SPIC MACAY DEHRADUN CHAPTER: BEGINNING OF SPICMACAY

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

BEGINNING OF SPICMACAY

An idea originates and finds someone through whom it can manifests itself. That fortunate someone, experiences during the birth process, a feeling which is beyond description. Imagine for a moment that you are witnessing the creation of the universe.The "big bang" of SPIC MACAY came in 1972 at a concert of Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar and Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. After a few sporadic concerts (notable amongst them was that of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan) at Columbia University, New York, under the aegis of the India Club of Columbia University during the period 1972-76, the idea took a more defined direction in 1977 in India. However in 1979, a two-day programme again at IIT Delhi of Ustad Bismillah Khan, Dagar Bandhu, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Ustad Sitahid Parvez turned out to be a marginal success. MEFYS( Mechanical Engineering Final Year Students) organized the programme. It was at this programme that the name SPIC MACAY was first launched and the aim expressed was not to fight Westernisation but the process of deculturisation.

1 comment:

Gaurav said...: Hiiiiiii people..... i belong to a very great country because it has a gem like me......lol
No seriously as evry1 knws that our India is an agglomeration of various culture,.......to start wid India's culture....its impossible to express in words.....every1 will agree if
they know our country.....well..i am passionate abt my India's culture.............our culture is very affable,nurshng,buoyant, nutrtious, etc,etc.....in short....is a perfect pacakage u can get as an anecdote for evry prblm ..... but if u try to mess with Indians n their culture , India will screw u big times........hehehe...kidding
I do whatever I feel like.....atleast i am the one who's enjoying every moment of its life............
neways i am proud and honoured to be part of India... god bless me forever even after incarnation with the same culture n country..........
well I can only request u all to join SPIC MACAY,DEHRADUN....if u feel the same way
as i do for my country...............

Hello....Atleast post ur comments........

Mr.Gaurav Thakur
Ims,Dehradun; September 18, 2008 at 9:33 AM

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This convention will be a splendid opportunity

"The curriculum of the school did not neglect India's cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world."
-Amartya Sen
For the past two years SPICMACAY has been an integral part of my life. It has moulded my personality and has educated me in a big way. The cultural enlightment that we undergo with the society has changed my perspective of life, and made me see the world more clearly.

I have always enjoyed interacting with people from different walks of life, and a state convention is a splendid opportunity to do so. I also find that the friends and memories made during the conventions are very long lasting. Moreover, interacting with the artiste during the intensives is a very humbling experience. Their down to earth attitude makes us understand that we have airs for frivolous nothings.

In my life, I like to do things that will benefit me and the humankind in a long run. The strength of our movement and the fact that more and more people are joining it every year is a proof that the future of the movement is even brighter than the present. As our chapter coordinator, Ms. Rupi Mahindroo says, all people who join the movement and choose to be an active part of it are very special people, because there are very few people who have the fortitude to be non-conformist and give culture a chance.

This convention will be a splendid opportunity for all the enthusiasts and volunteers to meet and interact in person and we are really looking forward to it.

April 6, 2009 2:08 PM

Tavishi

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SPIC MACAY movement.

The movement caught the imagination of the young and began to grow geographically and numerically. While on the one hand, the idea had to be painstakingly introduced in minor doses, on the other, there was a clamoring for the programmes in schools and colleges. A combination of both has resulted in network of over 200 centers in India and abroad. About 1000 events are conducted yearly.
The effectiveness of voluntary work in inculcating a spirit of service. This is, in fact, the hidden agenda of this movement. Volunteers come from all walks of life with varied aspirations and skills. They give some of their time to a cause which is for the larger good and outside of their immediate self interest. The emphasis is on participation without hierarchy and too much formalism.
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Indian culture

Indian culture is rich and diverse and as a result unique in its very own way. Our manners, way of communicating with one another, etc are one of the important components of our culture. Even though we have accepted modern means of living, improved our lifestyle, our values and beliefs still remain unchanged. A person can change his way of clothing, way of eating and living but the rich values in a person always remains unchanged because they are deeply rooted within our hearts, mind, body and soul which we receive from our culture.

Gaurav