IGNOU Revitalizes Vanishing Art Forms
The course called ‘Certificate in Indigenous Art Practices’ (CIAP) provides a forum for interaction of the various cultures, document the various forms of folk and tribal music and dances, and establish support mechanism for the art forms that are fast disappearing.
CIAP is a 16 credit course where 2 credits are for theory and 14 credits for Practical with the broad categories of Traditional Knowledge, Art Forms and Folk Skills.
The Guru-Shishya Paramapara Scheme, launched by the Ministry of Culture in 2004-2005, was made operational through various Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) but the scheme did not have the provision of certification as a result the trained shishyas under this scheme, in-spite of being trained were unable to find suitable livelihood options.
At the IGNOU headquarters, a three day orientation programme of the indigenous art forms by the traditional gurus of the north east region was presented by the School of Performing and Visual Arts (SOPVA) in association with Educational Development North Eastern Region Unit (EDNERU).
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