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What is Pran Sangeet?

How often have you felt that silence, serenity and meditation has been drained out of your life? How often do you feel abraded, dazed and ravaged by the drudgery of the so called 'civilisation' of ours? How often do you feel tired, drenched, tense, scared, and nothing to look up to? How often do you see childhood snatched from your child by schoolbags, entrance tests and report cards? How often do you feel not as alive as you would like to be?

The truth is, in the rush for that front row seat, we have forgot to get the ticket, which is peace. We have given up our right to silence before the unending blabber of FM radio. We have submitted our faculty of concentration to the almighty deity of distraction, television. Our children have been forced to sacrifice their ability of analytical thought before the altar of 'education', a system which rewards memory rather than intellect. We have allowed ourselves to be shepherded, subjugated, and brainwashed by the onslaught of sensations. Unforgiving as the digital age is, each of our waking minute is bombarded by flurry of sensations, delivered by the ever increasing reach of technology. Procrastination seems to have become the national pastime. We have, effectively, turned ourselves into experimental animals who go on pressing the 'pleasure' button until there's no coming back.

Pran Sangeet is an initiative to reverse the trend and bring back meaning into life, sense into sensibilities, mind into matter, through Sangeet, which embodies the perfection of all music. For Sangeet is that culmination of all the arts, the pinnacle of human achievements, indeed the living breath of God. The concept of Sangeet reaches far beyond the familiar song and dance routines which are on display on every screen across the corner. Instead, Sangeet is the unity of the soul with the universal being, the harmony of individual (Jeevatma) with the cosmic singularity (Paramatma).

How would Pran Sangeet help me?

Curricular (general) education

1. A body of accumulated evidence points to the fact that regular and devoted exercise of Pran Sangeet could, within a span of six months to a year, improves academic performance tangibly. A 15-25% increase in marks is noted, as well as upliftment of grades. This is irrespective of whether the student is in primary, secondary or even grad school. The only thing required is ritualistic exercise of Pran Sangeet for half to one hour, daily, of one's time.
2. It is the promise of Pran Sangeet, to all those who practice its art, that they won't have to mug up anything ever again. Cramming notes and mugging textbooks is the academic equivalent of newsreading, and hardly qualifies as 'knowledge'. True knowledge comes only from assimilation of information in one's brain, and thus develops the faculty of analytical reasoning within the student. This process is greatly accelerated by practice of Pran Sangeet within a year. 

Health

1. Strict adherence to the principles of Pran Sangeet ensure a healthy individual, both in body and mind. Today's society is plagued by illnesses, even many apparently healthy people bear some or other disease deep down. Yoga and pranayam, however beneficial they may be for these individuals, are dull, boring by nature and difficult to adhere to over long term. Even the practice of only vocal music can prove harmful, when in excess. Only Sangeet, in its succulent entirety, provides wholesome nutrition for the body and mind. The playful nuances of Pran Sangeet subconsciously rejuvenates the soul and mends the body. 
2. The evil trio of hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes have emerged as the brunt of the disease burden of today's world. Although means of control are available, cure for such things is still beyond the horizon. It is a well known fact in scientific circles of the west that music, when properly applied, acts as a kind of 'vaccine' against the development of such ailments. With Pran Sangeet, you and your family can immunise yourselves, and hope for a life less ordinary than others.
3. For many diseases of the body and mind that need hospitalisation and even specialized care, music is one of the alternative means of therapy. However, that knowledge is still captive in medical circles. Pran Sangeet offers a glimpse into therapeutics with music, which you can adopt in your own, or your child's, life.

Teaching music

1. The two pre-eminent forms of music in vogue today are film music and lyrical music (such as Rabindra Sangeet). None of them are Sangeet in the truest sense, drama predominates in the former, literature in the later. However, their execution is often lacking poise and substance. The problem stems from the fact that many vocalists of today, in search of shortcuts to success, take up singing playback or lyrics, without any knowledge of theater or literature, a situation akin to boarding a train without a ticket. A few may get passed the checker, but the fact remains that they were delinquent. Pran Sangeet has resources for training film or lyrical music in the appropriate backdrop, so that the not only the voice of the candidate is prepared, but is overall persona is groomed to suit today's fast changing world of entertainment. Many successful vocalists among today's youth have their roots in Pran Sangeet.
2. For the classically inclined, Pran Sangeet offers the best training in vocal music forms such as Dhrupad, Thumri and Khayal.
3. Pran Sangeet has set up courses, in both theory and practice, of acoustic instruments (i.e. those run by willpower, not electrical power).

The Pran Sangeet curriculum – turning the 'syllabus' on its head

Of the two parts which make up the word 'Sangeet', the former is 'Samyak', or totality, a completeness of human life achievable only through a lifetime. There's no end to the road. Research by Vyaas Sanskar shows that at least a period of twelve years is the bare minimum to reach the requisite level of competence in all spheres of Sangeet, in performance as in lifestyle. Considering that our conventional 'education' produces a useful citizen in about twenty years, the period of twelve years may seem unduly long. To keep pace with times, the curriculum of Pran Sangeet has been divided in three levels of four years each, namely Baikhari, Madhyma and Pashyantee respectively. It is the promise of Vyaas Sanskar that after end of each level, noticeable change will be observed in the performance and capability of the student, in academic, musical or any other circle of life.

Unlike any other syllabus produced by any other University, the Pran Sangeet curriculum includes theoretical courses on subjects such as Cultural Heritage of India, Physiology, Psychology, Neurology, Yoga as well as theory of Indian Classical Music for the so inclined. The practical courses consists of mental and physical exercises such as Raj Yoga and Hatha Yoga, lifestyle modification, diet training, medical surveillance, and hands on training of vocal/ instrumental music for the potential performer.

Why Pran Sangeet

Keeping with the tradition of India's first Guru, Vyaas, Pran Sangeet is a recreation of the spiritual heritage of India, a modern day Gurukul, to produce individuals who will rise above this mundane buzz, and make gold of whatever they touch. Individuals, who will remind us again to believe in ourselves, to believe that not all is lost, to believe that God has not abandoned us yet.

Reclaim what is rightfully yours, your life. Join the revolution called Pran Sangeet.