This photograph taken on October 1, 2026 shows people attending the launch of the Indian multi-lingual rap album on climate crisis 'Climate Emergency Mixtape' at The Humming Tree in Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 23, 2026 shows rapper Abisha (L), a member of Tamil Nadu's first all-women rap group Sollisai Sistahs, taking part in a jam session with journalist Kavya B, at the latter's residence in Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on October 1, 2026 shows rapper Abisha, a member of Tamil Nadu's first all-women rap group Sollisai Sistahs, performing onstage during the launch of the Indian multi-lingual rap album on climate crisis 'Climate Emergency Mixtape' at The Humming Tree in Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 30, 2026 shows rapper Kali, aka Akshay practising at his residence on the eve of the launch of the Indian multi-lingual rap album on climate crisis 'Climate Emergency Mixtape' in Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 30, 2026 shows Brikesh Singh, chief of communications and engagement at the climate-focused start-up Asar Social Impact Advisors, a collaborator on the Indian multi-lingual rap album on climate crisis 'Climate Emergency Mixtape', reading a book at his residence on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on October 1, 2026 shows rapper Kali, aka Akshay performing onstage during the launch of the Indian multi-lingual rap album on climate crisis 'Climate Emergency Mixtape' at The Humming Tree in Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on September 23, 2026 shows rapper Abisha (L), a member of Tamil Nadu's first all-women rap group Sollisai Sistahs, playing a music video on YouTube during a jam session with journalist Kavya B, at the latter's residence in Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on October 1, 2026 shows journalist Kavya B (R) speaking next to rapper Abisha, a member of Tamil Nadu's first all-women rap group Sollisai Sistahs, during the launch of the Indian multi-lingual rap album on climate crisis 'Climate Emergency Mixtape' at The Humming Tree in Bengaluru. Indian rapper Kali needed little inspiration to write about dwindling water supplies -- he drew on childhood memories of hauling plastic pots full of the precious resource. Kali's song "Neer Kodu" -- "Give Water" in the Kannada language -- is one of six tracks on the "Climate Emergency Mixtape", billed by its organisers as India's first multilingual rap album about the climate crisis. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)