IIT Madras Gears Up for SPIC MACAY's 9th International Convention To Be Held From May 20 to 26

IIT Madras will host the 9th annual international convention of SPIC MACAY starting on May 20 and concluding on May 26, 2024. Know details here 

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will host the 9th Annual International Convention of the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) from May 20 to 26, 2024. The institute has previously hosted this convention in 1996 and 2014. This week-long festival of Indian culture brings together over 1,500 students and volunteers from across India and around the world. 

The Convention is exclusively open to registered school and college students. Their entire accommodation and food will be provided free of cost as they get to experience the best of classical Indian arts in its full glory for a week.

Activities during the convention range from classical music and dance concerts, folk performances, crafts workshops, and movie screenings to heritage walks, Shramdaan, early morning yoga and eating holistic food. The convention will also have five-day-long workshop intensives by eminent artists and craftspersons. 

The idea of organising the convention is to create a unique ashram-like atmosphere to leave an impact on the new generation. This also resonates with SPIC MACAY's core purpose - to have every child experience the inspiration and mysticism embodied in Indian and World heritage. The vision is to reach every child by 2030.

Looking forward to hosting the event, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, "Culture is the spine of every country. As a country, we are proud of the variety of cultural activities performed across Bharat. SPICMACAY brings all of them to our IIT Madras campus. Looking forward to the events."

Highlighting the unique aspects of this year's Convention, Radha Mohan Tiwari, National Chairperson, SPIC MACAY, said, "SPIC MACAY is completing 47 years of it journey as a movement of the youth in which IIT Madras has played a very crucial role. With the help of IIT Madras and other supporters we are able to provide everything free to all the participants from accommodation to food to workshops. We will provide each of the nearly 1300 participants, from across India, an opportunity to learn one art form every day and experience the performances of the topmost artists of India."

As is being done every year, the Convention will feature some of the finest and best artists from all over the country. Some of the artists performing at the convention include Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia (Hindustani Flute), Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod), Vid. Padma Subrahmanyam (Bharatanatyam), Vid. Sudha Ragunathan (Carnatic Vocal), Vid. Seshampatti T. Sivalingam (Nadaswaram), Vidushi A. Kanyakumari (Carnatic Violin), Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar (Hindustani Vocal), Pt. M. Venkatesh Kumar (Hindustani Vocal), Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (Sitar), Vidushi Sunayana Hazarilal (Kathak) Ustad Wasifuddin (Dhrupad), Vid. Jayanthi Kumaresh (Saraswati Veena), Vid. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Hindustani Vocal), Shri Margi Madhu Chakyar (Koodiyattam) and Vidwan Lalgudi GJR Krishnan (Carnatic Violin).

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