Though the timelines of their careers are poles apart, Karan Kanchan and Ankur Téwari share humble beginnings and a vested interest in cultivating a music scene that gives back.

As part of Boiler Room x Ballantine's True Music Studios: Mumbai, the pair sat down in conversation with Mae Mariyam Thomas.

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