The scholarship scheme

The Scholarship

Scheme

If you are a good artist, a dedicated social worker, a Kathak dancer, or trying to regenerate your spirit and soul by yoga and meditation or a lot number of any such activity; you have the opportunity to spend a complete month(May/June/July) with the Gurus (the people who have dedicated their lives for a larger cause).The Gurus are:

Aruna Roy - a social worker, earlier an IAS officer, Rajasthan	. Dalai Lama Monastery in Dharamshala – Monk, Buddhist preaching
Swami Niranjanand Saraswati – Bihar School of Yoga, Munger	Medha Patekar – social activist
Anjolie Ela Menon - painting, Delhi	Anna Saheb Hazare – social activist, Ralegaon Siddi
Gangadhar Pradhan – odissi dance	Ammanur Madhav Chakyar - dance, Irinjalakuda
Tibetan Nunnery – Buddhist preaching,Dharamshala	Shambhu Hdge – social activist, Honnavar
Teejan Bai – pandavani, Bhilai	Ghulam Mohd. Sheikh – painting, Vadodara
Margi Madhu – Koodiyattam	Isha Guru Loknetra – yoga, Coimbatore
Ram Ashreya Jha – classical vocal, Allahabad	Sulochna Brihaspati - vocal, Delhi
Abdul Rashid Khan – classical vocal, Varanasi	Habib Tanveer - theatre, Bhopal
Chandi Prasad Bhat - environmentalist, Chamoli	Abhay Narayan Malik - vocal, Delhi
Fahimuddin Dagar - dhrupad, Delhi	Father Windy – social activist, Hyderabad

Selected students are sent to these Gurus and they thereby get an opportunity to discover themselves. Students are first called for interview. Requirements are: no-objection certificate from their parents/guardians and bond money of Rs.4000/-. Money is refundable at the end of their 30 day stay with the guru, if they are selected, otherwise immediately after interview. Applicants screened for the interview will be informed by the post. And then selected students are sent for training. Travel expenses to and from the guru’s residence and the staying expenses will be borne by SPICMACAY.