Odissi Dance Recital by Smita Panigrahi June 19, 2019 at Ahilya Devi Holkar School, Pune An Account by Namrata Shah I had heard about Baithak Foundation over a year ago and had been keen to volunteer with them to understand the nature of efforts that the organization has been putting in to promote Indian classical […]
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Hindustani Vocal Music Performance by Reeshabh Purohit At Akanksha Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj English Medium School, Pune. August 2, 2019 What would happen if you brought together a huge group of about 200 children at one place and made them listen to some intense music? Is it even possible to make them sit quietly at one place […]
Hindustani Vocal Concert by Mandar Karanjkar for all staff members of TMCP August 2, 2019 at Sangam World Centre, Yerawada, Pune. On a rainy morning, at a venue surrounded by greenery, a hundred-odd members of staff from Tara Mobile Creches Pune (TMCP) had gathered. A number of events were lined up for them for the day […]
Sitar Recital by Adwait Gadgil July 22, 2019 at Tara Mobile Creche Pune, Charholi Centre, Pune. An Account by Namrata Shah “Good morning, didi!”, a girl greeted me with a bright smile. “Good afternoon!”, I responded. “Arre, good afternoon, didi!”, she corrected herself, giggled and ran off. We were at the construction site of Pride […]
The Annual Report 2018-19 contains details of all the initiatives undertaken by Baithak in the last financial year. It highlights the reach of our programs and the impact of the work. We thank everyone for generous support and encouragement! Please feel free to reach out to us if you wish to have a conversation about the report. […]
Read and know what artists have to say about their experience of working with Baithak and sharing their art with children in schools and construction sites. Artist Feedback 2018-19
The sixth Baithak concert at CSMEMS featured vocal classical music for the first time in the school. Chinmayee Athale, a promising young musician honoured Baithak’s request to perform for the children. This concert was the culmination of year long efforts taken by the Foundation and by all the CSMEMS teachers to integrate good music in […]
11 फेब्रुवारी 2019 रोजी दीपगृह अकॅडमी येथे अरुंधती पटवर्धन यांचे भरतनाट्यम ह्या नृत्यप्रकाराचे सादरीकरण झाले. अरुंधती ताई व त्यांची शिष्या प्राजक्ता पवनस्कर यांनी भरतनाट्यमच्या चार रचना सादर झाल्या. ऐंशी च्या आसपास मुलं व शिक्षक होते. ताईंनी सर्वप्रथम भरतनाट्यम व भारतातील इतर शास्त्रीय नृत्य प्रकारांची माहिती सांगितली व त्याच्यानंतर भरतनाट्यम त्या सगळ्या पेक्षा कसे वेगळे आहे […]
The last concert at TMCP Charoli was a Sarangi concert by Yuji Nakagawa. Yuji, a very talented and sincere student of ICM since two decades, is one of the foremost disciples of late Pt. Dhruba Ghosh. As compared to other concerts, the attendance for this concert was low due to some unforeseen situation at the […]
On 18th January 2019, Baithak Foundation hosted a Sarangi recital at the iTeach Babu Jagjeevanram School for their students. The concert started on time. All the students belonged to standard 8 and above. Around 30 students were attending this concert. After Baithak did the artist introductions, all students sat patiently listening to Yuji and Shruteendra. […]