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Jahan-e-Khusrau

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Jahan-e-Khusrau
DatesFebruary/March
Location(s)New Delhi, India
Years active2001 - Present
FoundersMuzaffar Ali

Jahan-e-Khusrau (Urdu, Persian: جہاں خسرو, Hindi: जहान-ए-खुसरो) is an annual three-day sufi music festival held in New Delhi, India[1] to commemorate the death anniversary of the saint Amir Khusrau.[2]

History

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Jahan-e-Khusrau was started in the year 2001 by noted film director and artist, Muzaffar Ali.

The festival

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The festival is held at Arab ki Sarai, Humayun's Tomb Monuments, Delhi — incidentally, this is where Khusrau started the qawwali music tradition in the 13th century AD.

Humayun Tomb, Delhi, India

Performers

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In the festival, an Indian traditional oral storytller Dastangoi artist reciting the "Dastan-e-Amir Khusrau" - 2017

Year - 2001 Dates - 10–11 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Rumi Group, IRAN
* Lotfi Bouchnak, TUNISIA
* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN

Year - 2002 Dates - 8 - 9–10 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Kabir Helminski, USA
* Drummers from, SUDAN
* Mahasa Vahdat and the Rumi Group, IRAN

* Sultana Chaudhuri, BANGLADESH
* Whirling Dervishes, TURKEY
* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN
* Shubha Mudgal, DELHI

* Ghulam Nabi Namtahali, KASHMIR
* Manjari, LUCKNOW
* Samandar Khan, RAJASTHAN
* Noorul Hasan, LUCKNOW

Year - 2003 Dates - 28 February, 1–2 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Masood Habibi & group, IRAN
* Whirling Dervishes, TURKEY
* Hassan Hakmoun, MOROCCO
* Farida Parveen BANGLADESH

* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN
* Zila Khan, DELHI
* Sidi Sufis, GUJARAT
* Ghulam Nabi Namtahali, KASHMIR
* Qutubi Qawwal, DELHI

* Nazeer Khan Warsi, HYDERABAD
* Ghulam Fareed Nizami, DELHI
* Asrar Husain, AJMER
* Muhammad Ahmad Khan Warsi, RAMPUR
* Noorul Hasan, LUCKNOW

Year - 2004 Dates - 26–27 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Masood Habibi, IRAN
* Shye BenTzur, ISRAEL
* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN

* Ila Arun, MUMBAI
* Astad Deboo, MUMBAI
* Shubha Mudgal, DELHI

Year - 2005 Dates - 4 - 5–6 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Mehmet Kemiksiz, TURKEY
* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN
* Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN

* Shye BenTzur, ISRAEL
* Azam Ali, USA
* Masood Habibi, IRAN

* Zila Khan, DELHI
* Vidya Rao, DELHI
* Shujaat Husain Khan, DELHI
* Dadi Pudumji, DELHI

Year - 2006 Dates - 4 - 5–6 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi

Year - 2007 Dates - 30–31 March & 1 April Venue - Quli Khan's Tomb, Mehrauli Archeological Park, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Wendy Jehlan, USA
* Sussan Deyhim, USA
* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN

* Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW
* Shauqat Ali & Group, LUDHIANA
* Jaaved Jaaferi, MUMBAI

* Rekha Bhardwaj, MUMBAI
* Meeta Pandit, DELHI
* Nizami Brothers, DELHI

Year - 2008 Jahan e Khusrau was not held

Year - 2009 Date - 19 October Venue - SKICC, Shrinagar, Kashmir

Year - 2010 Dates - 26 - 27 - 28 Feb Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Tamboura Troupe, EGYPT
* Omar Faruk Ttekbelik, USA
* Masaka Ono, JAPAN

* Sanam Marvi, PAKISTAN[3]
* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN
* Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW

* Samandar Khan, RAJASTHAN
* Rabbi Shergill, PUNJAB
* Astad Deboo, MUMBAI
* Radhika Chopra, DELHI

Year - 2011 Dates - 15–16 & 17 April Venue - Southbank Centre, London

Year - 2011 Dates - 11–13 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Azalea Ray, CANADA
* Dalahoo Ensemble, IRAN
* Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN

* Sami Brothers, PAKISTAN
* Manjari, LUCKNOW
* Wajahat Husain Badayuni, UTTAR PRADESH

* Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan, DELHI
* Hans raj Hans, PUNJAB
* Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW
* Chand Nizami, DELHI

Year - 2012 Dates - 2 - 3–4 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Andrea Grmmelli, ITALY
* Ali Zafar, PAKISTAN
* Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN

* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN
* Zia Nath, MUMBAI
* Indira Naik, MUMBAI
* Murad Ali, LUCKNOW

* Vidhi Sharma, DELHI
* Rajesh Pandey, DELHI
* Shivani Varma, DELHI
* Hans raj Hans, PUNJAB

Year - 2012 Dates - 21–22 October Venue - Central Park, Jaipur

Year - 2013 Dates - 1- 2–3 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Mercan Dede, CANADA
* Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN
* Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN
* Sonam Kalra, DELHI
* Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW
* Astha Dikshit, DELHI
* Deveshi Sehgal, DELHI

Year - 2013 Dates - 5–6 October Venue - Central Park, Jaipur

Year - 2017 Dates - 24 - 25–26 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Hans raj Hans, PUNJAB
* Sonam Kalra, DELHI
* Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW

* Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan, DELHI
* Deveshi Sehgal, DELHI

* Syed Sahil Agha, DELHI
* Daler Mehndi, PUNJAB

Year - 2018 Dates - 9 - 10–11 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
YAMUNA - Dariya Prem Ka : Part 1
A dance ballet directed by Muzaffar Ali, 
*Barnali Chatopadhyya, *Archana Shah, *Astha Dixit & Group. 
* Aalamato Group, Iran
* Malini Awasthi, Lucknow
* Kanwar Grewal, Punjab

* World Ethnic Music Ensemble with Murad Ali
* Pooja Ghaitonde, Mumbai
* Barnal Chatopadhyya, Kolkata
* Kailash Kher's Kailasa, Mumbai

YAMUNA - Dariya Prem Ka : Part 2
* Shuba Mudgal, Delhi
* Syed Sahil Agha, Delhi
* Hans Raj Hans, Punjab

Year - 2019 Dates - 8 - 9–10 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi 

Artists -
* Minu Bakshi, Delhi
* Ganganama - The Circle of Life
  Sanjukta Sinha & Kadamb Ensemble
* Satinder Sartaj, Punjab

* Roohani Sisters, Delhi
* Kanwar Grewal, Punjab

* Shahid Niyati & Sami Niyati, Rampur
* Syed Sahil Agha, Delhi
* Javed Ali, Mumbai

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Culture bonanza for Delhiites. Live Mint, 27 May 2007.
  2. ^ ASI Sufi fest finds way into city's cultural calendar
  3. ^ Messenger of peace, The Hindu
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