The curtain raiser for
the 4th International Sufi Festival India was held at Al Ikhlas Museum and
Gallery, Ajmer.Chief Guest Dewan & Head of Ajmer Sharif Dargah Syed Zainul
Abedin Ali Khan inaugurated the event.
Gulsha begum festival
director & Chairperson Kamaluddin Charitable Trust said the event was to
seek the blessing of the revered Sufi saint of Ajmer shariff dargah as a
tradition before the festival travelled in December to New Delhi
The event was followed by
Sufi Painting exhibition and a award ceremony.ISFI Award for Sufi Painting was
awarded to renowned Artist Vijay Singh Chouhan for his work on Mughal art.ISFI
Award for Music was awarded to Zakir Ali Zakki Ali for their contribution from
generation towards the Traditional Chishtiya Qawwali.
The musical concert began
with the soulful sufiana kalaam on sitar by Sitar Maestro Dr sudeep
Rai(Disciple of Padmabhushan Pt.Debu Chaudhuri) Followed by the kalaams of
Hazrat Amir Khusrau in mesmerizing voice of Vaishali Rai made the audience
swing with chaap tilak and Rang and damadam mast kalandar.
Kathak Exponent Manisha
gulyani took the audience into a whirling experience with her mind blowing
performance The Traditional Chishtiya Sufi Ensemble of Zakir and Zakki Ali took
the audience into a trance of divine music
The gala International
Sufi Festival curtain raiser event was attended by music loving audience
including Shri.Kamlendra Jha the chief patron of Kala Ankur Ackademy, Mr.Ajay
Vikram Singh ( Former defence Secretery Govt.of India)Noted author
Shri.Bakshish Singh,Smt.Ragini Chaturvedi and many others.
The 4th International
Sufi Festival presented by Kamaluddin Charitable Trust with Marwah Studios will
take place at Film City Noida on the 16th,17th and 18th of December 2014.
