Once Upon India’s Sufi Baithak is an intimate evening of shared listening, singing, and stillness. Rooted in the Sufi folk tradition and led by Shaheen Salmani, the baithak brings together well-known and lesser-heard kalaams in a close, unhurried setting. It invites you to slow down, feel the poetry between the notes, and experience Sufi music as it was meant to be—felt, remembered, and shared.

6:00 PM : Gates open for registration

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM : Seating time

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM : Baithak commences with storytelling and music

8:30 PM : Event comes to an end