To honour the memory of her husband who passed away in 1995, Sumitra revived the Sumadhur Hansadhwani, an institution originally founded by her and some others in Calcutta in 1975 with the aim of propagating Indian Classical Music and other forms of Art. Sumitra is the founder President of this Institution, which is now a Trust. Under its aegis, she holds classes in Hindustani Classical Vocal at her residence. Her students include music teachers and upcoming performing artists. The institution advances the cause of classical music also by organising annual functions at the Kamani Auditorium,New Delhi to which other musicians and dancers - whether upcoming or already established - are invited on such occasions . Sumadhur Hansadhwani also acts as a forum for honouring eminent artists such as Dr. Sumati Mutatkar, Ustad Asad Ali Khan, Pt. Dev Choudhuary and Dr. Milokanday . We hope we may be in the position to provide financial assistance to needy and deserving students.

After a lifetime of dedication to music, Sumitra is not wrong when she describes her evolution as a shift from the search for technical mastery to an ever-deepening quest for a realm where spirituality, philosophy and music merge into a single dimension. Over the last decade, she has completed the transition from a technically accomplished singer to one who can utilise this technical expertise as a means of delvering deeper, and not as an end in itself.

According to her, she has always endeavoured to discover the harmony of sounds as in nature and to 're-transmit' these through the instrument of her voice. To her, as to the ancient Indian Sages, these sounds - after which the seven notes of the Sargam are named - embody the music of the eternal, and she feels that with the passage of years, she is coming closer to realizing that essence of all religions.

In the coming years, Sumitra wants to use her music to scale further inner heights, as well as to convey some of that bliss and sense of ease to her listeners. She also feels that as an important aspect of music is its power to instill harmony and love in the heart of the listener, music could be employed as an effective tool to further the cause of global peace.

At bottom, Sumitra sings not solely for herself or for lovers of music- she wants to sing for the Emperor of Emperors', as Tansen is believed to have said of his guru while accounting for the magical quality of his music to Akbar. Coming from a person who has cleared to her passion for music through thick and thin, it rings true when she says, 'music is a matter of life and death for me..... In fact, I exist because I sing'.