SM Volunteers Get Together: 29th December 2013

 Over the last 6 months, we have all worked very hard and given of our time, resources and ourselves to the revival of the presence of SPIC MACAY in the UK. To celebrate our hard work throughout 2013 along with its many successes and failures, as we have only grown from strength to strength; learning from our...

Paying our tribute to the sitar maestro - Late Pt. Ravi Shankar

It is exactly a year since the maestro, the guru Pt. Ravi Shankar left for the heavenly abode.  "It is very important that our government introduces classical music, dance and other art forms on a compulsory basis right from the kindergarten level. We need a conservatory of music and music colleges. I wish all the millionaires...

Holywell Music Room resonates the sound of the sitar and cello: Oxford Chapter Inaugural

The performance by Pt. Shubhendra Rao (sitar) and Smt. Saskia de Haas (Indian cello), accompanied by Sh. Biplab Bhattacharya (tabla) marked the inauguration of the Oxford chapter of SPIC MACAY, UK.   We are delighted to share with you glimpses of this beautiful event organised by the volunteers of Spic Macay,...

Shubhendra ji and Saskia ji to create magic in Oxford

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Chintan - Reflections on SPIC MACAY and its core values

CHINTAN, Reflections on SPIC MACAY and its Core Values is a collection of articles that have mostly been published as ‘Conceptual Corners’ in the movement’s national newsletter Sandesh over the last eight years. Many of these articles reinstate the philosophy and ideology that, like our rich cultural heritage, have been passed on through generations. Others reflect concepts, discussions and experimentations...

Cambridge & Warwick welcome Meeta ji

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Our Weekly Meetings in London

LONDON CHAPTER Every Sunday, we meet at the University College, London. Join us at UCL’s beautiful campus in Bloomsbury, London. Day & Time: Every Sunday @ 1 pm Directions:  WC1E 6BT Road:       Gower Street, Bloomsbury Tube:       Euston Square Bus:...

Welcome to SPIC MACAY UK & Europe

SPIC MACAY – An Initiative in Holistic Education SPIC MACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth) is a non-political, non-profit, registered society founded in 1977 by Dr Kiran Seth, a Prof at IIT-Delhi who was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ for his contribution to the arts...