Even if tabla maestro Zakir Hussain so desired, he couldn't land a recital in Hamsadhwani, the year-old baithak that takes place in a Borivli home. One of its five founders, Ramakrishna Parsekar, says, "We don't want to host populist artistes. We want to [host] young, talented and unrecognised artistes, who have been groomed in the traditional gharana system."

Hamsadhwani's senior-most co-founder, Jaimin Bhatt, who is also CFO of a leading private bank, says, "The youngsters need all the encouragement and support in their endeavours. We are doing our small bit in that direction." To put it simply, Hamsadhwani is for the disciples and not the gurus. Their inaugural baithak in August 2017 set the tone: it was Aditya Khandwe, the shishya of Padma Shri recipient Ulhas Kashalkar, who was the headliner.