The Inner Eye

THE NATIONAL SCHOOL INTENSIVE- Dr Seth

2006-12-20T20:54:00.000-08:00

>>When I was a child my parents took me to visit many ashrams. I have fond>>memories of watching The Mother playing tennis at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in>>Pondicherry,of the smell of freshly baked brown bread and of witnessing>>the table football game there. I remember the serenity of the Shahenshahi>>Ashram in Rajpur, the beautiful bhajans of the Swamiji and the gushing>>waterfall not very far away.

On Worthy Inhertitance- Anshuman Jain

2006-10-16T01:25:00.000-07:00

A very disturbing development was highlighted by a magazine recentlyabout the decline in Indian classical music's 'guru-shishya parampara'and that many of our greatest maestros are not leaving behind anyworthy inheritors.. . (outlook, sept 23) It also had a comment by our founder Dr Kiran Seth.Our maestros are getting older and there are very very few artistesleft who can carry forward their

Of Gharanas - Harsh

2006-10-04T02:38:00.000-07:00

As someone who has listened to concerts for some time and has dealt with artist bios, and i am curious to learn about the concept of gharanas.A gharana to my understanding is a linkage by lineage or style of music that a group of musicians belonging to a particular gharana practice.However most gharanas have their identities inextricably linked with geographies - Gwalior Gharana, Jaipur Gharana

Buildig Bonds with the Flying Forces- Neerja Sareen

2006-09-21T23:13:00.000-07:00

This is to inform everyone that as result of meetings with the DefenceSecretary, Govt.of India and the Chief of Air Staff, SPIC MACAY will now beorganizing classical concerts for the Indian Air Force families at basestations.Our first concert is taking place at the HQ Western Air Command, SubrotoPark, New Delhi, on thursday, September 21, 2006, with a Bharatanatyamrecital by Ms. Rama

Internal reshuffles and adjustments- Kiran Seth

2006-09-21T23:09:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:I would like to remind you that the 2 year period for all posts in SPICMACAY is coming to an end. Please make sure that new people are trained totake up responsibilities at all levels. December is the month when the newnames should be announced for all posts and they should formally take overon the 1st of April 2007. The 3 month interim period could be used to trainthe new

North Virasat Invites you to Kathakali

2006-09-06T02:20:00.000-07:00

At North zone we begin with the Kathakali performance of Shri Kala MandalamGopi ji .This maestro was born in 1937 and still gives captivating performances of two hrs each two times a day. His art, its intricacies and dynamism are>unparallel. He is coming all the way from Kerala with a troupe of 8 and is performing>as per the schedule given below. I request you to be with him wherever you can.

Memoirs of some special encounters - Kiran Seth

2006-08-30T22:31:00.000-07:00

USTAD BISMILLAH KHANUstad Bismillah Khan was one of the finest human beings I have ever met.He was a great musician - we all know that. But he used music to transcendit.“Yeh to ek ibadat hai (This is just a prayer)”, he would say. He was on adifferent level, and it showed on his face - almost childlike and smiling.