Dubai-based Indian arts centre takes classical training online

New Delhi, July 19 When everything else fails, we turn to art and music for a healing touch, says Jogiraj Sikidar, a Dubai-based musician who started the Malhaar Centre for Performing Arts to teach and promote Indian classical arts in the Middle East.

Touching upon his latest initiative to take classical training online and transcend the boundaries of both India and UAE, he says Indian classical music not only heals but also helps you to de-stress and generate hope.From Mumbai-based entrepreneurs to Delhi-based media professionals and several homemakers in Indonesia and London, lovers and learners of Indian classical music can be found across the globe. During the Covid-19 lockdown, their love for music brought them together at the Malhaar Centre, UAE's home-grown brand for Indian classical arts.

Through the new learning module, the training hub for Indian classical art forms has introduced live, e-learning sessions for both children and adults. This initiative has been taken to spread positivity and happiness among people when the entire world is going through a difficult time, says the founder.

"There is a huge interest in Indian classical music across the globe. Just like Yoga, Indian classical music has been perceived as meditative music. It is not just for entertainment but for self-upliftment as well. Moreover, practising Indian classical music or dance helps in the development of the brain," states Sikidar, who has won the NRI

( With inputs from IANS )