Promoting the priceless heritage rooted in Indian culture and tradition, DPS Chas in association with SPICMACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Cultural amongst Youth) organised a musical programme Anubhav 3 on virtual platform which enthralled hundreds of students of DPS Chas with repeated clapping and applause.

The five-day programme culminated on Wednesday, which was organised with a view to sensitize students towards rich Indian traditional music.

Anubhav 3 was a training and interactive session on Hindustani Vocal Music in which nationally renowned Hindustani Vocalist Shashwati Mandal along with her disciples Swati, Anuradha and Mahavir enthralled hundreds of students of the school, imparting their knowledge and rigorous practice of suras and ragas.

The other participant institutions along with DPS Chas were - Dayal Singh College, Delhi; Kanya Mahavidyalaya; KV AFS Nallia, Gujrat and KV 31-D Chandigarh.

Shashwati Mandal is the granddaughter of Pt. Balabhau Umdekar, a court musician of the Gwalior State and an accomplished singer of the Gwalior Gharana.

Her overwhelming personality charmed all. In the five-day programme, she gave a directive on Raag Aheer Bhairav, Raag Yaman, Tarana, etc and administered vocal training of high and low pitch. She explained how the importance of years of persistent practice leads to the right pitch, perfecting the suras. She made students practice full compositions.

In her message, Chief Mentor of the school, Dr Hemlata S Mohan said, “SPIC MACAY is responsible for making a wonderful contribution towards educating the youth about their culture and heritage.” She expressed her gratitude towards SPICMACAY for the upliftment of Indian music and the cultural plethora.