New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University's (IGNOU) Vice-Chancellor Professor V N Rajasekharan Pillai said that presenting your creative art and talent before others involves some sort of a compromise. But, they at the IGNOU do not want that. As per sources, he said this in a three-day Orientation Programme of the Gurus, held from January 17, 2011, to January 19, 2011.
Further, sources informed that the orientation programme was organized by the Centre for Traditional Knowledge Systems, Educational Development North Eastern Region Unit (EDNERU) and the School of Performing and Visual Arts (SOPVA) at the IGNOU Headquarters. The programme was planned under the Guru-Shishya Parampara Scheme of the North East Zonal Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, sources added.
Moreover, sources informed that various Gurus from northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh were honored during the ceremony. Professor Pillai underlined the Certificate Programme in Indigenous Art Practices (CIAP), which is an academic certification under the Guru-Shishya Parampara Scheme.
Professor Pillai said that they pay their respect to each and every art form of this country, and believe that universities should promote and recognize such activities. The entire well noticed art forms today have advocated for themselves. It is thus necessary to promote your art forms in the prevalent areas. There may be several universities offering such a programme, but IGNOU is different, he added.
