India, March 22 -- Aditi Saigal, who goes by her stage name Dot, slipped into the music industry by chance, stringing together a successful career woven together by the fabric of fate. At 18, the singer-songwriter had fans swaying to her YouTube videos - the most popular of which, Everybody Dances to Techno, amassed over 500,000 plays. Years later, she turned eyeballs in the Hindi language teen musical comedy film, The Archies, where she donned the role of Ethel Muggs. In an exclusive interview with Travel+Leisure India & South Asia, she takes us on a rhythmic ride, sharing anecdotes, inspirations, and the harmony of her musical musings.

Excerpts from the interview with Aditi Saigal, aka Dot:

T+L India: You've grown up in a creative hou...