After Dark

Performing Raga Darbari at the Crow Collection of Asian Art Museum, Dallas.

SitarBug

Stairway to Heaven: An abstract illustration of sitar--oil painting by Vatsal, many years ago...

Reflective Mood

Beauty of a lilting Gandhar!

Taankari

The quintessential art and craft of playing the sitar--Vilayat Khan style!

Vatsal Dave

Dallas-based sitarist

Four Seasons

Sound Check

Before the show

Guru-Shishya

With Guru, Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee in Valley Ranch, Texas

Vatsal

Dallas-based sitarist

The Early Years

Somewhere in India

Guru-Shishya Parampara

With Ustad Ghulam Rasul Khan, Ahmedabad-based All India Radio artist.

Baithak

Performing at a Ratri Baithak at the wedding of sister Shrilekha!

Across the Universe

During the recording of the Lone Star Sitar Album

Ananya

The young performer

Lone Star Sitar

Making of the Lone Star Sitar Album. From left to right--Vatsal Dave, Art Greenhaw, and Neel Bhatt.

Lone Star Sitar

Lone Star Sitar album inlay

Himalayan Sunrise

Fusion album with Marek Eneti, now available on Apple Music and Spotify.

Himalayan Sunrise

Marek Eneti and Vatsal Dave--making of the Himalayan Sunrise!

Train from Ukraine

My song dedicated to all the Ukrainians 🇺🇦

Lone Star Sitar

Lone Star Sitar album inlay

Vatsal

At a Diwali function--with Mihir Patel on violin and Jason Taj on tabla.

Polo Forest

Somewhere in the Polo Forest, Gujarat, with guru Ustad Ghulam Rasul Khan

Vatsal Dave

Dallas-based sitarist

Polo Forest

Somewhere in the Polo Forest, Gujarat, with guru Ustad Ghulam Rasul Khan

Lone Star Sitar

The album cover art.

Vatsal

At Nilkanth Mahadev in the Polo Forest, located on the border of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

King

The great Ustad Vilayat Khan

Ananya & David

Students of SitarBug practicing morning raga Bhairav!

Himalayan Sunrise

On Apple Music

Sound Check

In tune and on the beat!

Contemplative

The many moods of alap!

Anatole

The jewel of Dallas!

Dallas Arboretum

Overlooking the great White Rock Lake in Dallas, with Mihir Patel on violin and Neel Bhatt on tabla.

Concert at UTA

With Neerav Dalal on tabla, initiating the SPICMACAY chapter at UTA, 1992.

Ustad Rais Khan

It's a family affair--after concert, with the one and only great Ustad Rais Khan. From left to right--Manisha, Vatsal, Rais Khan, Nandini, Radha, Nilendu, and Shripal.

Ustad Rais Khan

At home with Ustad Rais Khan and brother Shripal.

With Guruji 🙏🏽

From left to right--Vatsal, Abhijit Banerjee (Tabla Maestro), Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee (Sitar Virtuoso), and Manisha!

Ustad Zakir Hussain

On stage with Ustad Zakir Hussain, Irving Art Center, Texas.

Neel Bhatt

At Concert

With Students

From left to right-Elliot, Divya, Gayatri, Ananya, David, Advait, and Viru!

With Students

Subhra, Scott, and Shamji

SitarBug

Where music is a way of life!

Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia

On stage with Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia