MUMBAI: SPICMACAY will be conferred with the 19th Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award, for its contribution in promoting Indian classical music and culture among masses for over three decades.
The decision was taken by the Award Advisory Committee of the All India Congress to acknowledge SPICMACAY's efforts in fostering awareness and knowledge about the country's composite heritage.
The 19th edition of the award will confer the institute with the sum of five lakhs and a citation on saturday 20 August in New Delhi.
The award was inaugurated by the Indian National Congress in 1992 to commemorate and honour the contribution made by late PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi to promote communal harmony, peace and goodwill. The former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Sunil Dutt, Mohd Yunus [Grameen Bank, Bangladesh], Lata Mangeshkar, Kapila Vatsyayan and many more.