Carnatic Vocal by Smt. Sushruti Santhanam August 27, 2018 Sushruti Santhanam, an experienced Carnatic vocalist and teacher, has worked for many years in communities across Rajasthan and Telangana for her music and history research, and thus she didn’t find it unusual when Baithak approached her with an idea to conduct a concert at a construction site […]
Category: Past Events
Hindustani Classical Vocal by Bhaggesh Marathe at iTeach RSM, 14 July 2018 An account by Vaikhari Ozarkar Last Saturday, I attended a very interesting and innovative session by the Baithak Foundation – a one hour concert by Bhaggesh Marathe, disciple of Pt. Kedar Bodas, at an unconventional location, for uninitiated listeners. Volunteering for a unique […]
Baithak Listening Session 9
Chinmayee Athale conducted a highly inspiring and captivating session on various facets of Indian Classical Music (ICM) to a very interested and absorbed audience of about 50 children from classes 8, 9 and 10 at the iTeach Ahilya Devi Holkar School in Aundh. The children had some basic understanding of ICM though earlier concerts and […]
Its 8:30 am on a regular school day at the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj English Medium School in Kasarwadi, Pune. But it is hard to miss the excitement and curiosity as I walk into the building to see the kids lining up outside their classrooms. They are heading to the small hall at the far end […]
Baithak Foundation is working towards bringing Indian Classical Music (ICM) to the masses, and promoting it as a way of life, rather than only a performing art form. From municipal schools and construction sites to upscale locations and bungalows, Baithak openly welcomes everyone who wishes to know more about ICM and other allied art forms. […]
बैठक फौंडेशन आयोजित मेघना सरदार यांचे धृपद गायन – अपूर्व पेटकर ‘दीप गृह अकादमी’, मोरगाव चौफुला व ‘सिटी ऑफ चाईल्ड’, कासुर्डी, यवत – ०५ सप्टें २०१८ काही दिवसांपूर्वी सौमित्रकडून बैठक फौंडेशनच्या कामाबद्दल व आगामी कार्यक्रमांविषयी ऐकल्यामुळे ०५ सप्टेंबर रोजी मेघना सरदार ह्यांच्या धृपदच्या कार्यक्रमाला मी उपस्थित रहायचे ठरवले. मेघना ताई ह्या प्रसिद्ध धृपद गायक पं. उदय […]
“Providing an exposure to the classical arts is one of our main objectives. But we don’t want to stop at that. The more challenging part is to provide relevant learning to the interested student. Without the learning, interest we have generated will be of very little value” – Dakshayani’s vision and reasoning is ample explanation […]