Their identity as brown women, feminism, ageism, understanding the importance of mental health and the innate feeling of being the "other" are some of the things that brought writer and poet Smita Sahay and stand-up comedian Kajol Srinivasan together. So, while a jugalbandi between poetry and comedy might seem unusual at the outset, for them, it was only a matter of time before it materialised. The result was 2 Brown Bards, an event scheduled for this Sunday wherein the spoken word will meet stand-up comedy.

"Both our pieces need to integrate seamlessly on stage. But we had to be careful not to overdo that because Kajol has her own voice and I have my own. We thought of doing this together because we felt that the impact will be greater, with respect to the issues we are trying to address," shares Sahay.