Heard, Unheard: Stories from the Roots Gopal Singh Chouhan I gopalpostbox@gmail.com Folk artist Mir basu from Pugal, teaching music in his courtyard Two photographs (See image 1 & 2 below), taken minutes apart in the same courtyard, tell a story that no interview could fully capture. In the first, an older man sits cross-legged on a tiled floor, both hands wrapped around a wide steel bowl (Pyala) of chai. His head is bowed slightly towards the warmth. Beside him, an empty cup

For almost fifteen years, my conversations with Mahesharam Meghwal have followed a familiar rhythm.