Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi is a premier government-funded arts organization in India. It is an autonomous institute under the Union Ministry of Culture. History The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts was launched on 19 November 1985 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. IGNCA is envisioned as a center for the study and experience of arts in the field of creative literature - written and oral; visual arts inclusive of architecture, sculpture, painting and graphics to general material culture, photography and film; and performing arts of music, dance and theatre. 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