For Mumbai-based rapper Tienas, it's his mother, whose protective nature acts as a shield against hardships. Singer-songwriter Noni-Mouse's subject is her best friend, who's always forged her own path in life despite what society says.

Bengaluru-based musician Pardafash, meanwhile, speaks about the role a girl plays in helping a friend overcome an unwanted pregnancy. And Shillong's premier R&B practitioner, Meba Ofilia, has chosen no particular woman, but all of womankind for a song that's part of a new EP series called SSSO INDIA x AZR, which seeks to focus on how - behind every successful musician - there is a woman who's played her part in one way or another.