Like thousands of other victims, the savage Gujarat earthquake of 2001 left the autorickshaw driver Noor Mohammed Sodha unemployed. Living in Dholavira, a tiny hamlet in Kutch (just 25 kms from the Pakistan border), Sodha decided to try his hand at music. He picked the Jodiya Pawa also known as Algoza, a musical instrument that comprises two flutes that are played simultaneously. While one plays a constant drone, the other helps improvise on the tune.

Noor Mohammed Sodha plays Jodiya Pawa. Pics courtesy/Priyank Nandwana