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  • Sony Pictures Networks India – The Dhun Project

    Sony Pictures Networks India – The Dhun Project

    MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India together with India Vision Foundation celebrated World Music Day with the release  of a heart-warming video of- The Dhun Project.

    The Dhun Project  has facilitated the opening of music training  centers  across five large  prisons  in North India. The initiative uses the powerful medium  of music (vocal and instrumental) to assist in rehabilitation of  prison  inmates, thus  preparing them  for  reintegrating into  society  post  their  prison  term. 'The Dhun Project'  has now  touched the  lives of close  to  250  inmates  at five training  centres  in UP and Haryana prisons.

    Since the project's initiation in 2018 with the launch of their first music training center  at the Bhondsi Jail in Gurugram,  Haryana, four  more  training centres  have  been  set  up  at Rothak  and  Ambala  prisons  in Haryana, and Dasna and Kasna prisons in Uttar Pradesh.

    Furthermore, special trainers (vocal and instrumental) have been appointed who visit the music centres on a regular  basis to train the prison  inmates. The training  centres  are well equipped with instruments such as drum set, pad, tabla, dholak, harmonium, guitar and electric  keyboards. So far, 116 inmates  have been trained in vocal, 105 in instrumental and 23 inmates trained in both vocal and instrumental music.

    Apart from being a source of cheer and entertainment, the training equips inmates with a potential source of livelihood.
     

  • Sony Pictures Networks India inaugurates its first music room at Bhondsi Jail, Gurugram

    Sony Pictures Networks India inaugurates its first music room at Bhondsi Jail, Gurugram

    MUMBAI: Staying true to its CSR commitment of Ek India Happywala, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has partnered with India Vision Foundation to launch its first music training room at the Bhondsi jail in Gurugram. SPN’s CSR programme focusses on creating a positive impact in our ecosystem and is built around 3 pillars; empowerment, education and environment. The Dhun Project falls under the pillar of empowerment through music that was initiated in 2016, to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Sony MIX.

    In the second year, ‘The Dhun Project’ aims to use the powerful medium of music for the rehabilitation of prison inmates, thus preparing them for a successful reintegration into society post their prison term. By believing that music can bring about harmony, SPN along with the India Vision Foundation is working towards inducing change in the mind-set of prison inmates, by helping them discover their talent and hone their music skills.

    Through ‘The Dhun Project’, SPN will also be setting up training centres in four additional prisons across the nation – Rothak & Sonipat of Haryana Prison and Dasna & Kasna prison in Uttar Pradesh. Furthermore, the network along with India Vision Foundation have appointed special trainers (vocal and instrumental) who will visit the music centre on a regular basis to train the prison inmates. The training centre is well-equipped with instruments such as a drum set and pad, tabla, dholak, harmonium, guitar and electric keyboards.