Sangeet Bharati America is a volunteer-based organization established to promote Indian classical music and dance in the United States of America.
As the Hindu faith and India are the roots of many kinds of music and dance fine art forms, Sangeet Bharati is an effort of Hindu Americans to nourish the roots by practicing, performing, promoting Indian classical music and dance and uniting the practitioners and the art lovers (rasikas). Along these lines, to encourage students to continue practicing music and dance through their college life, Sangeet Bharati will be awarding college scholarships starting in 2024.
Registration Start Date: The registration opens on Sankranti (Jan 14-15) every year and the essay topic is announced on the same day on Sangeet Bharati’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SangeetBharatiAmerica and on other social media channels.
Registration End Date: Hindu new year “Chandramana Yugadi” (March-April).
Announcement of selection: May 15th.
May 15th to May 31st: Selected students are to send bursar-like contact of their college and a photograph with a fully plain background (similar to a passport photo).
June 1st to June 15th: Scholarship checks will be mailed out to respective colleges/universities.
Once the essay is announced on Sankranti day, between Sankranti and Chandramana Yugadi, email the below details to scholarship@sangeet-bharati.org.
Questions? Please write to scholarship@sangeet-bharati.org