SPIC MACAY - Key Milestones

Key Milestones

• 1972 The "Big Bang" - conception of the Idea behind SPIC MACAY.

• 1972-76 Programmes at Columbia University, New York under the aegis of the India Club of Columbia University.

• 1978 First programme at IIT Delhi, under the banner of MEFORG (Mech Engg Final Year Op Research Group).

• 1979 A two-day programme at IIT Delhi under the banner of the MEFYS (Mech Engg Final Year Students).

Creation of the SPIC MACAY name.

First lecture-demonstration series LEC-DEM'79 conducted outside IIT.

• 1980 First Annual festival FEST'80, conducted all over Delhi.

• 1982 First lecture-demonstration in Schools.

• 1986 Introduction of Folk arts and crafts.

Start of the Gurukul Scholarship Scheme.

First Annual Convention held at Hyderabad.

• 1988 First programme abroad - Pandit Jasraj sang at the University of Connecticut at Hartford.

• 1991 'THE EYE’ Magazine released as a thought provoking ‘written word movement’ for the Youth.

• 1993 First schools' convention held at Delhi Public School, R.K Puram.

• 1995 Virasat, a festival comprising all aspects of Heritage was launched for the first time in Dehradun.

SPIC MACAY conducts programmes in Pakistan.

• 2004 Tie-up with Rikskonsertene for cultural co-operation with Norway.

SPIC MACAY takes a delegation of artistes to perform in Pakistan.

• 2008 Cultural co-operation extended to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland.

• 2010 Partnership with ICCR - The Heritage Series is born - exposing foreign students in India to our culture

• 2010 Partnership with 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to promote Delhi 2010.

• 2011 First rural school intensive held at Narendrapur village in Siwan district of Bihar.