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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

  • Artform: Music
  • Region: London
  • Local authority: Hammersmith and Fulham

The Bhavan Centre is dedicated to developing Indian art and culture, providing courses in 24 different subjects including music, dance, languages, yoga and drama, as well as an annual summer school. The Centre offers a degree course in Indian Classical Music, in association with Trinity Laban. The Bhavan Centre also presents a programme of concerts, often featuring renowned artists from India. As well as the main concert hall, there is a gallery space and bookshop at the Centre. Our funding contributes towards core costs.

Funding awards

  • 2012-2013: £128,256
  • 2013-2014: £131,205
  • 2014-2015: £134,617

Video feed

Bhavan's Diwali advert 2012

Check out what's on at the Bhavan Centre in London, in this advert made for Indian T.V. It's the third advert to be made for Zee T.V, Star Plus, NDTV amongst others in the run up to Diwali 2012.

bhavans 15sec ad 22nd Oct

Check out what's on at the Bhavan Centre in London, in this advert made for Indian T.V. It's the second advert to be made for Zee T.V, Star Plus, NDTV amongst others during October 2012.

Bhavan Centre TV advert - 1st Oct

Check out what's on at the Bhavan Centre in London, in this advert made for Indian T.V. To be aired on Zee T.V, Star Plus, NDTV amongst others during October 2012

tabla.MP4

Students playing the tabla, north Indian percussion taught under Bhavan's resident teacher Rajkumar Misra This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

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sitar 2.MP4

Students playing the North Indian stringed instrument - Sitar, taught under Bhavan's resident teacher Sanjay Guha. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

mridangam2

Students playing south Indian drums - Mridangam, taught under Bhavan's resident teacher M Balachandar. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

kathak finale

Students performing the North Indian dance style of Kathak, taught by Bhavan's resident teacher Abhay Shankar Mishra. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

kathak 3

Students performing the North Indian dance style of Kathak, taught by Bhavan's resident teacher Abhay Shankar Mishra. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

karnatic vocal 2

Students performing South Indian vocal classical singing and Vina, taught by Bhavan's resident teacher Sivasakti Sivanesan. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

hindustani vocal 1

Students performing North Indian vocal classical singing, taught by Bhavan's resident teacher Chandrima Misra. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

bharatnatyam 3

Students performing South Indian dance form Bharatnatyam, taught by Bhavan's resident teacher Prakash Yadagudde. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

bharatnatyam 1

Students performing South Indian dance form Bharatnatyam, taught by Bhavan's resident teacher Prakash Yadagudde. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

bengali music 2.MP4

Students performing semi-classical Bengali music, taught under Bhavan's teacher Sajali Roy. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

violin 2

Students playing the Karnatic Violin, taught under Bhavan's resident teacher Balu Raguraman. This event took place at the Bhavan in London on 22nd January as part of Bhavan's Founder's day celebrations.

BHAVAN LONDON ADVERT.mov

Check out this latest advert about the Bhavan, airing on all the popular Asian T.V channels during Summer and Autumn 2010. The Bhavan Centre in London is where you need to be if you want to know or learn more about art forms from India and the sub-continent. Music, dance, languages, Yoga, special art and archaeology classes. We have everything on offer here. A beautiful art gallery for art exhibitions, a wonderful 300 seater auditoriium, providing the stage for many legends of the sub-continent. These have included, Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, South Indian vocal legend Dr M.Balamurali krishna, Begum Parveen Sultana, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pandit Jasraj and Ustad Rashid Khan, to name a few. The Bhavan is going from strength to strength, as we put on more diverse shows, dramas, exhibitions. On top of that we are welcoming more and more people through our doors every day, be it in the form of our students or audience. We also run a gound-breaking Bachelor's degree in Indian Classical music being taught here, in association with Trinity College of Music. For information on any of the above, log onto bhavan.net, e-mail info@bhvan.net or call us on 020 7381 3086/4608 http://www.bhavan.net/events.html See you soon!!

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan_15sec.mov

The Bhavan Centre, London will be appearing across Asian Television during the summer once again. This video promotes the 3 week intensive summer school, which starts in July. The Bhavan Centre would love to know what you think of this advert...get in touch, e-mail us: info@bhavan.net or call us 020 7381 3086/4608, we'd love to hear what you think.

BHAVAN'S T.V ADVERT

Check out a promotional video about the Bhavan's activities. This aired on channels like Zee T.V, NDTV, Aastha. We hope it gives you an idea of just what we do hear and the diversity of subjects taught. For more information check out www.bhavan.net

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Contact details

www.bhavan.net

4a
Castletown Road

London
W14 9HQ

51.488838, -0.20634

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