About The Journal

Scope

Government College of Art & Craft, Tripura has been publishing its yearly bilingual, peer-reviewed Journal on art and culture Ahana (ISSN 2278-1994) since 2009. Accomplished art educators, writers, research scholars, art critics, and art practitioners from various parts of the country, had contributed to this publication. This is the only journal in Tripura, which covers both academic and cultural areas. Ahana is a scholarly platform for discussions on diverse topics related to visual art and culture. Simultaneously it reflects the ethnicity of the North-East India too.

Broad areas of representation are:

• Indigenous art and traditions.
• Art form of north east India.
• Art and Heritage.
• Art and Science
• Performance Arts.
• Art and Religion.
• Art and Technology.
• Design and Culture.
• Art and Architecture.
• Industrial and applied design.
• Contemporary Art.
• Popular Art.
• Textiles and Fashion art.
• Art and Environment.
• Art and Society.

Objectives

• To make the students enthusiastic and curious to know more about Art and Aesthetics.
• To explore and understand interdisciplinary relationships of Art and Aesthetics with other disciplines.
• To facilitate and simplify the understanding of art and design across cultures.
• To Analyze and interpret various forms of art.
• To focus on emerging forms of art and its relationship with technology.
• To invite and encourage scholarly discussions on commercial art, economy and their interrelationships.

Frequency

Continuous publication distributed to one issue yearly. There may also be Special Issues.

Published by

Government College of Art & Craft
Agartala Tripura – 799010
Email: editorahana@gmail.com