Jahan-e-Khusrau

Jahan-e-Khusrau (Urdu, Persian: 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, 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 - * 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