Shankar Mahadevan: Promote Indian Music Instead Of Western In Schools
Noted Bollywood composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan has rued that English music is being taught in some schools of the country instead of the Indian classical music.
Noted
Bollywood
composer
and
singer
Shankar
Mahadevan
has
rued
that
English
music
is
being
taught
in
some
schools
of
the
country
instead
of
the
Indian
classical
music.
The
Breathless
singer
said
he
is
now
trying
to
teach
talented
music
aspirants,
who
hail
from
poor
background,
through
his
academy
free
of
cost.
"Why
English
music
is
being
taught
in
some
schools?
The
government
should
make
arrangements
to
promote
Indian
classical
music
among
students," he
told
reporters
recently.
"I
am
working
with
many
schools
and
at
present,
I
have
taken
up
the
'Inspire
India'
project
to
make
music
accessible
to
poor
students
through
the
'Shankar
Mahadevan
Academy'
free
of
cost," he
said.
The
music
director
was
in
Shirdi
town
of
Ahmednagar
district
in
Maharashtra
along
with
his
family
members
to
offer
prayers
at
the
famous
Saibaba
temple.
He
said
his
academy
has
been
promoting
Indian
music
in
76
countries
across
the
world.
To
a
query
about
a
single
contestant
winning
music-related
competitions
on
various
TV
channels,
causing
disappointment
to
other
competitors,
Mahadevan
said
the
names
of
other
participants
remain
in
the
minds
of
spectators
and
this
gives
them
benefit
in
future.
These
contestants
have
also
been
earning
by
performing
at
various
cultural
events,
birthday
parties
and
marriage
functions,
he
added.
PTI