Musician and teacher Vasu Kikkeri plays the veena, a revered Indian classical instrument with a legacy spanning 5,000 years. From her school in Texas, she imparts this sacred art to the next generation, perpetuating an unbroken lineage of sound, culture, and spiritual expression across continents. In the American landscape—so often described as a melting pot—artists like Kikkeri reveal that immigration is not merely movement across borders, but a continuation of culture. She is both neighbor and heritage bearer, preserving one of humanity’s oldest musical languages on new soil.