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Hans Raj witnesses musical evening organized by SPIC MACAY

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Hans Raj College witnessed a musical evening on 15th October, 2014 when Pt. Shubhendra Rao along with Sh.Shubh Maharaja performed at an event organized by SPIC MACAY. Under the name of ‘VIRASAT’, this series of events which is organized in the first half of the academic year is an annual series which comprises an eclectic mixture of performances by artists and workshops in classical music, classical art and folk.

The event began at 5:30 in the evening with both the artists lighting the lamp along with the principal of the college, Dr. V.K. Kawatra and Dr.MonikaKoul, convener of SPIC MACAY which was followed by a detailed introduction of the artists which helped in getting the audience familiar with them.The stage was set in an immaculate manner with floating candles, flowers, incense sticks and was lit up with dim lights which perfectly suited the evening that followed.

Pt. ShubhendraRao, a protégé of world renowned sitar maestro, Pt. Ravi Shankar shared the stage for the first time with Sh. Shubh Maharaja who was born in a musical family of table maestro, Pt. Kishan Maharaja as his grandson. The program was inaugurated with RaagMadhubanti, a raag played in the early evening, with Pt.Shubhendra Rao on the sitar accompanied by Sh.Shubh Maharaja on the tabla. This hour-long program was concluded with light classical dhun based on some folk melodies.

“Indian culture is fast losing its aura with the youth swaying towards the western lifestyle. SPIC MACAY is a national movement of the youth and for the youth. We welcome every student to join this movement of promoting Indian tradition and culture. It is our goal to reach every child of this nation by the year 2020 and make people realize how beautiful our heritage is. Since actions speak louder than words, it is performances like these which will create awareness for the youth”, said Arjun Adit, president of SPIC MACAY, Hans Raj College.

Feature Image Credits: Pixels, Photography Society, Hans Raj College.

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Shaurya is a 2nd year B.Tech student from Hansraj College. She is an amateur photographer and also an aspiring poet.She is in love with sleeping and dreams about reading a lot of novels but never really ends up doing that!

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