By: Eastern Eye Staff
MPs, FAITH leaders and fans of Indian classical music attended a Music for Healing symposium at the House of Lords on May 21. Conservative MP Bob Blackman, a co-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Indian Traditional Sciences, spoke about the healing powers of music and suggested it be made available in hospitals. There were performances by Katrina Rute, a dancer trained in the Indian classical dance styles of Kathak, Bharatnatyam and Odissi; and Shreyna Patnaik, who started learning classical dance at the age of five in India and then continued at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London. Vocalist…
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