Music has no boundaries, goes the old adage. In a world divided by perspective and bias, art builds a crucial bridge between people. Raktim Roy understands the need to form this bridge. Over the last decade, the event manager and co-founder of Hanghatik has seen the event become a meeting point for musicians from the Northeast, as well as from Mumbai.

Roy started Hanghatik as a media student in the city to bring together Northeastern students seeking a home-grown connection away from home. “A few of my friends and I started discussing doing a night — not a party — but a gathering for music. We would invite Mumbaikars and our friends from the Northeast to create awareness through this gathering.” What started in 2009 as a gathering of like-minded friends at Gorai beach has become one of the most awaited events in the city for musicians from the region.