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Where space becomes stage.
Songs of the Stone
Songs of the Stoneis Inkpot’s series of after-hours cultural evenings at Delhi’s heritage monuments. Here, space becomes stage, arches become resonance, and stone becomes story.
The debut edition unfolded at the Qutub Minar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, transforming the monument into a living arena of music and memory. Presented in association with the Delhi Government and the Archaeological Survey of India, each evening celebrates the dialogue between heritage and contemporary expression.
Each Songs of the Stone evening is intimate by design — an invitation to share in something rare and real: a moment of connection between music, history, and each other.
Experiences
Three Chapters
The First Chapter
The Mehtab Ali Niazi Experience
A Classical Rhapsody
13 December 2025 · Qutub Minar, New Delhi
An evening of extraordinary resonance unfolded at the Qutub Minar, as Mehtab Ali Niazi and his ensemble brought together the classical and the contemporary in a performance that will long be remembered.
His semi-classical fusion — weaving raga with elements of jazz and modern soundscapes — wove an experience both timeless and alive, set against the breathtaking backdrop of a UNESCO World Heritage Site at dusk.
The Second Chapter
Live The Legacy
Rakesh Chaurasia & Friends — The Legend Ensemble
8 March 2026 · Qutub Minar, New Delhi
Songs of the Stone by Inkpot India and HSBC 'Live The Legacy' presented an immersive musical experience at the Qutub Minar. The evening featured two-time Grammy Award–winning flautist Rakesh Chaurasia, accompanied by Gino Banks, Satyajit Talwalkar, Sheldon D'Silva, Sanjoy Das and Sangeet Haldipur — a collective of some of India's finest contemporary classical musicians.
As dusk yielded to night, the monument's illuminated silhouette became both stage and muse, while the serenity of the bansuri and the ensemble's virtuosity created a confluence of sound, history and architectural splendour.
The Third Chapter
Amrita Kaur — From Dusk to Dawn
Live The Legacy, with HSBC
11 October 2026 · Purana Qila, New Delhi
Internationally acclaimed music sensation Amrita Kaur came to Delhi for Chapter Three of Songs of the Stone by Inkpot India — a rare, sensory and contemplative musical experience set within one of the city's most evocative heritage spaces.
Unfolding across two extraordinary moments at sunset and sunrise, the experience brought together two distinct concerts, each with its own setlist, mood and rhythm, inviting audiences to immerse themselves in music, stillness and the changing moods of the sky.
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Chapter One — The Mehtab Ali Niazi Experience
Chapter Two — Live The Legacy
Chapter Three — From Dusk to Dawn
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