Ghazals are like polished diamonds, a single stone with many facets. A single poem contains within itself a myriad of passionate smaller poems," says ghazal singer Mohammed Wakil. The 40-year-old’s tryst with ghazal singing began when he was all of five. "I was born into a family of maestros. My maternal uncles were Ustad Mohammed Hussain and Ustad Ahmed Hussain of Jaipur, who ensured I was initiated into it early on," he says. Years later, Wakil continues to be enamoured with the form. "Ghazals came to the Indian sub-continent from Persia in the 14th century and have adapted to the times. I feel its versatility needs to be showcased," he says. In an attempt to promote the genre, Wakil along with narrator Suhail Akhtar Warsi, will take the audience through the history and evolution of ghazal at an upcoming event at NCPA.