Azeem Ahmed is a professional sitar player based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. He is the brains behind the Sitar Project. Conceived in 2012, the Sitar Project is a vision of showcasing experimental classical and folk music on an international stage and not limited to a mall elite. The idea is to introduce, explore, and enhance the experience of Indian sitar across different music cultures around the world. The Sitar Project is a world music project with LIVE and recorded performances across India and abroad led by Ustaad Shakir Khan and Maestro Azeem Ahmed Alvi based in Mumbai and Delhi respectively.