Sena Ropes In Shankar Mahadevan To Teach Music In BMC Schools

Vote banks work in myriad ways and ahead of the upcoming elections, and political parties are doing all they can to ensure they have the maximum leverage. Even as CM Devendra Fadnavis is roping in Bollywood celebrities, Shiv Sena has got on board popular music composer and playback singer Sha­nkar Mahadevan to teach music in BMC schools in Mumbai. Both Mahadevan and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray took to social media to announce the news.

Extremely glad to announce that Shankar Mahadevan ji @Shankar_Live will be teaching music in BMC schools this year on!!

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) January 4, 2017

Many BMC schools have active music depts with students having talent and passion for art and music. This will only take it further

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) January 4, 2017

Thank you @Shankar_Live ji for initiating this movement of taking music to our schools! Pilots begin soon, regular classes frm this June https://t.co/SatIwHoCRy

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) January 4, 2017

Extremely happy that my academy @ShankarMAcademy will teach music to the BMC schools!! A dream come true ! @AUThackeray

— Shankar Mahadevan (@Shankar_Live) January 4, 2017

According to a report by Mid-Day, BMC-run schools in Shiv Sena bastions like Dadar, Matunga, Worli and Prabhadevi have been selected for the project.

Initially, he will be teaching for eight weeks, January 10 onwards. Around four schools have been selected so far, where he will be teaching music. Besides students from Std I-V, Mahadevan will also train teachers in these schools. We already have music classes in all BMC schools for students from Std 8 to 10.

Mahesh Palkar, BMC Education Officer, as told to Mid-Day

(Additional inputs: Mid-Day)