Dhrupad Sansthan May Shut for a While, Suspend Akhilesh Gundecha for a Year Over Sexual Harassment Case
The allegations against the two gurus, Ramakant and Akhilesh Gundecha, first surfaced last year on Facebook. Ramakant Gundecha died of a heart attack in 2019.
A teaching session at Dhrupad Sansthan, Bhopal. Photo: dhrupad.org
Women04/Mar/2021
New Delhi: Months after sexual harassment allegations surfaced at the Dhrupad Sansthan â a residential music gurukul that is accredited by UNESCOâs cultural heritage committee â a few measures including closing down the institute for a while are under consideration, the
Indian Express reported.
The allegations against the two gurus, Ramakant and Akhilesh Gundecha, first surfaced in a Facebook post last year put up by a group titled, âDhrupad Family Europeâ. The post highlighted the two gurus harassed students in different forms for years.
Sexual harassment probe: Akhilesh Gundecha dropped from MP’s Tansen Samaroh
Since October, an Internal Complaints Committee has been investigating allegations of sexual harassment against Akhilesh Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha, two of the three Gundecha brothers who run the Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal. December 27, 2020 4:12:51 am
Akhilesh Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha
Organisers of the Tansen Samaroh, a four-day classical concert series that takes place near the tomb of 16th-century musician Tansen in Behaat in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, have dropped a performance by pakhawaj player Akhilesh Gundecha.
Since October, an Internal Complaints Committee has been investigating allegations of sexual harassment against Akhilesh Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha, two of the three Gundecha brothers who run the Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal. After the allegations surfaced, Akhilesh had voluntarily recused himself from all the activities of Dhrupa