Centuries ago, Mirza Ghalib, the official bard in the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar, used the gift of his poetry and music in the royal baithak to capture the essence of his time. This immortal spirit of a baithak is being brought to the spotlight in Haroof, organised by ALSO in association with G5A Foundation of Contemporary Culture.

With a modern twist for today's viewers, the first edition of Haroof will introduce popular vocalist Radhika Sood Nayak accompanied by Ranjit Nayak (on flute), Akshay Jadhav (tabla and dholak) and Amin Hasan Khan (guitar). The aim is to bring together classical music lovers through events that honour saaz-o-mausiqui, which translates to music from the soul.