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INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CENTRE ASHRAM
International Music Centre Ashram was founded by two music lover brothers, Pt.Laxman Rao nayak Kewale and Pt.Gangadhar Rao Nayak Kewale ,in 1980. The main objective to establish the music ashram is to spread the soul and feelings of Indian Classical Music all around the world.They wanted to establish a music ashram which follows the traditional Gurukul System. Gukurul is the combination of two words - 'Guru' means 'Teacher' and 'Kula' means 'House' .In simple, we can say that Gurukul is the place where the students come to be a part of the family of the Guru ,they live near to or in the house of Guru and learn the culture and art of the particular subject. But due to some economic reasons the dream of establishing Gurukul was not complete .However, they instituted a school where pupil comes regularly and learn the culture and art of Indian Classical Music.

International Music Centre Ashram at that time when it was registered in 1980, the only private institute which provides classes of Indian Classical Music to foreigners and organizing Music Concert  twice a week on every Saturday and Wednesday whole around the year .Almost all renowned  musicians of Banaras are performing here in the music ashram viz  - Pt.Shiv Nath Mishra , Pt. Dhruv Nath Mishra , Dr. Sanjay Verma, Pt. Rabindra Narayan Goswami , Pt. Sukhdev Mishra , Pt. Debashish Sanyal and Pt. Keshava Rao Nayak , Pt Shivaji Rao Kewale and many other great artist of Banaras.

The music ashram also provides good platforms to young artist to explore their art among   audience. Dr. Shyam Rastogi ,Dr.Anand Mishra ,Dr.Manoj Sharma, Shri Siddarth Banerjee , Shri Sandeep Rao Kewale , Shri Hardik Verma , Shri Vishal Krishna and many other good young artist started their journey as a performer from the music ashram. Foreign artist and students who learn music in the music ashram also get a stage to perform here. Mr.Yasuhiro Minamizawa ( Sitar ), Mr. K.G. Westman ( Sitar ) , Mr. Peter Hinz ( Tabla ) , Mr. Steffen Dix ( saxophone ) , Martine Lejeune ( Guitar ) , Jonathan sell ( Double Bass ) , Güldeste Mamaç ( Violin ) , Mr. Gumi Nakaguchi ( Flute ) , Nobuhiro Atarashi ( Sitar ) and many talented foreign artists give their performance in the one of oldest music school and concert venue in Varanasi.