THE ANIRUDH VARMA COLLECTIVE

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 Moondrunk by Dhunanand Started in the Bay Area, Moondrunk Events are evolving into community building events that celebrate such moondrunk artists who are dedicated to music and poetry that spreads joy on the planet. The idea is to drink their music and poetry so we can be lit in these dark times.