full moon night in IGRMS has been a delight of the visitors. Ms. Marmi performed her dance by Shiva Stu followed by a recital of ‘Kahna Bina Soon Lage Re Nagariya’ in thumri. Her graceful performance ended with a Bhajan in Haveli Sangeet – birnging to light Krishna’s leelas with lyrics Rang-rangeelo, chailchabeelo, raseelo-raseelo Nandlal. The rhythm of her ‘Ghungroos’ and the Na onal Seminar on Rock Art of Central India with special reference to MP expression on her face-depic ng the joy, pain and longing – stole the audience’s heart. She was A three days na onal seminar on “Rock Art of Central India: With Special Reference to Madhya accompanied by Shri. Rajeev Shukla on tabla, Shri. Vinod Mishra on sarangi, Shri. Naveen Mishra on sitar. Pradesh” was organised by the Indira Gandhi Na onal Centre for Arts (IGNCA) in collabora on with the IGRMS Vocalist Shri. Kamal Kant recited the todas, tukdas and sang the bhajans. at Bhopal from 5th to 7th December, 2017 . Prof. Pramod K. Verma, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Barkatullah University, Bhopal graced the inaugural func on as the Chief Guest. The welcome address was given by Dr. Sarit Kr. Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS and Dr. B.L Malla, Project Director, IGNCA gave an introduc on of the seminar, Dr. Narayan Vyas gave the inaugural address on the occasion. Prof. Rahman Ali was the chairperson on the occasion and Prof. Ali in his address highly appreciated the contribu ons of Shri. S. B. Ota and Dr. V. H. Sonawane in the Indian prehistoric studies. The chief guest on the occasion elaborated upon the significance of rock art studies of the region. Dr. Verma emphasized upon the scien fic study of rock art in order to understand these art forms in proper context and appreciated highly the theme and concept of the seminar. Curatorial Talk 14 15 International Day of People with Disabilities
“Conserva on of Ethnographic Objects: The Techniques and Ethics” Jindagi Tujhe Salam, A Special Programme of the Divyangs IGRMS organized the another chapter of its popular series, Curatorial Talk on 8th November 2017 at IGRMS in associa on with, Arushi organized the program Zindagi Tujhe Salam at Vithi Sankul the Conference Hall of the Museum. Sri. Shubhendra Kumar Singh, Conserva on Associate, IGRMS spoke premises of the museum. Numbers of ac vi es were conducted including Drawing and Coloring on “Conserva on of Ethnographic Objects: The Techniques and Ethics”. The Curatorial talk was chaired by Compe on. Sports compe on included hit the target, wheel chair race, one legged race, lemon spoon Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri (Director,IGRMS). race and chair race. Children of all disabili es and of age upto 50 years par cipated in all the ac vi es. Shri Singh began his talk with a fundamental principle of the discipline of conserva on. He Children were very excited and par cipated with great enthusiasm. The program was organized to spread explained that, one of the most important disciplines to deal with the material culture and other tangible awareness on disability and to encourage and develop confidence among Divyangs. To make people realize forms of cultural heritage is Conserva on. The main principle of Conserva on is to extend the life of that they are not less than other children who are physically fit. Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director IGRMS material culture. Different parameters play different role in decay of material culture and thus welcomed the children with bouquets and also distributed prizes to the winners Conserva on experts face challenges to explore the possible solu ons by scien fic means. Apart from the archaeological treasures, the ethnographic objects having complex in nature are very much suscep ble towards environmental factor. Shri. Singh highlighted some of the important aspects of conserva on; techniques and ethics with reference to the ethnographic collec ons of the IGRMS. As a professional in the field of the conserva on, he minutely explained various possible factors of deteriora on and possible solu ons of conserva on with a limited resources. He said, “organic parts decay due to various biological factors, become dirty, breakable and fragile. Inorganic parts of metals corrode, stones get dirty or get detached and painted parts show flaking. Different materials react differently to forces of decay and show changes accordingly”. He said on the aspects of preven ve conserva on that can easily be prac ced in the museum management. In the remark of the chairperson, Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri appreciated the talk and referred one of the best Museum talk. सिचदा नागदेव रंग- ृती 16 17 सिचदा नागदेव रंग- ृती