SPIC MACAY DEHRADUN CHAPTER: 6/13/10

Sunday, June 13, 2010

STUDENTS REPRESENT DEHRADUN AT SPIC MACAY NATIONAL CONVENTION AT IIT KANPUR

21 young volunteers represented Dehradun at the National Convention of SPIC
MACAY held at the IIT KANPUR between the 1st and 6th of June .

At a time when a bulk of the country’s students are enjoying their summer
vacations, over 1000 young delegates from all over India ,descended on a
soulful journey for five days and experienced a life-changing event. They
spent a week witnessing performances and attending workshops by maestros of
Indian classical music and dance, leading folk artists, talks by eminent
people from different fields, screening of classic films, craft workshops, yoga
. Spic Macay conducted its silver jubilee convention in the Golden Jubilee
year of IIT Kanpur.

The convention was inaugurated by Padma Bhushan Vidhushi Girija Devi followed
by Carnatic violin recital of Prof. T. N. Krishnan and vocal recital of Pt.
Rajan and Pt. Sajan Mishra. Other eminent artistes participating in the

convention included Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Smt. N. Rajam, Ust Abdul Rashid

Khan, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Sh. T.N. Seshagopalan, Ust Shahid Parvez . Besides
this there were intensive workshops by Gurus like Ust. Fariuddin Dagar,
Ust. Bahauddin Dagar, Smt. Karuna Chitrakar, Guru Mayadhar Raut and
Sh.Margi Madhu. Abdul Rashid Khan . Students learnt crafts from award
winning craftpersons of the country in the field of Artistic Weaving , Bagh
Block Print, Kutch Embroidery , Applique Embroidery , Mooj Grass Crafts,Lehriya
Klim Technique, Kashmir Paper Machie ,Madhubani Painting, Phulkari
Embroidery , Bamboo Crafts Agartala etc

The students accompanied by Mrs S Kalra and Mrs R Mahindroo were from Summer Valley School , SGRR , Brightlands School, St Josephs' Academy , Welham Girls' School , MKP PG College , ICAI , Welham
Boys' School , SGGR College of Pharmacy.

Said Tavishi Khanna of Les Roches Institute: 'The national convention
was, as always, a huge success--an eye-opening experience for the new
volunteers and a chance to re-live the legendary performances for the
older ones. SPIC MACAY makes us realise what are the things that truly
matter in life.'

“Today we are so linked up with the outward world through Internet,
television and the mobile phone. This week-long ‘Retreat’ provided an
opportunity to the young person to connect inwardly.” asserts its founder
Dr. Kiran Seth, Professor at IIT Delhi.

you can see more pictures at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sreenivasan/sets/72157624186297132/

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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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.
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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