Prachi Dublay records music with the Pando tribe in Chhattisgarh

It was six months ago that a group of language and culture enthusiasts came together to organise a monthly series of presentations and lecture-demos, called the Baithak. "The idea is to promote Marathi and its cultural ethos. In the past, we have had sessions on Dalit food culture, children's education in tribal areas and also dance theatre," says Kunal Vijayakar, who organises the event along with Bhushan Korgaonkar, Savitri Medhatul, Anupama Joshi, Amrish Chandan and Manisha Korde.