What better medium to do so than television? Aimed at popularising all genres of Indian music, IMA conceptualised a common platform for the musical legends to create an impetus for change.

"Everybody complains about classical music not having a good platform to reach out to audiences. I thought, why not do something about it," she says.

It began at first with conducting live concerts (last year as many as 24 live concerts were held) in various cities across the country and making some upcoming musicians perform with the big names. "We thought it would be a great idea to bring concerts to people's homes. That way, a lot more people who otherwise don't make an effort to go to classical and sufi concerts would get introduced to Indian music," she adds.

The show also brings Jasraj and Anu Kapoor back together after almost 15 years since the Antakshari days. "We were so much in sync despite the fact that we got together after so long. We share a great chemistry even today," says Jasraj.

Idea Jalsa will celebrate varied forms of Indian music including Hindustani, Carnatic, ghazal, bhajan, qawwali, folk and sufi. So far Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Richa Sharma (a sufi artiste) and Devaki Pandit have already performed. In the coming days big names like Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Paudwal, Hans Raj Hans (going into the sufi zone), L Subramanium and Hariharan will also be performing in your living room. Along with the biggies, the less popular music maestros like Mohammad Vakil and Runa Rizwi will also get a chance to showcase their talent.