Kiran Seth

Kiran Seth
Born (1949-04-27) 27 April 1949
Nationality Indian
Education PhD (1974) Columbia University
Alma mater IIT Kharagpur, Columbia University
Occupation Professor Emeritus
Employer IIT Delhi
Known for SPIC MACAY

Kiran Seth (born 1949) is an Indian academician, Professor Emeritus in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is most known as the founder of SPIC MACAY (1977), a non-profit organisation which promotes Indian classical music, Indian classical dance, and other aspects Indian culture, amongst youth the world over; through its about 500 chapters and through conventions, baithaks, lectures and musical fests.[1][2][3][4]

In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution to the Arts.[5]

Early life and education

Seth was born on 27 April 1949. His father, Bhojraj Seth, was a mathematician and the first professor at the IIT Kharagpur, established in 1951, while his mother Bhagawathi Seth was a housewife.[1]

Career

Seth started his career working as a Member of the Technical Staff (MTS) at Bell Laboratories, New Jersey in 1974, a job he gave up to return to India in 1976 as an Assistant Professor to teach at IIT Delhi, where he has been working ever since. It was at IIT Delhi that he founded SPIC MACAY in 1977.[6][7]

He has been member of several committees and boards, including the Central Advisory Board of Education, General Council of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Executive Board of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and Advisory Board (Education) of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

He served as Vice-Chairman of the Governing Council of the Film and Television Institute in Pune from 2012 to 2014.[8]

SPIC MACAY

Seth is credited with establishing the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music, Art and Culture amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) in 1977, a society that has done a phenomenal amount of work in the area of promoting classical music and culture amongst school and colleges in India and more recently in different parts of the world.

Today the movement conducts concerts, lec-dems, talks, yoga workshops, classic film shows, theatre shows and craft workshops in schools and colleges so that young people might be inspired.[9][10]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. 1 2 Quraishi, Humra (12 December 2007). "Kiran Seth: Without playing a note, he makes music touch the lives of many". Mint.
  2. ↑ "Keeping our virasat alive". The Tribune. 7 December 2003. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Kumar, Mala (30 October 2003). "From rap to raga". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ "Discovery of India". The Hindu. 28 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Datta, Sravasti (10 October 2014). "An artistic endeavour". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Bajoria, Jayshree (4 June 2004). "Young converts to Indian classics". BBC News.
  7. ↑ Ramchandra Guha (5 December 2004). "The education of a Philistine:SPIC MACAY". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ URL=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Mirza-aims-at-centre-of-excellence-status-for-FTII/articleshow/8094611.cms
  9. ↑ Kumar, Ranee (23 October 2003). "Catch 'em young: Kiran Seth, the founder of Spicmacay, has a focused agenda of shaping young minds". The Hindu.
  10. ↑ Chaudhuri, Shatarupa (5 March 2010). "Stay connected with culture". The New Indian Express.
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