▁and ▁education ▁Her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁when ▁S nat am ▁was ▁two , ▁living ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach ▁and ▁Sac r amento . ▁ ▁When ▁S nat am ▁was ▁six , ▁the ▁family ▁visited ▁India , ▁where ▁her ▁mother ▁studied ▁k irt an . ▁S nat am ▁lived ▁on ▁a ▁ran ch ▁near ▁Bol inas , ▁California ▁until ▁ 8 th ▁grade ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Mill ▁Valley ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁During ▁her ▁child hood , ▁she ▁played ▁k irt an ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁S ikh ▁tem ples ▁and ▁at ▁S ikh ▁religious ▁cer emon ies . ▁She ▁attended ▁Tam al p ais ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Mill ▁Valley . ▁While ▁at ▁Tam ▁High , ▁she ▁played ▁viol in ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁or chestra ▁and ▁began ▁song writing . ▁Bob ▁We ir ▁of ▁the ▁Gr ateful ▁Dead ▁co ached ▁K aur ▁and ▁her ▁class m ates ▁before ▁they ▁performed ▁her ▁song ▁S aving ▁the ▁Earth ▁at ▁an ▁Earth ▁Day ▁concert ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁S nat am ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁social ▁and ▁environmental ▁causes ▁while ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁serving ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁social ▁action ▁club ▁known ▁as ▁" St ud ents ▁for ▁Justice " ▁in ▁her ▁senior ▁year . ▁The ▁club ▁started ▁a ▁campus ▁rec y cling ▁program ▁and ▁organized ▁environmental ▁aw aren ess ▁programs . ▁The ▁club ▁also ▁led ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁school ▁mas cot ▁and ▁sports ▁team ▁names ▁from ▁the