SPIC MACAY, the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth, organised its MP State Convention at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT).
The two day long convention began from Saturday and concluded here on Sunday. The convention was joined by Kiran Seth, founder of SPIC MACAY, and Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Padmshree and Grammy Awardee Veena player.
Kiran Seth said, "The aim of SPIC MACAY is to reach over 20 lakh institutions of the nation by 2020. To fulfil this aim, it must interact with the youth directly and introduce the coordinators of the society to them. The society organizes its state conventions to cover the student population of a particular state. These conventions serve the dual purpose of cultural promotion and interaction of the workers of society with the youth."
The MP State Convention observed an active participation of delegates from various cities like Satna, Guna, Gwalior, Chhindwara, Katni, Damoh. Further, Bhopal showed the most active participation with more than 25 delegates joining the convention. Students from various private institutions like IES, also registered for the convention and joined the meeting.
Here on Saturday, Naadyoga session was organized. In late morning, there was a talk on Indian Culture and SPIC MACAY's role in promoting it by Ashok Jhamnani. Before that, Kiran Seth held another meeting with the newly joined volunteers of SPIC MACAY and gave them an orientation about their role in the society.
later, the students and members of the society went for the Heritage Walk to Tribal Art Museum on Shyamala Hills, Bhopal. The aim of this walk was to introduce the young students to the folk tradition and tribal art and to tell them the importance of preserving it.
The State Convention was very successful and an active participation of delegates from all over the state was observed. As many as 70 students registered from MANIT itself themselves to be a part of SPIC MACAY and participated for the cause of promoting Indian Culture. It was a big move forward for SPIC MACAY towards its goal.