Jahan-e-Khusrau


Jahan-e-Khusrau is an annual three-day sufi music festival held in New Delhi, India to commemorate the death anniversary of the saint Amir Khusrau.

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 -
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
  • 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 -
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 -
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
Year - 2019
Dates - 8 - 9–10 March
Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi
Artists -
Sanjukta Sinha & Kadamb Ensemble