To observe 40th year of its excellence, a three day festival began with much fervor and enthusiasm at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya on Monday. The programme commenced with inauguration of new Gallery of objects musical instruments importance ‘Ethno Music’. The exhibition was inaugurated by chief guest of inaugural ceremony will be Prof BK Konwar (Vice - Chancellor, Nagaland University, Nagaland) and special guest will be RS Negi (Former, Director, IGRMS, Bhopal).
Head of Office, DS Rao presented the welcome speech. Director, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Prof Sarit Kumar Choudhuri presented the annual activities report 2015-16.
On this occasion, traditional artists for their immense contribution in the Sangrahalaya, Bhavendra Jha, Ommi Satyam, V Jayarajan, Kumaresan R, KU Krishnakumar, Nokkai Wangsaham and two retired employees of IGRMS, former Assistant Curator Devendra Kumar Jain and office superintendent Chandra Mohan Parashar, were felicitated with memento and certificates.
Chief Guest, Prof BK Konwar in his address thanked and said “It is great organisation for humanity created by Indian government. This museum’s 300 employees have called artisans from all India and developed a pan India scene here. I thank IGRMS on behalf of Nagaland and Naga people for celebrating our culture”. He praised the research work done by IGRMS staff and explained various aspects of Naga society in detail.
Speaking on the occasion, Former, Director of IGRMS RS Negi said, “After the foundation of IGRMS by great efforts and support from state tribal department in 1988 the first and presently the biggest of exhibitions Tribal Habitat; was started at Prempura hill and since the year of inauguration new habitats are being added continuously. later hundreds of exhibitions were mounted and thematic as well as indoor building ‘Veethi Sankul’ was developed”. He reviewed the work of curators since 1979 to present and said their contribution in this development is exemplary. In the end, Arun Kiro (Assistant Curator) gave the vote of thanks.