Our Mission

Founded in 1997, Arts of Vaishnava Culture (AVC) is a coalition of artists working to inspire higher consciousness, ecological awareness, and spiritual unity through music, art, and literature.

Art of Kirtan is the latest evolution in AVC's decades of kirtan seminars and retreats. This online music school is working to preserve the Vaishnava music heritage and share kirtan internationally.

Over the past 50 years, Bada Haridas has taught more than 12,000 kirtan students, sung in more than 2,000 kirtan festivals around the world, and produced 7 studio kirtan albums.

Professionally trained in classical music and jazz, he earned his degree from the University of Southern California in music composition, and was awarded a scholarship for graduate studies at the Institute for Advanced Musical Studies in Montreux, Switzerland.

Sharing the nectar of kirtan with you is Bada Haridas’ pleasure and the inspiration behind the Art of Kirtan music school.

An internationally recognized kirtan singer, recording artist, and inspirational speaker, Visvambhar (Vish) has a lifelong connection to India and its culture. Being brought up in a kirtan family and community, he began leading kirtan when he was five years old. Vish has a rare capacity to invoke and transmit the essence of kirtan.

Vish is a multi-instrumentalist and a master of the mridanga drum. In this capacity, he has accompanied and recorded with world-leading kirtan artists. He is the lead singer of The Mayapuris, a headlining kirtan group that has rocked stages worldwide. He is also a performer and recording artist with World-beat Ensemble and The Hanumen. Vish has shared his love for kirtan at well-known venues like BhaktiFest, Omega Institute, Wanderlust, and Beloved.

Vish has composed many unique songs, and collaborates with his wife, Vrinda Sheth, to make music and song for dances. They are currently living in Mayapur, West Bengal, India with their three children.

Sri Prahlada, a seasoned kirtan artist, began his musical journey as a child in ashrams in Australia and India. Blessed with natural musical talent, he secured a recording contract with the record giant EMI at the age of 12. Under the guidance of renowned teachers, he has shared kirtan with audiences worldwide.

He now resides in NYC, where he regularly leads kirtan throughout the city, captivating audiences with his soulful voice and devotion. Sri Prahlada's kirtan sessions not only feature musical chanting but also incorporate storytelling and wisdom from the bhakti-yoga tradition, inviting participants on a transformative journey of devotion and spiritual awakening.

Krishangi Lila is a devotional singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and holistic voice teacher. Her vocal journey spans classical and sacred traditions, with formal training in classical singing at the Estonian Academy of Music, the Norwegian Academy of Music, and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. She has also studied alternative voice practices at the Pan Theatre in France, Persian music, and Indian classical music in the Dhrupad tradition.

For over a decade, Krishangi has taught voice, kirtan, and harmonium at Radhadesh College in Belgium, and led voice workshops around the world. Her teaching helps students awaken the transformative power of their voice as a path to self-expression, healing, and spiritual growth.

Krishangi has composed and collaborated on many singles and three albums: "Divine Love"(2008), " Lālasā"(2020), and "Path of Light"(2025), and continues to explore the devotional and creative depth of sacred sound.