Author: Baithak
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 […]
In August 2018, Baithak invited Saurabh Vartak, a promising and young energetic flautist, to interact with the children and the community, and present his art in an hour long session. He was supported on the Tabla by Unmesh Banerjee. Saurabh presented a detailed exposition of Raag Bhoop, beginning with the Alaap – Jod, and then […]
The concert on 20th of August 2018 featured a sitar recital by Jaya Jog, a senior disciple of Ustad Usman Khan. She was supported on the tabla by Ketaki Vaidya. The audience for the concert comprised of all groups of children, 3 years to 18 years old, along with a handful of parents residing in […]
True art has no boundaries
Maanasa Visweswaran shares her experience of attending a Baithak @ Classes Concert We often hear this phrase, “We live in the era of access”. But in my one year experience of living in India as a student and attending Indian classical concerts, I’ve noticed that the audiences mostly belonged to specific social classes or […]
An account of Baithak’s workshop for iTeach teachers and staff Background: iTeach has been Baithak’s partner since its inception. It has always encouraged Baithak to run pilots of various programs, experiment with new concepts, and thus, it has greatly supported the idea of providing children exposure and access to Indian Classical Music (ICM). iTeach is […]