Indira Performing Art and Music University
The Indira Performing Art and Music University (Indira Kala-Sangeet Vishwvidyalaya) is Asia's only university dedicated to visual and performing arts.
Indira Kala-Sangeet Vishwvidyalaya was established under the Act XIX of 1956 of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. After the creation of the new state of Chhatisgarh in 2001, the Governor of Chhattisgarh is the Chancellor and Administrative cum Academic Head of I. K. S. V. Khairagarh.
In 1956, the then-rulers of princely state of Khairagarh donated their palace to open a University of Music and Fine Arts. His Majesty, the late Raja Birendra Bahadur Singh, and Her Majesty, the late Rani Padmavati Devi, named this university after their beloved daughter ‘Indira’.
To join and study at the Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya is a way to enjoy Indian art forms. The university offers a long list of subjects and courses related to diverse art forms like classical vocal music (Hindustani and Carnatic), classical instrumental music (Hindustani and Carnatic), classical dance styles (Kathak and Bharatanatyam), folk dance and music, painting, sculpture, graphics, history of Indian art and culture, and various literatures. The university is involved in teaching and research in Indian performing and visual art forms. The University has forty-five affiliated colleges, one affiliated research center and a good number of recognized examination centers throughout India. The university is one of a kind in India as it provides degree for different forms of classical dance and music. The rest of the universities provide with diploma courses for the same.
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