Amiya taught at California Institute of the Arts for 20 years, where he was deeply loved by both students and faculty. At CalArts, Amiya founded and conducted the 'North Indian Music Ensemble', and composed many wonderful orchestral compositions for the group in numerous ragas and talas. His knowledge and understanding of Indian classical music was vast and deep, and he generously imparted it to his many students with patience and affection. Amiya was also a talented painter and quite a good cook. Amiya-da was known for his warmth, generosity, kindness and humor. Our revered guru and dear friend Amiya passed away on May 23, 1994.