Jahan-e-Khusrau (

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: جہاں خسرو,

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: जहान-ए-खुसरो) is an annual three-day

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music festival held in

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to commemorate the death anniversary of the saint

Amir Khusrau Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253 – 1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau, sometimes spelled as, Amir Khusrow or Amir Khusro, was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar, who lived during the period of the Delhi Sult ...

History

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

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The festival

The festival is held at Arab ki Sarai, Humayun's Tomb Monuments, Delhi — incidentally, this is where Khusrau started the

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music tradition in the 13th century AD.

Performers

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, PAKISTANMessenger of peace
The Hindu * 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 Indira Naik is a Sufi and ghazal singer from Mumbai, India. She is classically trained in the Patiala Gayaki. She has been performing ghazals, bhajans and Sufi for more than 20 years in India and abroad. Sufism is an inspiration for her. Earl ...

, 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 Abida Parveen (; ; born 20 February 1954) is a Pakistani singer, composer, musician of Sufi music, painter and an entrepreneur. Parveen is one of the highest-paid singers in Pakistan. Her singing and music have earned her many accolades, and s ...

, PAKISTAN * Sonam Kalra, DELHI *

Malini Awasthi Malini Awasthi (born 11 February 1967) is an Indian singer, more commonly referred to as Folk Queen of India. Having been trained classically, she is equally adept in various forms of Hindustani music like vintage Dadra Thumri Chaiti, Kajri Chai ...

, 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 *

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

Syed Sahil Agha Syed Sahil Agha (born 1982) is an Indian storyteller, actor, writer and vintage car collector, who is specialised in the verbal art of ''Dastangoi,'' a 13th-century art of oral storytelling in Urdu language. He discovered the old form of ''Qiss ...

, DELHI *

Daler Mehndi Daler Singh (born 18 August 1967), better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer. He has helped to make Bhangra (music), Bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywoo ...

, 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

, *Barnali Chatopadhyya, *Archana Shah, *Astha Dixit & Group. * Aalamato Group, Iran *

, Lucknow * Kanwar Grewal, Punjab * World Ethnic Music Ensemble with Murad Ali * Pooja Ghaitonde, Mumbai * Barnal Chatopadhyya, Kolkata *

Kailash Kher Kailash Kher (born 7 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, and composer. He sings songs with a music style influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi music. He was inspired by the classical musicians Kumar Gandharva, Hrida ...

's Kailasa, Mumbai YAMUNA - Dariya Prem Ka : Part 2 * Shuba Mudgal, Delhi *

, 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 Satinder Pal Singh, popularly known as Satinder Sartaaj, is an Indian singer, songwriter, actor and poet primarily associated with Punjabi songs and films. He gained fame with his song "Sai". Since then he has performed across the world. Sar ...

, Punjab * Roohani Sisters, Delhi * Kanwar Grewal, Punjab * Shahid Niyati & Sami Niyati, Rampur *

, Delhi *

Javed Ali Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Early life Javed Ali was born as ...

, Mumbai

References

External links

Official site

Jahan-e-Khusrau website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jahan e Khusrau Music festivals established in 2001 Hindustani classical music festivals Festivals in Delhi 2001 establishments in Delhi Islamic music festivals

History

The festival

Performers

See also

References

External links