India, July 18 -- On Guru Purnima and foundation day of Kalakosh division of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), the centre unveiled a statue of sage of theatrologist Bharat Muni, who composed the Natya Shastra, an ancient Sanskrit text on performing arts.
The statue was unveiled by Sonal Mansingh (Rajya Sabha MP and classical dancer), Ram Bahadur Rai (IGNCA president and senior journalist), and Adwaita Gadanayak (National Gallery of Modern Art, director general and sculptor), Bharat Gupta (trustee, IGNCA) and dancer Padma Subrahmanyam.
While speaking about the statue, she said that she had a sight of Bharat Muni in Dhyan Mudra.
The black sculpture, conceptualised by Subrahmanyam and sculpted by Bengaluru-based artists TN...