▁to ▁teach ▁and ▁perform . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁P and it ▁Das ▁re open ed ▁his ▁parents ' ▁school ▁of ▁Ch hand am ▁Nr ity a ▁B har ati ▁in ▁Cal cut ta , ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Se ema ▁Me ht a , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁dis ci ples ▁and ▁P and it ▁Das ▁founded ▁the ▁second ▁branch ▁of ▁his ▁school ▁in ▁India , ▁Ch hand am ▁Nr ity a ▁B har ati , ▁in ▁M umb ai . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁India , ▁P and it ▁Das ▁continued ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Light ▁Foundation , ▁teaching ▁Kath ak ▁dance ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁sex ▁workers ▁of ▁the ▁Kal igh at ▁red ▁light ▁district ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁break ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁cycle ▁of ▁explo itation . ▁ ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁trained ▁by ▁his ▁G uru , ▁P and it ▁Ram ▁Nar ay an ▁Mis ra , ▁Das ▁trained ▁his ▁own ▁students , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁India , ▁within ▁the ▁g uru - sh is ya ▁param para ▁( the ▁tradition ▁of ▁master ▁and ▁dis ci ple ). ▁ ▁A ▁G uru ▁is ▁“ one ▁who ▁removes ▁the ▁darkness ” ▁through ▁direct ▁knowledge ▁and ▁training . ▁Das ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁remained ▁committed ▁to ▁pres erving ▁the ▁traditional ▁one - to - one ▁transmission ▁of ▁knowledge ▁between ▁g uru ▁and ▁sh is ya ▁in ▁today ' s ▁society ;