Svaram, Auroville, showcases the power of music in the educative and therapeutic sense.
With the aim of bridging ancient local traditions and modern culture, the Svaram Musical Instruments Research Station was established in 2003 at Auroville, Pondicherry.
The research station provides vocational training opportunities to unemployed youth living in the villages around Auroville by producing and marketing musical instruments.
The guiding force behind the exercise is Aurelio, director, Svaram Musical Instruments Research Station. He is a musician/composer, sound healer and a therapist. According to him, some old folk instruments are not made anymore. The team at Svaram has identified and reconstructed them. “We want to make people aware of these instruments and inspire them to use them through exhibitions and distribution,” says Aurelio.
Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/It-is-more-an-exploration-of-sound/article16884378.ece