The Academy's mission is to offer highest quality cultural programming to the art loving public of the Commonwealth and through the programming educate the mainstream America to understand and appreciate Indian Art forms.. To integrate Indian values and art forms with the American culture still finding a unique place in the system.. . To inspire the growing generation of young Americans to foster the Indian fine arts To preserve the artistry and heritage of Indian culture and the integrity of the art forms. To utilize the unique position that the Academy cherishes of being in the New England area --  the cultural Mecca of the country to broaden the  horizon and explore other avenues, to grow like the great Banyan tree of India with branches that reach out to other cultures, promote a universal understanding.

Jothi Raghavan has been training students in Bharatha Natyam since 1977 in her school Nrityanjali. The dancers trained under Raghavan become highly proficient in the art form, go on to performing with Jothi Raghavan in her concerts. Many of them have taken part in The Academy productions of “Kanya” and “Siva Leela".

Exploration India – a pet project of Jothi Raghavan has received enthusiastic support from Art councils, schools (K-12) and girl scout groups.

Jothi Raghavan volunteers her time to serve as the Artistic Director of The Academy. Under her able guidance The Academy has brought high quality productions to Massachusetts and thereby developing an educated audience, in the community. These exhibitions of talent have also kindled a keen interest in the growing younger generation, to learn and to appreciate this ancient dance form. Her annual visits to India help her to keep abreast of the changing cultural and artistic trends there. This helps her to maintain high standards in her productions. She believes that, for the Indian art forms to survive in this distant land, the younger generation has to be educated not only in the art form but also in the discipline it calls for. While preserving the artistry and heritage of Indian culture and the integrity of the art forms, her artistic vision is to go beyond that. To broaden the horizon, explore other avenues, to grow like the great Banyan tree of India with branches that reach out to other cultures, to promote a universal understanding.

Nrityanjali founded by Jothi Raghavan, in 1977 to teach Bharatha Natyam to young aspirants growing up in the New England area. Bharatha Natyam is one of the most established and popular classical dance forms of India. Many of the students trained under the guidance of Jothi Raghavan go on to the professional stage taking part in the productions of the Academy. Both Nrityanjali and the Academy of Indian Performing have grown into organizations that the community relies on for their various cultural and artistic needs.