Reinforcing Promotion of Indian Cultural Heritage education in Schools

Kindly refer to the CBSE Board’s announcement on promoting cultural heritage through Classical Music and Dance wherein schools were advised to organize SPIC MACAY events/workshops and avail the opportunity to bring great artists to the portals of their institutes.

As you know that SPIC MACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth) has been taking Indian Classical Music and Dance to thousands of schools and colleges across the country for more than three decades. In recent years, with addition to music and dancetheatre, yoga, folk arts and an overall lifestyle have also become the part of the SPIC MACAY movement. They conduct VIRASAT/ FEST, Conventions and talks which introduce students to several young, upcoming as well as senior renowned artistes, giving them an opportunity to witness their insightful performances and interact with them. Such enriching interactions help then in developing a wholesome understanding of not only the art form but also the artiste as a practitioner of a certain way of life.

In order to join this movement of Promoting Cultural Heritage more effectively, it is suggested that Schools:

1. Setup “Heritage Clubs” with preferably one teacher and five students.

2. Conduct at least three events of SPIC MACAY out of the seven modules.

3. Weekly meetings could be held which could include a presentation by student(s) about some aspects of Indian Heritage.

4. Selected students could be sent to participate in SPIC MACAY’s National School Intensive/ Rural School Intensive/ Zonal/ State Conventions which would inspire them to take this movement forward in their zones.

The schools are further advised to avail this great opportunity and contact at the following for more information and assistance: