OUR STORY
In 1998, Maa Chinmayi founded an organization dedicated to the promotion of Indian classical arts, named after her mother, The Saraswathi School of Fine Arts (SSFA). Over the years, the organization flourished, and in 2001, it was officially registered as URise Vedic Sangeetha Academy (UVSA). With continued growth and success, after 25 remarkable years, UVSA rebranded as URise India Foundation, registering as a Section 8 Company. Today, the foundation is led by Maa Chinmayi’s daughter, Anjana Ramesh Sarma.
Together, this powerful mother-daughter duo have worked tirelessly to preserve, explore, and honor India’s rich cultural heritage, bringing forward both the unseen and the extraordinary.
- Awarded 50 artists with the prestigious lifetime achievement award, ‘Taranga Ganakala Ratna’ and ‘Taranga Nruthya Kala Ratna’
- Recognized 51 artists with the Surabhi Awards: Nada Surabhi, Nruthya Surabhi, and Kala Surabhi
- Recognized as the first organization worldwide to create a special award honoring the parents of renowned artists.
- Offered solo performance opportunities to 93 young professional dancers
- Provided solo performance opportunities for 25 young music professionals
- Organized over 100 Indian classical dance and music concerts
- Hosted 2 houseful workshops by Padmavibhushan Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam
- Trained a Chinese National student to perform her Arangetram and created a whole new livid experience of ‘Dance transcending language and boundaries’.
- Conducted online competitions for children during COVID, with participation from 950+ students.