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Shades of Spicmacay revelry
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ociety for the
Promotion of
Indian Classical Music and Culture
Amongst Youth (Spicmacay) wing at XLRI
is the most active student committee in
organising cultural events.
In its attempt to revive the lost art of sto-
rytelling, Spicmacay, organised Dastangoi
in September. Two exponents of
the art, Rana Pratap Sengar and
Rajesh Kumar, enthralled the audi-
ence at Tata Auditorium during an
hour-long performance and left them
wanting for more.
Dandiya Raas was another com-
mittee event that attracted a huge
crowd of students to shake a leg on
garbha beats. Raas originated as a
devotional garbha dance, which was
performed in goddess Durga’s honour.
It depicts the staging of a mock-fight
between Durga and Mahishasura, the
mighty demon-king. This dance is
students hooked to these art forms. The in-
house artists instructed the participants in
the finer details of the art.
The final Spicmacay event for 2013 was
a mesmerising Rajasthani Folk Night at
the Tata Auditorium. The Manganiyars are
Rajasthan’s most famous community who
are known for their classical folk music.
Their music has been supported by
aristocrats for generations. The songs
are passed on from generation to
generation as a form of oral history of
the desert.
The lyrics sing of the adventures of
Alexander the Great, about local ma-
harajas and past battles in the region.
The indigenous musical instruments
matched with their energetic voice
drew applause from an audience
that included both XLRI members
and outsiders.
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also nicknamed as the sword dance and the
sticks of the dance represent the sword of
goddess Durga.
The XLRI faculty graced the student
body on the occasion and inaugurated the
event, held in October, with a prayer.
A workshop organised in November on
quilling, charcoal painting and origami got
Students learn the folds of Origami at the workshop
Maganiyars perform during Rajasthani Folk Night
