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One Lakh people singing Vande Mataram

Inspired by Guruji, 2750 Hindustani Classical vocalists & over 1,00,000 strong audience sing India's National Song 'Vande Mataram'. (Antarnaad, Pune, India, 12th January 2010)

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'Indian classical music can stop student suicides'

Pune: Indian classical music and spirituality have the power to prevent students’ suicides, spiritual guru and founder of the Art of Living Foundation Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said in Pune.

He was reacting to the recent suicides, mostly among students, in Maharashtra in his interaction with media persons ahead of themusic event organised in the city.

“Indian classical music has great potential. It can heal hearts and minds. We need to develop a taste for it among the youth. It should be taken to youngsters because it connects you with your higher self,” the spiritual leader said, adding that Indian classical music and spirituality could reduce depression and divert the youth from suicidal thoughts. Read Article in DNA News Paper

Antarnaad concert Shankar Mahadevan & Gayathri performing

Preserve Indianness, exhorts Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

PUNE: Indian music and India’s heritage of Adhyatma are the two strong powers which will help us overcome all the strife around us and it is essential for us to preserve these and other strengths of Indianness in our fight against ill-will and hatred, said spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday.

Addressing thousands of his disciples at Antarnaad, a musical programme hosted by The Art of Living Foundation to mark the golden jubilee of Maharashtra, Sri Sri said Indian music has evolved entirely from the nature around us and thus has the basic power to sustain. Music is the route to achieve oneness with the God, he said.

The sprawling S P College ground came alive with simple yet graceful decoration where Sri Sri’s disciples and followers filled the air with calls of ‘jai gurudev’ and listened to him all ears as he spelt out his mantra for a stress-free, peaceful living. There were men, women and children eager to get a piece of wisdom of their beloved Guru, who treated them through a session of dhyaan (concentration), gyaan (wisdom) and gaan (music). Read More from Times of India

Art of Living’s historic musical symphony in Pune

Pune: Art of Living hosted a historic symphony - Antarnaad - in Pune on Tuesday, bringing over 2750 Indian classical vocalists together on one platform, to write a new chapter in the history of music.

Conceived by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual and humanitarian leader and Founder, Art of Living, the aim of Antarnaad was to showcase the vast repertoire of Hindustani classical music as well as to provide a platform for the exponents of this ancient Indian art.

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ANTARNAAD, A VOCAL ENSEMBLE,TO ENTHRAL PUNEITES ON JAN 12

Over 2,200 trained singers from Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow and Bengaluru are looking forward to be part of a historic musical extravaganza ‘Antarnaad,’ which coincidently also marks the Golden Jubilee year of Maharashtra State.

For weeks now, over 1,000 volunteers have been rehearsing for ‘Antarnaad,’ an unusual vocal ensemble, wherein vocalists will remind the world that through music we can find ourselves, an ‘Art of Living’ press release said. The event is scheduled to take place on January 12 evening at the S P College Grounds.

“Among the many unique offerings that India can make to the world, spirituality and music are certainly definitive,” the release says, quoting ‘The Art of Living’ founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. ‘Antarnaad’ is a celebration of both of these in unison, designed to re-inspire the people of this country and especially the youth, on all that is traditional and at the same time exhilarating, timeless and yet contemporary, he adds. Read More