A musical journey by road across the length and breadth of India

Amit Trivedi soaks in the acoustic legacy of five states, driving through each of them in a road trip spanning almost an year

Music is the new virus in the post pandemic phase. In many cases, people have moved from passive listening to actively learning vocal music or picking up an instrument during the pandemic. Music has, after all, been a constant companion and a source of entertainment, healing and rejuvenation for everyone.

Meet Amit Trivedi, who is out on an ambitious road trip to explore the musical legacy of India. He has been around for over a decade, and is as comfortable belting out racy Bollywood numbers as he is with qawwali, folk-fusion, rock style, love ballads.

In 2020, when the pandemic