Project Svaritha

Project Svaritha

Project Svaritha is the Indian Music Experience Museum’s flagship Community Outreach initiative. It is supported by a CSR Education and Livelihood grant awarded to the museum in 2021 by Kotak Mahindra Investments Limited.

This project enables IME to work closely with children from two underserved communities:

  • Children with Neurodiverse Needs and
  • Children from Socially Disadvantaged backgrounds
The objectives of this project are:
  • IME is perceived as a safe, inclusive and accessible cultural space to all, especially for children from both communities. IME should become a space they feel comfortable to visit and revisit because cultural experiences are for all.
  • Exposure to the history and diversity of Indian Music to children from both communities The aim is to leave them with greater awareness, knowledge and appreciation of Indian music.
  • Evoke positive feelings through music for children from both communities by providing a supportive environment at the museum, as well as some behavioural skills and tools they can take away with them.
  • Use music therapy as a non-medical intervention to address some challenges that children on the neurodiverse spectrum face, especially children with Autism and Intellectual Disability

This project is in its fifth phase since its commencement in 2021. Over the last 4 years, IME has been able to work with 6000+ children and their caregivers from both communities through Project Svaritha.
For children with neurodiverse needs, we organise music immersion tour experiences in the museum, drum circles and music therapy sessions.
For children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, we organise music immersion tour experiences in the museum, drum circles and workshops in music and the allied arts.

The project was conceptualised and structured based on initial research and audit conducted in 2021. IME commissioned the Rereeti Foundation as a research and evaluation partner to put together a comprehensive report which laid the foundation for the project and its first phase.

We believe music is for everyone, and young minds can hugely benefit from exploring music in a unique space like the Indian Music Experience Museum. The tiniest voices tell the loudest stories and we can’t wait to see what this project yields.