Ashok Gemawat Jain Sangeetkar

This is the place for Ashok Gemawat Jain Sangeetkar. We are located at the Cotton Exchange in Sardar Estate, specifically Flat No 1502 in the A Wing of the Deepak J building. It’s a high floor so it’s actually quite quiet up here compared to the street noise down below. I spend most of my time here with my instruments and my notes. Music is what we do, but it’s more of a personal pursuit that turned into a business over the years. The room is filled with harmoniums, some old speakers, and lots of notebooks where I write down lyrics or tunes. It’s not a recording studio like you see on TV with glass walls and fancy lights. It’s just a flat where I work. Friends and students come by quite often, and the kettle is usually on. We don’t have a receptionist or anything. If the doorbell rings, I’m the one who opens it. The view from the 1502 window is nice, you can see quite a bit of the estate from up here. I’ve lived in this area for a long time and people around the Sardar Estate know me for the music. It’s a peaceful way to spend the day. We don’t go out and try to sell ourselves. If people like the sound, they find their way to our door. It’s a very simple and honest setup for anyone who visits. It takes time to perfect a melody.