The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) is a voluntary youth movement which promotes intangible aspects of Indian cultural heritage by promoting Indian classical music, classical dance, folk music, yoga, meditation, crafts and other aspects of Indian culture.

From decades since its inception, our school hosts SPICMACAY concerts, lectures, demonstrations, workshops, informal discussions, and invites eminent scholars and thinkers in the same field.

Over the years, many eminent personalities visited our school and presented their skills and shared values and experiences about our culture. Some of them are:

• Sh. Satish Babbar, famous Ghazal Singer
• Ms. Kiran Segal - a renowned Odissi dancer
• Smt. Madhavi Mudgal- a renowned Odissi dancer
• Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia-- the flute maestro
• Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma—famous Santoor player

It was a marvellous movie!! Even though it was silent and black and white, it taught me so many values like sacrifice, hard work and never giving up. It made a deep impression on my mind as it showed so many values in the form of a hilarious movie. It told me the meaning of trying again and again. It gave me the inspiration of facing all the problems that life throws on us. It was a wonderful movie screening and the choice of movie was also brilliant.

I look forward to more such sessions with Spic Macay.

                                                                                 - Nivriti Rathi

Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Mewati gharana. He will be remembered for taking the art beyond the boundaries. He  was born in a family of amazing musicians  .Pandit Jasraj was initiated into music by his father. As a mentor , guru Pandit Jasraj already presented to the  world, an impressive no. of disciples whom he has trained and nurtured. Pandit Jasraj soulful voice made him one of the most famous performers in the Indian classical music industry. He recieved many  awards including Padma Vibhushan  ,Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree. His death is a great loss for the nation and the music industry.   When I attended the SPIC MACAY’s  tribute concert for the Sangeet Martand Pt. Jasraj named RASRAJ SMARAN,  I thoroughly enjoyed it. Many artists like singers , musicians and dancers such as Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Dr. L Subramaniam, Begum Parveen Sultana, Vid Sonal Mansingh, Vid Sudha Raghunathan and many more offered their homage to Pt Jasraj through music , dance and their words. I enjoyed their spectacular and wonderful performances and had a very great experience listening to it.

Feedback from Students

Good evening ma’am, the session was very informative I enjoyed too.  It was fun to have such a beautiful session with the teachers. I will include to watch every spicmacay at a particular time.

Shraddha Sri Class 7B

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Aaryan Kohli XI A

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Tanveer Singh VI C
Devansh Pandita VII A

To have every child experience the beauty, inspiration and mysticism of Indian music and art is the aim behind SPIC MACAY. Courtesy of SPIC MACAY, students of Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar, were lucky enough to enjoy a wonderful morning listening to the melodious strains of Sufi music from the group Chaar Yaar. Led by the acclaimed Sufi singer, poet, art historian and theatre personality, Dr Madan Gopal Singh, as the name suggests, the group is a unique one comprising four musicians. Guitarist and banjo player Mr Deepak Castelino, sarod player Shri Pritam Ghoshal and percussionist Shri Amjad Khan comprise the other members of this unique group, showing us all over again that music transcends all religious boundaries. Harmony was in fact the overriding theme of the morning’s experience, leaving students with the beautiful words of Bulleh Shah, Rumi,  John Lennon, Tagore  and Kabir (among others) to inspire them. The amazing blend of rich melodies was deeply enjoyed by all.