The first of its kind music institute in the state is being built in the memory of singing legend and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar.
For this, a ground-breaking ceremony (bhoomi pujan) for the construction of a Gurukul-style music school will take place in Mira Road area of Thane district on Thursday, September 28. The unique musical extravaganza which will be held at the auditorium in Kashimira will be compered by Smita Gavankar.
The ceremony will be followed by “Lata Yug” a musical show in which prominent artists including Datta Mistry, Nirupama Dey, Sonali Karnik, Radhika Nanday and Dhanashri Deshpande will perform on popular numbers sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Maharashtra government has allotted funds amounting ₹25 crore for the construction of the Gurukul-style music school. Funds will be disbursed to the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) in a phased-wise manner in accordance with the progress of the construction work.
The music school which will come up on an amenity space in the Ideal Park area of Mira Road will be a ground plus two musical theme based artistic structures measuring around 25,000 square feet will be divided in different sections wherein dedicated spaces will be allotted to train students in classical music, singing and playing musical instruments like-harmonium, flute, sitar, drumming and tabla under the guidance of renowned artists in the music industry.
The school will also tie-up with leading music institutions across the state to conduct the exams professionally. The education module will be designed keeping in mind professional music courses in line with various certifications offered by recognised music universities.
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