Mission

Sikh Music Heritage Institute is dedicated to the preservation of the Sikh heritage music through research, publication, education and dissemination of information related to the Sikh music tradition (Shabad keertan parampara, Gurbani keertan parampara, Gurmat sangeet).

SMHI collaborates with universities and other organizations with similar goals.

Activities

· Research on the musicology embedded in Guru Granth Sahib

· Educational programs on heritage keertan, especially for the youth

· Documentation of heritage keertan, especially by accomplished musicians

Status

· SMHI is incorporated as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation.

· SMHI is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.

· SMHI is a volunteer based organization with no paid staff.

Friends of SMHI

· Donors, funding its activities

· Volunteers, managing all its activities

· Musicians and scholars, presenting educational programs

· Collaborating organizations

· Participants, attending its programs