Citygritty — Pune

Music for young ears
What would we do without organisations like the Society for Promotion of Indian Culture and Music amongst the Youth (SPIC-MACAY)? For decades now, SPIC-MACAY has been bringing the cream of musicians on stage to make youngsters aware of Indian classical music and culture. It, being the music season and that time of the year when you are willing to listen to the lilting sounds, the local chapter has announced Swar Vedh, an inter-college music and dance competition at Fergusson College on December 5 and 6. The first round will get started 10.a.m. onwards on Sunday and the final will be on Monday, 4 p.m. onwards. If you are interested in taking part in the competition, get in touch with Sharangdhar Sathe. Remember, there is a deadline. Don’t make it later than December 3 in the evening. And moving with the times, the SPIC-MACAY will jump on to the bandwagon by launching its website. University of Pune Vice-Chancellor Arun Nigavekar will launch it and Dhananjay Daithankar will give a santoor recital.

Playing to social themes
Dnyana Devi, a city-based NGO working on child-centered community development projects in the slums, had organised a drama competition at the IMDR auditorium recently. Three groups participated. The women’s presentations dealt with the emotional trauma of war widows, the single women and women in contract marriages. Bhagyawati me by Samata, one of the participating groups, walked away with the best play award. Sandhya Kulkarni was adjudged the best director.