Credo: Vatsala Mehra

Vatsala Mehra is a bit of Bollywood tucked amid the woods of McLean. The 54-year-old ghazal singer moved to the D.C. area from Mumbai as a teenage newlywed. But in more than three decades here, she has become a celebrity in the country of her birth. Mehra has produced 16 albums, founded the Balaji Music Academy and recently performed to a packed house at the Kennedy Center as part of its Maximum India festival. Mehra sat down with The Washington Examiner to share thoughts on her music and its inspiration in her Hindu faith.