Bollywood Sufi Music at the 5th International Sufi Festival India with Dr Anupama Srivastava

International Sufi Festival with best of Sufi Music and Ghazals with Rashmi Agarwal

Sufi Musical Concert at the 5th International Sufi Festival India to be held on 17th December at Marwah Studios, Noida Film City at 11 am.

The best of of Musical Concert, Art Exhibition and Film Festival at the International Sufi Festival. 

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Michael Templin's Conference of the Birds at the 5th International Sufi Festival India

Sufi Nizami Brothers at the 5th International Sufi Festival India

Sufi Festival at Marwah Studios

5th International Sufi Festival India will be held on 17th December 2015 at Marwah Studios, New Delhi at 11 am.

Mr Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios quoted that Sufi music acts as a uniquely valuable bridge between East and West.

The spokesperson for ISFI festival Mr Atul Agarwal said Sufi devotional music inspired by the works of Sufi poets, like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusrow and Khwaja Ghulam Farid will be presented by various artists.

Sufi Art Exhibition and Sufi Film Festival will act as a cultural spread for Sufism itself said Gulsha Begum, Chairperson Kamaluddin Charitable Trust

The festival conceived and directed by Gulsha Begum.The event is organized by Kamaluddin Charitable Trust and Marwah Studios.

Powerful performances at the 4th international sufi festival

“Persian language may be different but when you sing Sufi the vibes and energy still remain the same” said Sandeep Marwah appreciating the vocal artist Vaishali Rai who with her melodious voice win the hearts of hundreds of music lovers at the festival.

Bhai Kultar Singh Ragi & Party known for their Sufi numbers by Baba Farid and daily shows at Shishganj Gurdwara Delhi sang in Punjabi impressed the audience and all festival delegates from all over India.

The Rock Veda a team of young music professionals with their electrifying music and singing capabilities forced hundreds of music lovers to dance to their tunes.

Manisha gulyani enthralled the audience with Kathak based on Sufi poetry.

Anupama Srivastava hummed the verses  of bulleh shahs poetry.

Gulsha Begum the president of the festival thanked each one for them for their sincere efforts to make the festival successful one. Later Sandeep Marwah presented memento to all the artists.

4th International Sufi Festival held at Noida

I am part of you Almighty, I loose nothing in handing over every thing back to You Lord” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios in the opening remarks on the inauguration of International Sufi Festival India emphasizing on good acts and humanity.

“Three times in Ajmer and now we have planned to give International Sufi Festival India more prominence and extra importance by bringing it to Noida Film City” added Marwah. “ Sufism can be propagated through different mediums be it a music, dance or paintings” said Dr. Bharti Sharma renowned artist.

Dr. K.D. Gupta established environmentalist spoke underlying the importance of clean environment. “Every religion reminds us of trees and plantation, rather we pray plantation in many religion” Dr. V.K. Goswami India representative to United Nation Industrial Development Organization and scientist from NASA explained Sufi as Humanity.

Gulsha Begum the founder of ISFI reminded the audience of unity, peace and love. She spoke about Sufism and Ajmer Sharif. Later Sandeep Marwah handed over the life membership of World Peace Development And Research Foundation to the honored guest. Dr. A.K. Srivastava Director ASMS paid vote of thanks on behalf of ICMEI-International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry.

Paintings by Michael Templin and Vijay. Singh Chauhan were exhibited at the festival

COMING UP....4th International Sufi Festival in Noida at Marwah Studios.

Sufi Music, Paintings & Awards - Curtain raiser for 4th International Sufi Festival India

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.

Invitation to the 4th International Sufi Festival Ajmer - Curtain raiser

A science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the Divine, purify one’s inner self and beautify it with a variety of persona . Ecstasy and trance by Heartbeats to visualize the God as having been written on the heart for finding absolute truth is the essence of ISFI Festival.

The 4th International Sufi Festival India , a presentation by Kamaluddin Charitable Trust & Marwah Studios.

ISFI festival will be a journey for every individual soul to express the narrative and its beauty in the yearnings, plans and those external events, commandment and faith in the story is much profound view of reality and life. ISFI Festival presented with a contrasting perspective in its bring in the Remembrance of God through a devotional act with a wide range and various layers of meaning to engage in Dhikr with instrumental music, traditional sama, whirling dervishes, poetry, films and paintings where every seeker under every circumstance will connect in the most well known light.

We cordially invite your gracious presence at the curtain raiser concert of the ISFI Festival which is a souvenir of our appreciation for the seekers of the truth.

AJMER (RAJASTHAN)
Saturday 8th November at 6:00 pm
Venue: Al Ikhlas Museum & Gallery, Ajmer (Raj)

Sufi Paintings Exposition
Chief Guest : Dargah Deewan Janab Syed Zainul Abedin Khan
Descendant of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty (R.A)

Sufi Musical Recital – Featuring
1. Sufiana Kalaam on Sitar Sitar Maestro Dr Sudeep Rai (Disciple of Padmabhushan Pt Debu Chaudhuri).
2. HAZIRI – Kathak on Sufi Poetry Kathak Exponent Ms Manisha Gulyani.
3. Kalaam e Khusrau Vaishali Rai
4. Traditional Chishtiya Qawwali Janab Zakir & Zakki Ali.

NEW DELHI
16, 17, 18 December from 11 am to 7 pm
Venue: Marwah Studios

For information: Call +91- 9845047027 / 7665555758
http://www.isfifestivals.com
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4th International Sufi Festival in Noida

4th September 2014

International Sufi festival began as a mark of respect to the Sufi Saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty (R.A) to spread his message of Peace and Humanity. ‘After the successful completion of three-major International Sufi Festival in Ajmer, the organizers have decided to shift the venue of this grand musical extravaganza to Noida Film City in the month of December 2014’, informed Gulsha Begum President of the festival while addressing the National Press.

“Marwah Studios has been the partners to the Sufi festival since its inception at Ajmer where thousands of people have enjoyed its presence” added Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios.

The curtain raiser of the festival will be held at Ajmer on 8th November 2014 followed by three days of events i.e., from 19th to 21st December 2014 at Noida. The festival will feature Sufi films, painting exhibitions, seminars, sufi workshops and Sufi singers from around the world.

The major attraction of the festival would be the diverse stalls of handicrafts showcasing artisans from all over India. The event has been designed to propagate the Feeling of Love and Oneness and to promote arts and crafts of India.

The festival is supported by Kashmir Society, WPDRF- World Peace Development and Research Foundation, IHRO-International Human Rights Organization affiliated to United Nations, NFTC-National Federation of Tourism and Transport Cooperatives of India Limited, Divine Abode Foundation. The annual festival is presented by Kamaluddin charitable trust and Marwah Studios.

For more details: www.isfifestival.com

www.divineabodenews.com

International Sufi Festival in Ajmer for 2012

 PROGRAMME DETAILS

Thursday,  October 4, 2012

6 pm : Official opening of the Sufi Art Festival

Venue : Al Ikhlas Gallery

Place: Ajmer, India

Friday,  October 5, 2012

6 pm: Official opening of the Fest

Thursday,  October 11, 2012

9 pm: Official closing of the Fest

Websites: www.isfiajmer.com , www.divineabodenews.com, www.sufipaintings.com

For Invitation and Passes Kindly Email your postal address to : festivals@live.in

A Non Commercial Event. No tickets will be sold . 

Conditions Apply * Subject to changes