A Home for the Arts

Sangeet Shyamala believes in versatile cultural education. Sangeet Shyamala,  the multi-disciplinary space creates, nurtures, and promotes performing and fine arts with a vision to enlighten young creative minds that are fresh and receptive to an artistic awakening.

The institution was founded in Delhi in 1974. Smt. Som Tewari, was the Honorary Founder Director and the driving force of this institution. In 1984, Sangeet Shyamala was allotted half an acre of land in Vasant Vihar, where a full-fledged Art center has been built, complete with classrooms and studios for teaching visual and performing arts to students ranging from children to adults by a faculty of distinguished professionals. The building also houses Surrendra Paul Art Gallery, which holds thoughtfully curated art exhibitions by emerging as well as established artists. The works of Krishen Khanna, Anjolie Ela Menon, Rameshwar Broota, A. Ramachandran, Ganesh Pyne, Jogen Chowdhury and Arpita Singh have been exhibited at the gallery. The Visual Arts department is headed by the Honorary Director, Vasundhra Tewari Broota, herself an acclaimed artist. The Performance Art department is headed by Chetna Jalan, an eminent theatre actor and Kathak dancer.

Som Manch Amphitheater has mounted performances by an array of luminaries including Pandit Jasraj who is also the artist patron of the institution, Gundecha Brothers, Sudha Raghuraman, Dakshina Baghel, Ratan Mohan Sharma, Dance Work, Santosh Nair, Durga Arya and several others.

Sangeet Shyamala also hosts One Up Children's Library, which is a partner in many literary and artistic ventures. Sangeet Shyamala is open to collaboration, co-working and offering facilities of our venues to professionals for events, art exhibitions and performances.