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October 2011
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EKATVA @ Town Hall | October 22 & 23, 2011
Join us for 2 FREE special weekend performances of EKATVA in Ahmedabad, India! EKATVA is a 90 minute dance/drama musical performed by 16 slum children, hoping to share a message of ‘oneness’ and universal love, to the world. A Manav Sadhna experiment, EKATVA features Sixteen children from some of the largest slums of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. They were selected through a nine...
September 2011
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August 2011
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Project Ahimsa is proud to be supporting the... →
http://youtu.be/1b-DhnrqRTA?hd=1
We present to you the beginning of a journey, a gift from the world: “EKATVA”. We hope you enjoy this video that gives a glimpse into the EKATVA production, a dance/drama musical performed by 16 slum children, hoping to share a message of ‘oneness’ and universal love, to the world. A Manav Sadhna experiment, supported by many loving...
July 2011
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Music Therapy in India: Fulbright Scholar Eric... →
Fulbright Scholar and Project Ahimsa grantee speaks about his work and impact using Music Therapy in India. Eric worked closely with Mentaid using musical instruments donated by Project Ahimsa, for over 6 months. In that period of time, he documented tremendous improvement in communication and response by the adults and youth that served using music therapy techniques.
June 2011
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Far Way Builds a Musical Bridge to Cuba
Cuba is a place that is very close to us. It is closer to Florida than Angelenos are to Santa Barbara. During the first half of the 20th century, American and Cuban culture shared a very close relationship. George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Ernest Hemingway, Walker Evans, and two members of the I Love Lucy company, Desi Arnaz and...
Tabla Workshop at the Loving Community for Lepers-...
A special visit by Project Ahimsa to the Loving Community, a leper colony, on June 16, 2011 was full of excitement and music for the children who live there. Robin Sukhadia shared a tabla performance and gave the children an opportunity to touch the drums and interact using bols (the language of tabla). 25 children learned about how tabla were made, learned about the phrases of tabla, and...
May 2011
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EKATVA Tour at Gandhi Ashram: Meet Nitesh
I just arrived at the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram to support the EKATVA Project. This inspiring spirit is in my Tabla and Sound Design class at the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram / Manav Sadhna. http://ekatva.blogspot.com/2011/04/meet-nitesh.html
April 2011
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January 2011
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Conference on Music & Wellness in India | March...
Music and Wellness in India
Conference of Music Professionals Who Work with People in Need
Sponsored in part by Project Ahimsa
March 15, 2011
2:30pm – 6:00pm | FREE
American Center – Kolkata
38 A Jawaralal Nehru Road, Kolkata 700071 (near Maidan Metro stop)
Featuring workshops/talks led by
Eric Fraser (Fulbright Scholar, Music Therapist) Robin Sukhaida (Fulbright Scholar, Project Ahimsa...
December 2010
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Rehabilitation Clinic Music Classes - Kolkata
Music really has an intense and immediate impact on children, especially those who are suffering. I get to see this each week that I am at the Rehabilitation Clinic for Children in Kolkata. This very special hospital for poor children from West Bengal and Bihar provides comprehensive surgery, prothetics and physical therapy for over 500 children each year, free of cost. Some of the children stay...
EKTAVA - All in One @ Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad
I arrived in India over 2 weeks ago, and each day since has been full of music, service, art and love. There has been of course the usual adjustment period healthwise, but the sustenance from art and community have carried me through. After arriving in Delhi for Fulbright Orientation, I made my onto to Kolkata to meet with ITC Sangeet Research Academy, the institution that is hosting me for the...
July 2010
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Fulbright Senior Scholar Award India – Robin...
Robin Sukhadia, International Grants Program Director for Project Ahimsa, has been awarded a 9 month Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship to India. His project, entitled “Music & Arts Integration: Empowering Youth in Kolkata and Ahmedabad” is designed to reflect on and build upon the past 7 years of work at Project Ahimsa. During that span of time, Project Ahimsa has supported...
February 2010
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Jessica Walker Joins Project Ahimsa
Project Ahimsa is thrilled to announce the addition of Jessica Walker to our team. As Director of Programs and Operations, Jessica will be handling a wide array of important infrastructural jobs critical to the success of Project Ahimsa. She brings a fantastic blend of artistic and global perspectives to her role.
Jessica Walker is from rural Southwestern Virginia. She has been living and...
Beat Crazy: Tenderloin After School Program SF
In 2009, Project Ahimsa funded an innovative global percussion workshop series at the Tenderloin After School Program, part of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) of San Francisco. The project was envisioned by long-time Project Ahimsa supporter Ranjan Dey (New Delhi Indian Restaurant) and David Williamson (French American School) who both wanted to make a direct impact...
"The Closest Farthest Away" Premiers in Cuba
Made possible because of a grant from Project Ahimsa, The Closest Farthest Away premiered to high acclaim in December 2009 at the Havana Film Festival. This groundbreaking collaboration between US and Cuban artists featured new technology which enabled artists to overcome limits imposed by the continuing political disagreements between our two countries.
Learn more about the project by...
The Children of Manav Sadhna, a Project Ahimsa...
