The Anirudh Varma Collective @ SALA 2026

The Collective has released three full-length albums: Perspectives (2018), Homecoming (2022), and Sabr (2025) — and performed over 700 shows from the Jaipur Literature Festival and Mahindra Kabira Festival to the Nita Ambani Cultural Centre and stages across Kuwait, the Maldives and North America. They won the Best Independent Band of the Year at the Clef Music Awards in Mumbai. Making their way around the USA for second time this year, the group continues their mission to connect tradition with today’s audiences through powerful live performances and cross-cultural collaborations. About SALA 2026 The South Asian Literature and Art (SALA) Festival showcases contemporary reflections of literature and arts from the sub-continent and its diaspora.SALA is a path-breaking, multi-disciplinary one of its kind event in the Bay Area. Our platform sparks an enlightened, erudite, and immersive engagement on South Asian literature and the arts. This expertly curated event is a rich representation of South-Asian culture to a broader Bay Area audience. About DhunAnand Foundation Dhunanand Foundation is a California-based nonprofit organization that supports artists who are serving the planet.