Sunday, October 23, 2011

International Sufi Festival On its Second day

The International Sufi Festival, India 2011, being held at Ajmer went to its second day with Mahinder Singh Ralawta, Congress President, Ajmer gracing the event as Chief Guest. Commenting on the idea of Sufism, he mentioned that Sufism is not constricted to specified rules, it is all about bringing everyone together on one platform. The other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Dr. Lalit Kumar, Secretary National Foundation Communal Harmony, New Delhi, Rabbi Ezekiel Isaac Malekar, Chief Priest Judah Hyam Synagogue, Justice A.S Quresshi and Syed Sarwar Chishty, Gaddi Nasheen Khadim of the holy shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty, Ajmer. The entertaining performances began with enthralling group presentation by Ability Unilimited, on wheel chairs literally took the audience by surprise followed by captivating verses of Kabir by Anupama, a playback singer. The Kashmiri Folk Music, Kashmir Sufism Society, Srinagar also gave a wonderful performance. Deepika T a software engineer from Bangalore but also a professional carnatic singer enthralled the audience with her sweet voice. The listeners were spellbound by her choice of songs. The team of Marwah Studios is covering the whole event as media partners of the event.