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Gandharva Mahavidyalaya
One of the oldest music schools in Delhi to impart traditional training in classical music and dance the gandharva Mahavidyalaya has churned out many classical musicians like Shubhadra Desai along with popular playback singers like Richa Sharma and Kailash Kher. The Gandharva Mahavidyalaya was established in 1939 by Pandit Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya (Bhaiji) who was a eminent musicologist, teacher and educationist. The Vidyalaya has over 1300 students, 27 teachers and 28 assistant teachers. The students are admitted on the basis of their voice and their aptitude. Apart from the regular teaching staff, the school invites musicologists, masters in vocal, instrumental music and dance to give demonstrations and workshops. Nearly a special experimental class was sought to teach senoir citizens about music and culture. If the student proves out to be excellent he or she is encouraged to join the Gandharva coir one of the best coirs in India.
Courses offered - Hindustani music (vocal), instrumental (sitar, flute, tabla, violin and harmonium)
Address - 212 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya marg.
Tel - 23233791, 23238784
Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra
The Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra had its first guru as Shambhu Maharaj and the only student Maya Rao, who is now a renowed dancer. It was first founded as 'Jhankar' in 1947 by Soumitra Charat Ram, it was inspired by Pandit Ravi Shankar and set up as a body that would work towords the Indian classical music and dance. This institution was later rechristened the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra while Jhankar is just a regular college imparting training in music and dance.
A look at the list of musicians who taught here, just a few Ustad Majad Ali Kahan (sarod), Naina Devi, Pandit Amarnath, Siddheshwari Devi (vocal), Ustad Asad Ali Kahan (Rudra veena) and so on. The college holds classes in bharatnatayam, kathak, odissi, hindustani classical vocal instruments such as tabla, sitar, sarod and so on. The gurus here are Biswajit Roy Chowdhury (sarod), Shanti Sharma (vocal). The students are offered foundation, certificate, diploma and post diploma certificates. The Ramlila has become an annual event in the cultural life of the kendra with over 60,000 people witnessing it every year.
Courses - Classical vocal, light classical, tabla, sitar and sarod.
Address - 1 Copernicus Marg
Tel - 23386428, 23386429
Sangeet Shymala
This school was set up by Som Tewari after she saw Pandit Jasraj playing the tabla for his older brother Pandit Maniram who was singing at a concert in Kolkatta. Born in 1952 the Sangeet Shyamala later in 1951 shifted to Delhi. The school at Vasant Vihar was established in 1996 with the help of the Resident welfare association. Here Som Tewari holds classes in vocal music, instrumental music, dance, art and yoga.
Courses - Vocal music, instrumental music includes sitar, tabla and harmonium.
Address - 0 A-11/6, Vasant Vihar
Tel - 26141005
Triveni Kala Sangam
Triveni Kala Sangam was born in 1951 was started by Sundari K Shirdharani in a small room with 2 students in CP. Today Triveni Kala Sangam is a non profit registered society with a art complex. Here dance, music and painting all the three are met to here. Besides Carnatic and Hindustani music, instruments like the tabla, pakhawaj, dholak, sitar and the flute are taught here. The gurus include Shanti Hiranand student of Begum Akhtar and Umar Shankar Mishra who is a student of Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Courses - Classical vocal and instrumentsl (sitar, flute and tabla)
Address - 205, Tansen Marg, New Delhi
Tel - 23718833
Smt Siddheshwari Devi Academy of Music
This school follows the true guru-shishya parampara. The academy was set up by Savita Devi in August 1977 in memory of her mother Siddheshwari Devi fondly known as the 'thumro queen'. Savita Devi is the only guru of the school and she has already taught over 70 students. The academy promotes Indian classical music like khayal, thumri, dadra, tappa, dhrupad, kajri, bhajan and ghazal. The students are aged between 5 to 50 years and they are now engaged in promoting the Banaras ang style of thumri and dadra. The Thumri was once patronised by the Rajas, Nawabs and the Maharajas. Later it moved to the kothas where it flourished. Its began declining when the ghazals film and pop music came up. Today there are no professional thumri singers and this brings alive the spirit of Savita Devi.
Courses - Lessons in classical vocal music, the khayal, thumri, bhajans and ghazals
Address - 12, Bharti Nagar, New delhi
Tel - 24611766
This article is a part of melody masters in the september 2006 edition of India Today.
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