When we finally get through to Nasir Ali Khan, we want to skip the pleasantries and ask, "What is it like to be a radio jockey in Kashmir?" But we dilly-dally and instead, ask him about his upcoming performances at storytelling events in Srinagar and Baramulla over the weekend, organised by Mumbai-based artist collective, Kommune.

Speaking of why they decided to go to Kashmir, the platform's director of strategy, Hari Sankar says, "I think we decided to take our storytelling culture to Kashmir because there was no precedent for it there and we wanted to change that."