Ashavari Performing Arts is a 501(c) (3) non-profit founded by Indian Classical Music lover living in the San Francisco Silicon Valley in CA USA. To encourage and support the spirit of cultural excellence with a special emphasis on broad range of classical, traditional, and neo-classical Indian musical performances and dance concerts and workshops. The evolution of Indian music over thousands of years has engendered a rich variety of schools known as gharanas, each with its own unique approach to the musical idiom. Unfortunately, many of these gharanas are in danger of extinction, which will amount to an irreparable loss to human culture. Ashavari proposes to address this imbalance by working towads the promotion of Indian classical music, for the benefit of humanity, and especially, the younger generation.