(From left) Eilidh Firth, Daniel Allison, Sheena Khalid and Mohammad Muneem Nazir during a practice session. Pics/Neeraj Jain

"If people die for [their] land, I wish to live for [my] land. And bring people together..." reads Eilidh Firth from poet-singer-songwriter Mohammad Muneem Nazir's story of his growing up years in Kashmir. Moments later, it is Muneem's turn to pick up a sheaf of papers that tell the Glasgow-based fiddler's account of Mary Brooksbank, a Scottish mill worker and union leader. The story resonates with Mumbai-based theatre director, writer and actor Sheena Khalid, who herself has something on the mills of Bombay in the 19th century brewing inside her; as does Muneem's music with Scottish storyteller and musician Daniel Allison, who has seen strife during his work in African villages.