The Society for Promotion of Indian Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) on Sundaystarted holding cultural and yoga programmes under its Rural School Intensive (RSI) in Koraput and Sambalpur districts.
SC and ST Development Minister lal Bihari Himirika and Koraput MP Jhina Hikaka inaugurated the events where over 1,200 tribal students and 400 teachers and volunteers are participating.
The RSI programme would continue for nearly a week where students would experience an ashram like environment. The programme woud start at 4 am with different Yog classes such as Naad Yog and Hath Yog followed by workshops on music, dances, folk arts, cinema, theater and puppetry.
The SPIC MACAY is holding the programme for the first time in Odisha.
SPIC MACAY founder Dr Kiran Seth, currently on a 12-day visit since Wednesday, attended a State-level volunteer’s meet at the KIIT University and met Governor Dr SC Jamir before heading to Koraput to attend the programme held at Ekalabya Residential School at Pungar.
Similarly, another RSI programme was launched at the Vikas Residential School in Sambalpur.
Noted artistes like Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia, Pt Viswamohan Bhat, N Rajam, Guru Ramahari Das, Vidushi Aruna Mohanty, Vidwan TV Shankarnarayan, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt Debasish Bhattacharya, Pt Ronu Majumdar and VVN Chalapathy Rao are scheduled to attend the progammes.
The children are expected to get a once in a life time opportunity to experience the highest quality of artistic performances and ambiance which often proves to be transformational, said a Press release.