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Talk by Padma Sri Dr. Kiran Seth

Padma Shri Dr. Kiran Seth, founder of SPIC MACAY addressed the campus community where he briefed the gathering about SPIC MACAY and gave  a  talk on Indian Knowledge Systems.

Dr. Kiran Seth was a Professor Emeritus at IIT Delhi since 1976. He founded  SPIC MACAY in 1977, a non-profit promoting Indian Culture through events worldwide.  The organization hosts about 5,000 events annually in India and abroad.  In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

 Following are some of the SPIC MACAY events organized on Campus:

  • Leather Puppetry Theatre by Shri.Hanumanthu Gaaru
  • Gotti Pua Dance
  • Hindustani Vocal Concert by Shri.Jaytheerath Mevundi
  • Hindustani Vocal Concert by Shri.Dhananjay Hegde
  • Tholpavakoothu Leather puppet theatre by Shri K K Ramchandra Pulavar (Padma Shri)
  • Jin Lahore Nahin Dekhya Woh Janmeya Nahin’ by Naya Theater
  • BIHU Dance

IIITH took part in the recently held SPIC MACAY’s Advisory Board Meeting headed by the Honourable Governor of Telangana Shri. Jishnu Dev Varma and Dr. Kiran Seth at Raj Bhavan.

 

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/VCQJSHRPth95dGKn9

January 2025