Association for India's Development and Mission India Foundation presents Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean is an Indian rock band, considered to be the pioneer of the fusion rock genre India. Band members Susmit Sen (guitar, vocals), Rahul Ram (bass, vocals), Amit Kilam (drums, gabgubi, recorder, other percussions), Himanshu Joshi (vocals), and Tuheen Chakravorty (percussion), and (late) Asheem Chakravarty have collaborated on the albums Indian Ocean, Desert Rain, Kandisa, Jhini, Black Friday,16/330 Khajoor Road as well as composing the soundtrack for the highly acclaimed Bollywood film Peepli Live.

The band’s unique sound of contemporary rock mixed with classical, jazz and fusion has earned them a cult following. Themes of Indian Ocean’s songs are related to sufism, shlokas, environmentalism, and mythology. A unique sound which appeals to all, Indian Ocean has toured across the globe, and will be performing in Chicago as part of their 2011 UK & USA tour.

To experience music, in a genre all on its own, come join us at the charity concert sponsored by Chicago based Association for India’s Development and Mission India Foundation.

Association for India's Development (AID) is a volunteer movement promoting sustainable, equitable and just development. AID supports grassroots organizations in India and initiates efforts in various interconnected spheres such as agriculture, energy, education, health , livelihoods, natural resources including land and water, women's empowerment and social justice. To learn more about AID, please visit aidindia.org or chicago.aidindia.org.

Mission India Foundation (MIF) is a Chicago based non-profit, secular organization working in the field of maternal and child health in India, founded by physicians of Indian origin. India is home to 1/3 of the world’s un-immunized children with fewer than 44 percent of India’s children receiving the full schedule of immunizations. To fill this gap in healthcare, MIF has specifically focused on providing vaccines, an essential aspect of preventive medical care to children. In less than 2 years since its inception, MIF has provided 8000 vaccines to the under privileged children of Narnaul, India. Please visit www.mifusa.org for more information.