MUMBAI: Australian pacer Brett Lee has opened a music center to provide free music lessons to underprivileged children in Mumbai.
The studio opened on the outskirts of a dumping ground, will offer free music lessons to the slum children aged between 7-15. Lee has planned to have at least 100 such centers across India. The instruments and teachers for the music center have all been funded through Lee’s â€?Mewsic Foundation’, which has teamed up with some Indian non-government organizations and charities to set up the program.
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Brett Lee said, It’s a beautiful place, the one we just opened in Mumbai, it’s like a sanctuary for the kids. They can learn different instruments, guitar, organ, flute, as well as learn to dance and sing from qualified teachers.
Brett Lee was felicitated by the Australia India Business Council for his contribution in building relations between the countries.
Talking on Brett lee contribution AIBC NSW president Dipen Rughani said, When we heard that Brett had opened the music centre for underprivileged kids in Mumbai, we decided to recognize the contribution he has made to Australia-India relations. I think we can say now that Brett is an Indophile. He knows some Hindi, has sung with the legendary Asha Bhosle and is now doing good work through his foundation. These are all great things….
