Gandhi Ashram School
Gandhi Ashram School is a school in Kalimpong, India for underprivileged children from the locality. It was founded in 1994 by Father Ed McGuire, a Jesuit priest from Canada. The school aims to provide a good formal education and at the same time let the children explore their talents, especially through music in the form of stringed INSTRUMENTS.
The musician students of Gandhi Ashram School perform in various parts of the world as "Fiddlers on the Thatch".
The Gandhi Ashram School Orchestra performed at A Tour called the Strings Concert Tour organised by the Xavier College Chorus of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in January 2011. Their repertoire in 2 Churches, 2 schools, 2 colleges and a concert in the city consisted of western classical music, Blues, Bollywood, Nepali folk and national songs. The concert was held at The Famous St. Andrew's Auditorium, Bandra and was assisted by a crew of the most talented persons in the field of concert production like Etienne Coutinho, Roger Drego etc.
External links
- A Photo album from the School
- Fiddlers on the Thatch
- PBS Newshour story
- Undertold Stories
- Rahel's website
- A blog dedicated to the students' stories
- Colby Magazine article
- The Colby Echo
- Strings Concert Introduction video
- Strings Concert Website
- Strings Concert and Gandi Ashram School Information
- News article in the Afternoon (Mumbai
- News article in the Times of India (Mumbai)
- News article in the Hindustan Times (Mumbai)
- In Goa - a news article