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Ananthamurthy, one of the most famous contemporary Kannada writers, and Subramanium have both been honoured with Padma Bhushan. Their knowledge and experience in India’s cultural heritage is likely to bring more depth in the deliberations of the Trust which is currently dominated by bureaucrats and foreign policy experts.
With the additions, the IGNCA trust will now have 12 members.
Meanwhile, cultural historian Jyotindra Jain is all set to be named the interim Member-Secretary of IGNCA following the end of tenure of incumbent K K Chakravarty later this week. Jain’s appointment has been cleared by the Culture Ministry, sources said.
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