Asavari is located at Westchester, New York. Please call Gargi at 914-948-8969.

11th Annual Concert - Sat June 21, 2008 from 2:30 to 6:30 pm will feature Hindustani Classical Vocal, Hindi and Urdu poetries and a Kathak dance-drama. Please view the annual concert 2008 flier , Dr.Q's Logo Latest pictures of the "Dr. Q?" dance drama Concert Venue: 250 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY 10605... Ashbury Hall Auditorium... open to the public... Admission and parking are free. Please view Online map and driving directions Asavari's 12th Annual Concert (June 2009) - Kathak dance drama project Asavari's 10th Annual Concert featuring Hindustani Classical Vocal, Sitar, and a dance drama "Shayer Niyaz Ki Mohabbat" based on Kathak was very successful. It is a love story based on Lucknow and Lahore. DVD of the concert is now ready to be ordered... also, please view some of the photographs of the concert as posted below. So far, we have performed Kathak dance dramas on the following theme: a. Love (tragedy and romance) - Krishna Leela Shiva-Parvati Pic1, Pic2, Pic 3, Pic 4 Indian Epics - Ramayana and Mahabharata - Draupadi's Vastraharan Story composed by Gargi - New!Shayer Niyaz Ki Mohabbat - Niyaz and Noorjehan, Pic 2, Dilawar and Noorjehan, Niyaz and Kohinoor, Drama Group b. Patriotism - Freedom Movement of India c. Politics - The Story of Kashmira

Current News and Events

Vocal, harmonium and keyboard lessons at Asavari (available 7 days a week, flexible hours) by Gargi Bagchi, disciple of Pandit Ajay Chakravarty - includes Hindustani Classical Vocal, Bhajans, Film songs based on Ragas, Ghazals... Kathak lessons at Asavari (available 7 days a week, flexible hours) by Gargi Bagchi, disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj. Sat July 26, '08 - Kathak concert at George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, Sun Aug, '08 (date not yet published) - Kathak performance at the Indian Heritage Fair show, Kensico, Valhalla.... Sat June 7, 2008 - Spring Concert from 5:30 to 9:30 pm (house concert - invitation only) Hindi Classes by Rajani Choudhary... teaching script, language, poetry, story etc. Urdu classes by Hussain Khan ... teaching script, language, poetry, story etc., starting from Jan 2008 3rd Winter Concert - Sat Nov 17, 2007 at 6 pm which included Vocal, Kathak and Hindi poetry; introducing the participants of the dance drama "Dr. Q?" followed by dinner at Yorktown Heights, NY (invitation only), was very successful. Our photographer is Tariq - 914-762-1334, Lagoon Photo Plaza Asavari has hosted Vocal, Kathak, Tabla and Sitar classes and workshops in the past years. New York Times writes about Asavari.... Sept 12'04 issue (Westchester section). Also please view (from newspapers): Srishti Bagchi, Gargi Bagchi link1, link2 Kathak DVDs (instructional and concert) - authentic compositions - reasonable price and includes shipping. Please click here to know about our past events. We do lots of house concerts but they are not listed because of the bulk.