As the sun begins to slowly melt into twilight, we wade through the inharmonious traffic to reach the Ramakrishna Mission Auditorium located in the Khar suburb of Mumbai. From the main road, where the world moves around us in a whirlwind pace and where our mind is still saturated with innumerable thoughts, we take a turn towards a small, quiet bylane. And finally, we arrive at the composed surroundings of the Ramakrishna Mission complex. As we walk across a statue of Swami Vivekananda on our left, two women outside the auditorium greet us with a warm smile and a pamphlet that lists out the schedule of The Kabir Festival 2017.

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