The concert space is a well-furnished, spacious apartment in Bandra’s Kalanagar neighbourhood. With only a security guard asking for our purpose of entry, there is no jostling or formality that one would expect at a gig as we head up to Rakesh Sharma’s apartment. Come evening, the space will transform into a buzzing gathering titled Living Room Kutcheri (LRK). Furniture will be moved aside, snacks will be arranged for, as people sit down to listen, talk and engage with music.

“The more intimate a space gets, the closer you are to examining the art,” explains Sharma, who has been hosting LRK sessions with partner Puneet Goenka since 2020. This could possibly be their last session before they move to London next month. “It takes you back to a time when great musicians were simply freed up to relax and perform in someone’s home,” he remarks. Think Ray’s Jalsaghar with a Mumbai touch.