IGNCA holds Natyashastra programme on sidelines of UNESCO intangible heritage meeting at Red Fort
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts held an academic programme, 'Natyashastra â Synthesis of Theory and Praxis', at the Red Fort, Delhi, on 13 December 2025 during the 20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Summary
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) held an academic programme, 'Natyashastra â Synthesis of Theory and Praxis', at the Red Fort, Delhi, on 13 December 2025, during the 20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The IGNCA programme on the Natyashastra was chaired by Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr Sonal Mansingh and included Sangeet Natak Akademi chairperson Dr Sandhya Purecha and National School of Drama director Chittaranjan Tripathy. A short film on the inscription of the Natyashastra in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register was screened.
Key facts
- Date
- 13 December 2025
- Venue
- Red Fort, Delhi
- Occasion
- 20th session of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding ICH
- Organiser
- IGNCA
- Chair
- Dr Sonal Mansingh (Padma Vibhushan)
- Recognition
- Natyashastra inscribed in UNESCO Memory of the World Register
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Natyashastra, discussed at an IGNCA programme on 13 December 2025, is inscribed in which UNESCO register?
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Correct answer: B â Memory of the World Register
PIB 2203646: a short film on the inscription of the Natyashastra in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register was shown.
Where was the 20th session of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage being held in December 2025?
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Correct answer: A â Red Fort, Delhi
PIB 2203646: the IGNCA programme was organised during the 20th Session of the Committee at the Red Fort, Delhi.