Kathmandu, May 2 -- Seema Luitel, 52, from Kathmandu, has been attending Paleti almost every month since 2008. Previously, when she worked in the development sector, she recalls waiting until the end of the month to attend this micro-session happening at Nepalaya's R-sala. Paleti was, and still is, more than just a musical event for her.

"Sitting there is deeply meditative," she says. "It feels like a therapy session."

Luitel remembers acquiring a membership to the event and getting the CDs for free. This had revived her childhood enthusiasm for modern Nepali music. "Paleti is also a medium for me to remain connected to my childhood through the memories of Aadhunik music," she adds.

Being within the orbit of these micro-sessions is to ...