Make Music Class Compulsory In Schools: Governor

Hyderabad, April 4 (Maxim News): Speaking at the meeting of the members of Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) held at Raj Bhavan on Thursday, Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chairman of the Advisory Board, said music classes should be made compulsory in all schools like in the olden days.

The Governor appreciated efforts of the members of SPIC MACAY in organizing variety of cultural programs highlighting the country’s rich cultural heritage in colleges and schools. He said these efforts will go a long way in conserving and promoting awareness of the country’s rich cultural heritage in music and art forms, particularly among the student community.

The Governor said special focus should be made to target students in classes from IV to XII in residential schools of all categories both in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to organize orientation programs and carry the message across all students in collaboration with locally established cultural centers. The Governor also said SPIC MACAY should first cover all residential schools and then scale it up to Universities in both the states.

Dr Kiran Seth, founder of SPIC MACAY, detailed the activities and programs of the society, which is a volunteer driven and non-profit organization spreading awareness about the Indian classical music and culture amongst the youth of the country for the past 40 years. He said during the previous year, the organization has organised 70 workshop demonstrations in Wanaparthy, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Ranga Reddy and Nalgonda districts.

Kiran Seth said the first Telangana State Convention was organized at the Rajiv Gandhi University for Knowledge Technologies at Basara of Nirmal district and cultural programs at 25 Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools. Dr Kiran Seth also explained about the programs proposed to be taken up during the next academic year of 2019-20. On the occasion, the Governor released the organization’s report for the year 2018-19. (Maxim News)