Standing By is an attempt to uncover and document the history of independent music in India.

Standing By is an attempt to uncover and document the history of independent music in India. Through six episodes and a mammoth digital archiving effort, the series unearths some of the most interesting stories and events that were fundamental to the formation of the now thriving independent music scene in the country. Beginning with the nation's Independence and the exploration of the jazz scene in the country back then, the Standing By story then proceeds to the '60s and '70s and the rise of the beat groups, the mid-'70s to late '80s with the nationwide spread rock and, later, metal, the '90s with MTV and the music video explosion and finally to the dance music boom of the present day.