Nishad Sangeet Natak Prashikshan Kendra Samiti

Nishad Sangeet Natak Prashikshan Kendra Samiti is situated in New Bhupalpura. We focus on traditional music and drama here. It’s a local group, mostly run by people who have lived in this part of town for decades. The space we use is quite simple. We have mats on the floor for the students to sit on and a few traditional instruments like the tabla and harmonium. It’s not a modern building with air conditioning; we just use the fans and keep the doors open when it’s hot. We spend our evenings practicing different ragas or rehearsing for small local plays. It’s a community effort, really. We don't have a big budget, so we rely on everyone helping out with the cleaning and making sure the instruments are put away properly. New Bhupalpura is a quiet neighborhood, which is good for what we do. You won’t see any big billboards for us. People just know we are here because they hear the music or they see us heading to the center in the evenings. We don’t have a fancy office with computers. Everything is done on paper or just by memory. We teach the younger generation the old ways of doing things. It’s important to us, but we don’t make a big fuss about it. We just open the doors, light a lamp, and start our practice. It’s a steady, calm way to spend the day.