Vidushi Kaushiki Chakraborty sits down on the dais on stage before her performance at the Ashavari Music Festival at Spangenberg Theater in Palo Alto, Calif. on May 27, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Ustad Zakir Hussain stretches up before his performance for the Ashavari Music Festival at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. on May 25, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Ustad Zakir Hussain stands stands backstage as fans take phots after his performance for the Ashavari Music Festival at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. on May 25, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Abraham Verghese greets fans as he makes his way to the dais to speak about his new book, The Covenant of Water, at Kepler’s in Menlo Park, Calif. on June 1, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Abraham Verghese reads from his new book, The Covenant of Water, at Kepler’s in Menlo Park, Calif. on June 1, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
Mount Madonna School students get dressed for the 44th annual production of the “Ramayana!” at Mexican Heritage Theatre in San Jose, Calif. on Jun. 8, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
A Mount Madonna School student poses for a photo before the 44th annual production of the “Ramayana!” at Mexican Heritage Theatre in San Jose, Calif. on Jun. 8, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.
A Mount Madonna School student poses for his family before the 44th annual production of the “Ramayana!” at Mexican Heritage Theatre in San Jose, Calif. on Jun. 8, 2023. Photo: Sree Sripathy for India Currents/CatchLight Local.

Sree Sripathy joined India Currents as a staff photographer and CatchLight Local Fellow as part of CatchLight's California Local Visual Desk program in June 2022. Reach out with story ideas or comments...