World Dance Series

SPIC MACAY, Rajasthan announces World Dance Series and Extention of FEST 2012 Series. Name and the tentative dates of the artists coming to perform in various cities are as follow:

Prof. Alankar Singh (Gurbani)

Date                    Place
9-10 April           Kota
11 April              Bhilwara
12 April              Chittorgarh


Ms Monisa Nayak (Kathak)

Date                    Place
16 April               Mt. Abu
17 April               Sirohi
18 April               Udaipur
19 April               Chittorgarh
20-21 April          Kota


Kalamandalam Leelamma (Mohiniattam)

Date                    Place
18-19 April          Kota
20 April               Bhilwara
21-22 April         Chittorgarh
23 April               Udaipur
24 April               Mt. Abu
25 April               Sirohi
26 April               Barmer
27 April               Jodhpur


Padam Shree Geeta Chandran (Bharatnatyam)

Date                    Place
23 April               Jodhpur
24 April               Sirohi
25 April               Chittor
26 April               Kota


Shri Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar (Vocal)

Date                    Place
24 April               Jodhpur
25 April               Mt. Abu
26 April               Chittorgarh
27-28 April          Kota


For detailed information kindly contact on the following No.s

9829035252 (Ashok Jain)
9166244740 (Ankita Sharma)
9001813489 (Deepak Badal)

SPIC MACAY in Government Schools

With vision 2020, when all of us in the movement are are focused on reaching every child of country by year 2020. the impetus would be primarily on government schools. and colleges which form a major chunk. The Govt. of Rajasthan has expressed its willingness to support us in increasing our out reach to all the government institutions.

Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has issued a circular to all the RBSE affiliated government schools, asking them to conduct SPIC MACAY activities. There are around 11,000 such schools in Rajasthan. Students studying in these schools are from very poor family. We have conducted 120 Workshop Demonstrations of Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Vocal and Rajasthani Folk in Kota, Chittorgarh and Barmer districts in one month only. The programmes are greatly being accepted and are very successful.

Swati Sinha, Vidyagauri (Kathak), Rashmi Raj (Odissi), Sneha Chakradhar (Bharatnatyam), Adarsh Saxena, Ranita De (Vocal)  Bhutte Khan and Bhugra Khan (Rajasthani Folk) during this series.

National Convention 2012 @ NITK Surathkal, Manglore

GUIDELINES AND REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION 2012

Guide lines for State-Chapter coordinators/Senior volunteers/Teachers

• As mentioned in the Registration forms the PARTICIPATION should be 50% of School students and50% of College students. The chapter/state quota should have more college students eventually becoming Volunteers in the future.
• Also we highly recommend that the school students are from 9th Standard and above.
• The restriction on the numbers , 1 teacher + 5 children from school and 1 teacher + 10 students from college, is to involve more INSTITUTIONS i.e. more sub chapters from each State to become a part of the movement. Involving more institutions from your respective State would lead to the success of the National Convention. We are looking for participation from more than 150 institutions. We recommend 7th standard students and above to attend the convention.
• State/Chapter coordinators/Teachers should select the right participants for the convention. You are also requested to encourage active SPIC MACAY volunteers to attend the convention. Also, chapter wise ORIENTATION regarding National Convention DO’s and DON’T’s for all participants must be conducted.
• State/Chapter coordinators/Teachers should ensure that each participant chooses the right intensive by researching about the respective “GURU” and the art form. Also encourage them to make posters, write ups on their respective GURUS.
• State/Chapter coordinators/Teachers are to ensure that participants from each their respective institution/chapter ATTEND all events, especially attend the morning yoga session and the evening concerts, with good behaviour.
• State/Chapter coordinators/Teachers are to instruct all participants not to bring any electronic gadgets – mobile, camera, i pods etc. Any phone calls from the parents/relatives of participants should be routed through the respective teacher/coordinator of the particular chapter.

Guidelines for Volunteers/Participants

Accommodation will be provided in our institute’s hostels for all participants, and everyone is expected to make good use of the same. Arrangement for outside accommodation can be made on request.

• Once you have chosen/been allotted an intensive, you are expected to adhere to it for all 5 days.
• The participants are expected to attend all the events scheduled during the Convention.
• In every concert, participants should stay fully involved and leave the hall only after the artists exit the stage.
• The classical overnight concerts are intended to create an elevating experience, and everyone is advised not to miss/sleep through the same.

Registration Process

• There are two types of forms. An individual form, if you are registering independently. Institute forms for schools and colleges registering as a group.
• Registration forms are sent to the state coordinators as well as the other coordinators through post and/or email. The registration forms, both individual and institute wise, will be made available on our website (http://spicmacay-Karnataka.org) and the national website (http://spicmacay.com).
• The registration forms can be downloaded from the above sites. Participants need to print the same, fill it and send it to their respective State Coordinators.
• The institute registering participants via the institute wise form need not fill the individual forms for their students.
• Any requests for getting additional participants than the number allotted should be conveyed to the organizing committee directly.

Online Registration Process :

• Both the forms can be filled online.
• On submitting the form online, a PDF will be generated. Download the PDF and keep a printed copy of it with you, which you need to carry with you to the convention.
• The details of the participants who have registered online, shall be communicated to the State Coordinator.
• A confirmatory email shall be sent to the participants who have been selected for the National Convention.

The Online Individual Registration Form can be filled from HERE.

The Online Institute Registration Forms: 

College Registration Form

School Registration Form

SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

It is our pleasure to announce the commencement of scholarship scheme 2012.

Through the scholarship scheme SPIC MACAY makes an attempt to bring the students closer to a world of wisdom, inspiration, dreams, discovery and exploration. It brings them in contact with such dedicated and acclaimed people who have achieved a lot in their respective fields through the strength that comes from sheer hard work, discipline and inherent talent.

The likely Gurus are His Holiness Dalai Lama’s Monastery, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Smt. Girija Devi, Smt Anjolie Ela Menon, Guru Ammannur M Chakyar’s pupil, G.Venu and Kapila Nangiar, Ustad Fariduddin Dagar,Shri Dadi Padmjee, Smt. Girja Devi, Janab Abdul Rashid Khan, Swami Niranjananand Saraswati / Swami Satyasangananda of Bihar School of Yoga, Smt. Aruna Roy, Shri. J. Gurappa Chetty of kalamkari, Shri Prakash Amte,Shri Shivanand Hegde of Yakshgana, Kerala Kalamandalam for Kathakali, Smt Teejan Bai, Pt. Kumar Bose, Smt. Daya Bai. Smt. Prerna Shrimali (Kathak), Shree Hirachand Vikamshi (Painting), Pt.Govindrao Deshmukh (Tabla), Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

This year we are also planning a unique Gurukul Anubhav for some of the selected candidates as part of this whole plan, where we will take 5-6 prominent Gurus to an Ashram (Chinmaya Vibhuti) near Pune, to stay there with their selected candidates for one month. In the serene environment of the Ashram, spending exclusive time with their Gurus, candidates will get much elevated and intense experience. For this we will selected around 8-10 candidates for each Guru. Dr. Kiran Seth himself will be there to conduct the morning Nadyoga, Hathyoga and meditation sessions, which will start from 4 am till 8 am. I will also be there to oversee the conduct of whole plan. Expected Gurus for this exclusive plan will be: Shri Kalamandalam Gopi, Us. Fariduddin Dagar, Shri Dadi Padmamjee, Smt. Teejan Bai ji etc.

For submitting the application the candidate can use the above mentioned tentative list of Likely Gurus. To apply the candidate should send his / her profile, along with a one page write-up on “Why I want to go”. Candidates can download the form from our website (http://spicmacay.com/news/scholarship-scheme-2012) from Scholarship Scheme link. Selected candidates will be called for interview.
All final selected candidates for this scheme will have to furnish a bond of Rs. 5,000/-, which will be refunded after successful completion of the tenure.
The scheme will commence in the months of May, June and July, each candidate will be required to stay with the Guru for a month.
Please send your applications at the following address by 7th Fabruary:

National Coordinator
Scholarship Scheme
SPIC MACAY
41/42, Lucknow Road, Delhi-110054
or mail at:
spicmacaysch@ gmail.com

Rules and Regulations:
1. The scholarship entails staying with a guru for one month in summer. Travel expenses to and from the guru’s residence (Second Class Sleeper) will be borne by SPIC MACAY.
2. Applications screened for the interview will be informed by email / phone, following which they will have to present themselves at specified centers. Please note that travel expenses incurred for interviews will have to be borne by the applicants.
3. While the selection panel does its utmost to place the applicants with one of the gurus of their choice, this may not always be possible. In such cases, the decision of the panel in placing the student will be final.

FEST 2012

SPIC MACAY announces FEST 2012 Series in Rajasthan. Upcoming events are as follow

Vocal by Smt Rupan sarkar
30-31 Jan  - Kota
1 Feb - Bhilwara
2 Feb - Chittor

She will be accompanied by Sh Ashish Sengupta on Tabla nad Sh Rajendra Banerjee on Harmonium