This Saturday, Mumbaikars will wake up to morning ragas resounding through 17 municipal gardens across the city. An initiative of a not-for-profit institution in association with the BMC, Mumbai Green Raga will feature 85 vocalists and instrumentalists performing in 17 classical music concerts simultaneously from 7 am to 9 am. The idea is to provide a platform to up-and-coming musicians, and introduce the residents of Mumbai to gardens in their own backyard they may not know of.

There is something about discovering music when you don't set out to listen to it. Whether it's a jamming session of a college band by the sea, or a flute seller playing soulful tunes on his instrument — music, live music in particular, can drown out all ambient sounds, and the noise within. But chance encounters such as these are rare in the city, which means, live music becomes the prerogative of those who actively seek it.