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Which organisation works to promote Indian classical music and culture among the youth?
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Answer: Option C — SPIC MACAY
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The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) is a voluntary movement that promotes Indian classical music, dance, folk arts and culture among young people.
About SPIC MACAY:
It was founded in 1977 by Dr. Kiran Seth, then a young professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
He was inspired after attending a concert by the dhrupad singers, the Dagar brothers, in New York.
Its headquarters is in New Delhi.
It is a non-political, nationwide movement run largely by student and teacher volunteers.
It has chapters in many schools, colleges and universities in India and in some places abroad.
Its activities:
- It organises concerts, lecture-demonstrations, workshops and talks in schools and colleges by eminent artists of Hindustani and Carnatic music, classical dance, folk arts, yoga and crafts.
- It runs the "Virasat" series of events.
- Its annual "National Convention" brings together thousands of students to live in a simple, ashram-like environment and learn from great artists.
- It arranges "Intensives", in which students live with a master (guru) for some time.
- It screens classic films and organises heritage walks.
Recognition:
Dr. Kiran Seth was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009.
Other cultural organisations:
- Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA): 1943; cultural wing linked to the left movement; known for socially conscious theatre.
- Sangeet Natak Akademi: 1953; national academy of music, dance and drama.
- Kalakshetra: Chennai; founded in 1936 by Rukmini Devi Arundale for Bharatanatyam and other arts.
- Gandharva Mahavidyalaya: founded by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in Lahore in 1901.
- Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya: Lucknow; named after Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande.
- Sangeet Research Academy: Kolkata.
Why not the other options?
- ✗IPTA promotes theatre with social themes.
- ✗The Sangeet Natak Akademi is a government academy for the performing arts.
- ✗Kalakshetra is a dance and arts academy in Chennai.
Quick tip
Remember: SPIC MACAY = promotes classical music and culture among youth (1977; Dr. Kiran Seth, IIT Delhi); Kalakshetra = Chennai (Rukmini Devi, 1936); IPTA = 1943; Gandharva Mahavidyalaya = Paluskar (1901).
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