A 21-year-old leaving home to live alone for the first time might feel like an eaglet being thrown off a cliff and taught to fly. There can be a definite sense of trepidation, which is only amplified in a cut-throat metropolis like Mumbai. Sharvi Yadav, too, felt it last year when she left her sheltered existence in Delhi behind to forge a career in music. It even led to her suffering from anxiety attacks, the young singer reveals.

Sharvi Yadav performing on stage