The West has had a long-standing fascination for Indian classical music, as evidenced by the phenomenal success that the likes of Pandit Ravi Shankar and, more recently, Ustad Zakir Hussain have received. Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) is a New York-based collective that keeps the flames of Indian classical music burning in the US in the present day. It hosts an annual festival called Women’s Raga Massive, which will be held online this year, meaning that audiences in India, too, can enjoy the performances.

Kiran Ahluwalia