Jahan-e-Khusrau

Jahan-e-Khusrau (Urdu: جہاں خسرو, Hindi: जहान-ए-खुसरो) 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 -
* 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
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* 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

* List of Hindustani classical music festivals

References

External links

Official site

Jahan-e-Khusrau website

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Music festivals established in 2001
Hindustani classical music festivals
Festivals in Delhi
2001 establishments in Delhi
Islamic music festivals