Shadaj

“Shadaj Inc” is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded and operated by a group of volunteers from Lexington, MA and the greater Boston area. Shadaj’s vision is to enrich lives through greater harmony, understanding and appreciation of each other’s culture by creating a platform for the Performing Arts. More specifically, Shadaj’s mission is to cultivate, nurture and promote Indian Classical Music in its most authentic form through intimate concerts, music appreciation sessions, as a platform for higher cultural integration and community outreach. A unique feature of a great Hindustani classical music concert is that the overall experience depends not only upon the virtuosity of the artist but also upon the quality of the appreciative audience. The objective of Shadaj is to host memorable “Baithak” style (Chamber music style) Indian classical music concerts of the highest quality in its authentic form and to cultivate a community of good active listeners. Shadaj events feature some of the world’s most revered and celebrated Indian classical virtuosos. Shadaj aspires to preserve and nurture a rich classical music heritage that, over centuries, has drawn together people of diverse traditions by community outreach and cultural integration.