SPIC MACAY, also known as Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth is a non-political, nationwide, voluntary movement that organizes programs’ of classical music and dance, folk arts, crafts, yoga, classic cinema screenings, heritage walks, Lecture demonstrations, workshops, Talks, Conventions etc. inside school and college campuses throughout the world to make students more aware about Indian and world heritage. This initiative makes education more holistic and meaningful as it highlights all that is abstract, subtle, inspiring and mystical in the world, teaching one to look within oneself. The movement has a central executive body in New Delhi and organizes its programs through a worldwide network of schools, colleges and educational institutions.
Staff Advisor
Convener: Jyotsna Arora
Co-Convener: Kanchan Verma
Society E-Mail : lsr.spicmacaychapter@gmail.com
The SPIC MACAY, LSR Chapter intends to enrich the quality of formal education by increasing awareness about different aspects of Indian heritage and inspiring young minds to imbibe the values embedded in it. Spic Macay-LSR Chapter volunteers participated in ANUBHAV-the international conclave of Spic Macay. Students attended the Diamond Jubilee flute concert of IIT Delhi performed by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. LSR Chapter was invited by the Japanese Embassy for the Japanese Film Festival from 5th-29th September 2022. Volunteers from our Chapter welcomed Mr. Kiran Seth, the founder of SPIC MACAY in Delhi after he successfully completed his solo cycle yatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The students interacted with Dr. Seth and his words inspired us to keep on the legacy of Spic Macay and keep striving to uphold the Indian culture and heritage. The society organized “GUFTAGU” to extend its warm welcome to freshers and used this opportunity to introduce them to the world of Indian culture. We invited students to fill in the outlines of three Indian art forms: Kalamkari, Mandala and Madhubani. They were also encouraged to express their feelings about starting a new chapter of their life. Guftagu enlightened student body about Indian art forms, sensitized them about Spic Macay and induced a feeling of belongingness in them. A heritage club has also been formed this year with its union executives. The society conducted interactive sessions and competitions to mark commemorative events such as a quiz competition on Tagore Jayanti, a photography competition on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas and invited caricatures or any expression of art on Janmashtami.
The SPIC MACAY, LSR Chapter intends to enrich the quality of formal education by increasing awareness about different aspects of Indian heritage and inspiring the young mind to imbibe the value-s embedded in it. The SPIC MACAY Orientation took place on 8th December 2021 and was attended by over 150 students. The session proceeded with a brief introduction of SPIC MACAY, the hierarchical structure of the organization, interactive games, Virasat, and a recap of the previous year’s events.
To celebrate the 73rd Republic Day, online contests for poster making and poetry/storytelling competitions on the theme “Swaraj: then and now” were organized. With the immense strength of their pens, Ayushi Sinha (LSR), Riya (LSR), and Shradha Saini (Motilal Nehru) in poetry/storytelling and Jasmin Kaun Sabharwal (Deshbandhu), Ritika Srivastava (Ramanujan) and Kashish Aggarwal (Deshbandhu) in poster-making emerged as the winners.
On January 27, 2022, an online panel discussion was organized on ‘Changing Course and Transforming Education’. The esteemed speakers were Dr. Sunil Sondhi, Project Director, Culture and Communication Project, IGNCA, Dr. Yaaminey Mubayi, an eminent Social Development professional, Historian and Cultural Heritage specialist and Dr. Sushma Jatoo, Head of Department of the Kalakosa Division of IGNCA. The turnout of the event was substantial with almost 100 members. The first speaker, Dr. Sunil explained the ideas of Aristotle and Einstein on the binary relationship of culture and education with the schooling of scriptures. He also stated how the dynamics of foreign countries and India differs vastly. Dr. Yaaminey shared insights on how history has been reconstructed over time. Having done her graduation in classical dance and music, it has been an area of interest and enrichment in her personal life. She concluded with the notion that language is poetry, dance, folk performance, and everything. Dr. Sushma said that the importance of education, culture, and wisdom should be used in the right way as a weapon to defeat the social evils. We, the youth, shall be the carriers of our rich tradition and a medium through which the river of culture would flow to future generations. Conclusively, she mentioned the importance of developing a multi-disciplinary approach to own art.
A moving soft board event called ‘Dastan-e-Dilli’ was organized on 29th and 30th March in college, where students were asked to write their favorite Delhi experiences under the tagline ‘Tape your Delhi tale’. The event was a huge success where students turned up in great numbers on both days to write about their memories that make them feel at home in Delhi.