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Explore the October 18, 2026 Hindustani sitar concert at MIT, featuring Arjun Verma and Indranil Mallick.
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A tradition to discover.
A love of music to share.
Shared Light Foundation is a nonprofit created by Anaaya Mittal, a young sitar player, to share Eastern classical music with audiences across the United States.
Our storyIn Anaaya’s own words
A Message from Our Founder
Meet Anaaya and hear why she created Shared Light Foundation.
A Message from Our Founder
Anaaya Mittal · Shared Light Foundation
From a first lesson to a shared purpose
It began with a sitar.
Anaaya began playing the sitar at age eight in San Rafael, California. Shared Light Foundation carries that early love of music forward through concerts and opportunities for audiences to discover Eastern classical traditions.
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