Staff Reporter - The Hindu - India
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir: The first Indo-Pak Sufi music festival aimed at improving cultural ties between the two countries, kicked off with enthralling performances from classical and Sufi maestros from India and Pakistan.
The inaugural ceremony of the five-day festival at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex on Sunday evening was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and several State Ministers.
The festival, which coincides with the commencement of the two-month Amarnath yatra, is a joint effort of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Doordarshan and State Departments for Information and Tourism. It will conclude on June 15 at Pahalgam.
The ceremony on Sunday had some big names in the list of performers including that of santoor maestros Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, his son Pandit Rahul Sharma, Pandit Bhajan Sopori, his son Pandit Abhay Rustam, Sufi exponent Ustad Ghulam Mohammed Saaznawaz, Sufiana Kathak artist Manjri Chaturvedi and Pakistani Sufi artists Farhana Aijaz and Naeem Abbas Rufi.
The audience, spellbound at the performances, sat glued to their seats for well over five hours, though the ceremony was scheduled for just three hours.
Later speaking to reporters, Director General of ICCR Pawan Kumar Verma said the festival also aimed at propagating the Sufi style of music, which formed a part of Kashmiri culture.
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Five-day Indo-Pak Sufi Music fest kicks off
Staff Reporter - The Hindu - India
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir: The first Indo-Pak Sufi music festival aimed at improving cultural ties between the two countries, kicked off with enthralling performances from classical and Sufi maestros from India and Pakistan.
The inaugural ceremony of the five-day festival at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex on Sunday evening was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and several State Ministers.
The festival, which coincides with the commencement of the two-month Amarnath yatra, is a joint effort of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Doordarshan and State Departments for Information and Tourism. It will conclude on June 15 at Pahalgam.
The ceremony on Sunday had some big names in the list of performers including that of santoor maestros Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, his son Pandit Rahul Sharma, Pandit Bhajan Sopori, his son Pandit Abhay Rustam, Sufi exponent Ustad Ghulam Mohammed Saaznawaz, Sufiana Kathak artist Manjri Chaturvedi and Pakistani Sufi artists Farhana Aijaz and Naeem Abbas Rufi.
The audience, spellbound at the performances, sat glued to their seats for well over five hours, though the ceremony was scheduled for just three hours.
Later speaking to reporters, Director General of ICCR Pawan Kumar Verma said the festival also aimed at propagating the Sufi style of music, which formed a part of Kashmiri culture.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir: The first Indo-Pak Sufi music festival aimed at improving cultural ties between the two countries, kicked off with enthralling performances from classical and Sufi maestros from India and Pakistan.
The inaugural ceremony of the five-day festival at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Complex on Sunday evening was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and several State Ministers.
The festival, which coincides with the commencement of the two-month Amarnath yatra, is a joint effort of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Doordarshan and State Departments for Information and Tourism. It will conclude on June 15 at Pahalgam.
The ceremony on Sunday had some big names in the list of performers including that of santoor maestros Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, his son Pandit Rahul Sharma, Pandit Bhajan Sopori, his son Pandit Abhay Rustam, Sufi exponent Ustad Ghulam Mohammed Saaznawaz, Sufiana Kathak artist Manjri Chaturvedi and Pakistani Sufi artists Farhana Aijaz and Naeem Abbas Rufi.
The audience, spellbound at the performances, sat glued to their seats for well over five hours, though the ceremony was scheduled for just three hours.
Later speaking to reporters, Director General of ICCR Pawan Kumar Verma said the festival also aimed at propagating the Sufi style of music, which formed a part of Kashmiri culture.
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