The students in Government schools of Chandigarh would now get an opportunity to learn Indian classical music and dance.
With an aim to promote arts and culture in the City Beautiful and to create awareness about Indian classical music and dance amongst the students in the Union Territory, the UT Department of Cultural Affairs in collaboration with UT Education Department has decided to impart training in the classical dance and music.
The concerned Departments have decided to conduct these classes preferably in the zero hour or after school timings in Government schools.
A spokesperson of the UT Administration said that UT has invited applications for the empanelment of resource persons for imparting training in Indian classical dance and instrumental music to students of Government schools of Union Territory of Chandigarh.
He said, “The course of classical music and dance would be made popularise in Government schools.”
The spokesperson said that an honorarium of Rs 250 for the first hour and Rs 175 for the subsequent hours subject to maximum of Rs 12,000 per month shall be paid. The classes would preferably be held in the zero hour or after schools timings.
“The interview/test of the applicants will be held on July, 24 in the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10 here. Applicants are requested to bring their own instrument for the interview/test,” added the spokesperson.
Interested resource persons in the field of classical dance and instrumental music can submit their bio-data/photograph and contact details in the office Director Cultural Affairs, Sector 9 here on or before July 21.