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Pandit
Ram Sahai Sangit Vidyalaya (PRSSV) is a charitable trust
and was named after one of the most innovative Indian musicians
of the 18th century whose art is now practiced by amateur
and professional musicians all over the world. Dr Frances
Shepherd, an ethnomusicologist, and Pandit Sharda Sahai,
a world-renowned Indian musician set it up in 1987.
The
aim of the trust is to serve a culturally diverse clientele
through projects in the performing arts of India and the
performing arts of other parts of the world, which promote
and encourage activities for the betterment of education
and understanding in the wider community.
Much
of the work of the trust so far has centred on developing
activities relating to Indian music and dance, which draw
on the considerable expertise available to it. These activities
are delivered through its Institute of Indian Music and
Dance (IIM&D), and its examinations board, Sangit Examinations,
and mostly serve the local community of West London. These
current activities include the provision of:
- access
to recognized qualifications;
- vocal,
dance and tabla training;
- NVQ
assessors;
- in-service
training of kathak teachers with our Keyworker;
- training
in arts administration for volunteers;
- concerts;
and
- theme
based projects and residencies for schools.
Volunteers
run the activities of the trust. This reliance on volunteers
is part of a strategy to involve local people and increase
their feelings of ownership. Due to the initial location
of the activities in West London volunteers have been drawn
mostly from the Indian community with a very small percentage
from other communities.
Mission
Statement
Pandit
Ram Sahai Sangit Vidyalaya aims to become an institution
that provides access for people of all backgrounds to
the performing arts of different parts of the world and
to nurture activities which cross religious, cultural
and ethnic boundaries. It will support its work by developing
and sustaining partnerships with other organisations and
providers in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
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