Pandit Jasraj Institute of Music is now a Not-for-Profit Organization
PJIM is committed to the preservation, growth and teaching of Indian classical music in the tradition of Mewati Gharana.
The Pandit Jasraj Institute of Music, started by Dr. Amit Arya, a ‘shishya’ of the reigning monarch of Indian classical music, Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj, and the first of its kind in the Greater Toronto Area, is now a not-for-profit organization.
The institute is steadfastly committed to foster the preservation, growth and teaching of Indian classical music in the tradition of Mewati Gharana. The institute and its members are dedicated to carrying on the legacy of Mewati Gharana, along with the rich cultural traditions and values of India.
Teaching music or imparting musical knowledge is only part of the vision and mission of the institute. The members have the opportunity to set the name of PJIM in the cultural map of Canada with pride and prestige in various activities and thus, be the true ambassadors for their own heritage.
Pandit Jasraj
The reigning monarch of Indian classical music, Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasrajji is renowned over the world, not only as a legendary artist, but as an ultimate guru. Like a lamp that lights another, Pandit Jasrajji has passed on the radiance of his own music to as many students as have been able to reach his high expectations. In his name, he has founded several institutions, including the Pandit Jasraj Institute of Music (PJIM) based in New York, New Jersey and Pittsburgh as well as the Pandit Jasraj Music Foundation in Vancouver. In particular, the Pandit Jasraj Institute for Music Research, Artistry and Appreciation - the Mewati Gurukul has reached amazing heights as an institute to propagate Indian classical music in practice, performance and theory in the USA. This institute is run by one of the premier disciples of Pandit Jasrajji - Pandita Tripti Mukherjee. Besides her already illustrious performing career, she is a loving and caring guru to wide range of musical shishyas - the next generation of the Mewati Gharana.
Thus, through inspiration from the above achievements, a landmark concert to mark the birthday of Pandit Jasrajji in Toronto titled the "Legend Turns 80" was planned by Shri Amit Arya, Smt. Nimmi Papneja and Smt. Rashmi Sharma. This concert was on October 31st, 2010 at the Living Arts Centre and was attended by over 1200 people. The proceeds of this concert were given to AIM for SEVA, a charity which provided for education of children in impoverished areas of India. This concert marked the beginning of this landmark venture in Canada to promote Indian arts and culture - the Pandit Jasraj Institute of Music Toronto.
In July 2011, the Pandit Jasraj Institute Toronto became a not-for-profit corporation in Ontario, Canada.
Classes commenced as of January 2011 in Mississauga, Ontario. For more information, please EMAIL PJIM Toronto.
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