The institute was founded in 1995 by Raza Kazim. Sanjan Nagar Institute of Philosophy & Arts (SIPA) is a non profit organisation working in the fields of Philosophy, Music and Photography. The institute was founded in 1995 by Raza Kazim, who has been doing theoretical and practical research in all these areas since 1970. The main works of the institute are developing the theory and practice of a n
ew discipline, Evolutionary Mentology, exploring the concept and practice of "Sanjan Sangeet" - "The Music of the Future, Designing and Constructing High End "Bhulley" audio amplifiers and speakers, a completely new stringed instrument "Sagar Veena". All these works draw their inspiration and objectives from the main purpose of the institute which in Raza Kazim's words is "To discover and establish through knowledge, reason and verification, a framework of theory and practice in an effort to contribute towards the new and superior civilisation emerging in our time".