The Ska Vengers: 'The worst that could happen? We could get lynched'

India’s first ska band talk about how they got together – and how their radical lyrics have led the secret police to spy on their gigs Six years ago a Croydon-born, New Delhi-based keyboard player called Stefan Kaye corralled some local musicians to form a new band. They were, by all accounts, faintly nonplussed by his proposal. “I just never thought it would be possible,” shrugs vocalist Taru Dalmia. “I said to him,” – his voice takes on a slightly incr