Date with The Archive | Building on Tradition - The Role of the Archive in Musical Practice | A Presentation by Shubha Mudgal | June 28, 2023

India Foundation for the Arts (IFA)
invites you to
Date with The Archive:
Building on Tradition - The Role of the Archive in Musical Practice
A Presentation by Shubha Mudgal 

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM IST | Zoom and Facebook Live

In a field like Hindustani classical music that is steeped in oral traditions, what does an archive look like? Who creates it, and who can access it? Can the artist be an archivist too?

Join us for a conversation with Shubha Mudgal, as she speaks about the possibilities and challenges of archiving Hindustani music. A central question to Shubha’s presentation would be “How does one learn from the archive?” Focusing on Hindustani classical music and referencing some of her own works, Shubha will touch upon disciplines such as literature, anthropology and performance studies, to bring out the interdisciplinary possibilities of archiving, both as a creative practice and a pedagogical tool. The material she refers to in the talk will be in Hindi, Brajbhasha, Awadhi.

Shubha Mudgal is a Hindustani classical vocalist trained by some of the finest scholar musicians and gurus of the country. Awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2000, she has received several accolades and awards. Shubha is also well known for her work related to music education and popular music.

Launched in 2018, The IFA Archive is a space that holds the diverse materials of the projects supported and implemented by IFA over the years, currently featuring materials from over 500 projects online at https://www.theifaarchive.org/ 

Date with The Archive is a series of talks by artists across different practices who have used archives extensively for their creative work, to bring to focus the potential of the archive as a significant resource for artistic explorations. 

The IFA Archive is built with support from Indorama Charitable Trust.

Click here to register for the discussion on Zoom.

The discussion will also be streamed live on our Facebook page, for which no prior registration is required.