The Academy of Indian Music, A Decade Of Achievements At A Glance

• Cultivating and fostering Indian music and culture in Australia and promote it in the international arena.
• Encouraging the resident musiciams and music enthusiasts in the communities to get together and working on projects.
• Acting as an umbrella body for and networking with artist to conduct musical and dance performances/workshops.
• Composing and presenting inspiring and innovative cross cultural projects with other forms of music.
• providing educational facilities and promote learning of music and different art forms.
• provide a cultural bridge between India and Australia.

The regular activities conducted by the academy have been project based:

• Organising music festivals annually to commemorate the great composers of Karnatic music- Tyagaraja and Dikshitar- plus regualar high quality presentations of leading overseas and local artists in popular venues patronized by all sectors of the Australian Community.
• The initiation, of, and ongoing collaboration in the study of Karnatic music at tertiary level at Monash University.
• Periodic chamber music concerts featuring student talent.
• Pioneering the formation of schools of Karnatic music to give formal instruction at a wide range of levels.
• Release of Australia's first South Indian instrumental music double CD- Rhythms and Ragas- featuring India's leading instrumentalists.
• Melbourne Ragas & Rhythms on 3MBS FM 103.5 on Mondays at 10:30 p.m. and on Melbourne Community Television: the only radio program in Australia devoted to Indian Classical Music.
• Arranging senior students / musicians to enrich their studies and experience under the guidance of our patrons in India.
• Combining with leading musicians from other traditions in comissions to produce contemporary east-west music in Australia and India.
• Publishing Jugal Bandhi, a student-run magazine devoted to Indian music and Fine Arts in Australia. The above projects have been from time to time, assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding advisory body.

The founder directors of the Academy are: M. Ravichandhira and Mrs. Marni Selvendra.

The Academy welcomes comment from any interested parties, and is keen to liaise to extend forthcoming tours in this region. The Academy can be contacted by email to M. Ravichandhira - ravi@netspace.net.au or by mail to P.O. Box 128, Kew, Vic. 3101.