KISS & KIIT inks MoU with NGMA
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, November 30 2021: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) & Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar signed an MoU with the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) under ministry of culture on November 29 .

KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta signed the MoU on behalf of KIIT and KISS, while NGMA director-general Adwaita Gadanayak inked the pact on behalf of NGMA in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP and chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth Affairs & Sports Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Indian Council for Cultural Relations director general Dinesh K Patnaik and KISS advisor Dr Suraj Kumar.

The agreement is the first of its kind in the history of KIIT & KISS, said Dr Achyuta Samanta.

"The world moves ahead because of imagination.

The imagination of today becomes a discovery of tomorrow.

Art is an imagination translated into reality by the fuel of inspiration.

And as Universities prioritise holistic development, we are happy to chart this uncharted area and hope to work and grow together," he stated.

As per the MoU, both KISS-KIIT and NGMA will work jointly to protect, preserve and promote tribal art, craft, stories and culture through research and documentation, exhibitions of contemporary artworks, seminars, conferences, and exchange visits for tribal artisans.

This collaboration is an initiative to revive the arts, crafts, and traditions among the young tribal artisans.

The MoU will promote and propagate vanishing visual and performing tribal art forms including music, dance, theatre, literature, fine arts.

NGMA will provide technical support to KISS & KIIT to encourage higher studies and research in the field of tribal art history, art appreciation, museology, and the inter-relations on visual and performing arts.

Further, the MoU aims to develop a specialised library of books, periodicals, photographs, and other audio-visual materials related to tribal art and culture.

KISS-KIIT and NGMA will work together and identify areas of cooperation for research, documentation, archiving, and collection of tribal art and craft, with special reference to tribal lifestyle and livelihood.

The National Gallery of Modern Art was founded in 1954.The Gallery is the premier institution of its kind in India.

It is a repository of the cultural ethos of the country and showcases the changing art forms through the passage of the last 150 years starting from about 1857 in the field of visual and plastic arts.

The NGMA helps people look at the works of modern art with greater joy, understanding, and knowledge by extending their relationship with daily life and experiencing them as vital expressions of the human spirit.

KISS is the largest tribal institute in the world, providing food, accommodation, health care, and all the basic necessities of life absolutely free to 60,000 students, including 20,000 Alumni.

On the other hand, KIIT is one of the leading universities in India renowned for the quality of teaching and research.

KIIT, through its school of sculpture, draws inspiration from Ofissan culture which has dissipated the message of social harmony and world peace since time immemorial through its rich and vibrant monuments.

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