New Delhi, March 01: Sufi music connoisseurs in London have a reason to cheer as cultural festival ‘Jahan-e-Khusrau’ will be held there, first time outside India from April 15 to 17.
Conceptualised by poet and film director, Muzaffar Ali, the festival will also be held in Delhi from March 11 to 13 at Arab Ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb for the ninth time, ever since it started in 2001.
It will be organised by the Rumi Foundation in association with the Government of Delhi and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
Singers and musicians from all over the world come together during the festival to commemorate the death of famous 14th century Sufi poet Amir Khusrau.
“I wanted to do something for Sufi saints. This festival takes wider perspective of Amir Khusrau – his relevance and composite culture of India that he symbolised,” says Muzaffar Ali.
–PTI