Jahan-e-Khusrau (Urdu, Persian: جہاں خسرو, Hindi: जहान-ए-खुसरो) is an annual three-day sufi music festival held in New Delhi, IndiaCulture bonanza for Delhiites. Live Mint, 27 May 2007. to commemorate the death anniversary of the saint Amir Khusrau.ASI Sufi fest finds way into city's cultural calendar
History Jahan-e-Khusrau was started in the year 2001 by noted film director and artist, Muzaffar Ali.
The festival 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. 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, 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
References
External links
Official site Jahan-e-Khusrau website