Join the Festival at Ajmer from 4th - 11th Oct 2012

For Details:
International Sufi Festival India
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International Sufi Festival 2012

For details: www.internationalsufifestival.com
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International Sufi Festival India
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ISFI Awards Sufi Arts and Culture Awards Recognize Best in field.

The New ISFI Award will recognize the best in Sufi arts, culture and creativity. It has developed the awards in order to raise the profile of our dynamic cultural community and provide local individuals and organizations with well deserved recognition.

A total of eleven awards will be presented in the following categories:
Award will be given based on the  eligibility of a individual.

 1. ISFI Award for Performing Arts- Sufi Vocal - Individual Artist/ Group, Sufi Dance – Individual / Organisation,

2. ISFI Visual Arts & Gallery- Sufi Art, Islamic Calligraphy, Structural Abstracts

3. ISFI Literary Award – for Sufi Books/ Literature / Authors/ Poetry

4. ISFI Film Award – For Sufi Films, Documentary, Music Video,

5. ISFI Cultural Patron – Outstanding Service to the ISFI Festival or Individual/Organization

6. ISFI Platinum Sponsor – The Highest Contribution and sincere support to the ISFI Festival. (The decision of the Chairperson will be final. The Award will be decided based on certain criteria. )

"I think these awards can have a significant impact on bringing to light some of the many talented and hardworking individuals and organizations that sincerely support and contribute so much to the strength of ISFI Festivals cultural area. The ISFI Festival will continue to be a commemorative spiritual Tribute to the Blessed Saint Hazrath Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty (R. A) and the universal teachings of the Blessed Saint in the present disturbed times. Every Part of the ISFI Festival will be in Honour of Khwaja Saab" says Begum Gulsha, Chairperson Divine Abode.

The awards will be presented on the evening of Thursday, October 11th, 2012 as part of the gala closing of the 7 long day of the annual ISFI festival being held at Ajmer, Rajasthan. Award winners will be profiled on our website and the winner in each category will be presented with an original piece of Trophy specially designed and created for the ISFI Awards.

Send in your nominations for the ISFI Sufi Awards. The deadline for nominations is September 20, 2012 at 5:00 PM.  

Divine Abode encourages everyone in the community to be a part of the 7 long day of ISFI festival from 4th – 11th Oct, 2012 at Ajmer, India. All event entry will be free. Festival details can be found at www.internationalsufifestival.com



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International Sufi Festival India 2012

By Ayesha -
Sunday, August 12, 2012 01:12:21 PM

Ajmer - International Sufi festival( ISFI) will highlight the
Traditional Classical Sama of the Indian Sub Continent at the
forthcoming festival to be held in October at Ajmer. The event
organised by Divine Abode. The heavenly music will touch the soul
transcending the audience in the wonderful spiritual atmosphere. The 7
day long celebration of Art & Culture will be led by the highly
acclaimed groups. The groups will be led by Sabri Brothers, Ahmed
Warsi Brothers, Nizami Brothers, Ateeq Hussain Khan and the
Traditional Chishtiya Sufi Ensemble will perform with the aim of
bringing in a high-quality performance this year. The festival will
aim at reviving the ancient art once more as part of the mission and
the aim of the ISFI .

Most Artist performing this year have performed in various other parts
of the world. They specialise in performing outstanding samples of
classical Sufi music and Kalaam.
The roots of Qawwali can be traced back to 8th century Persia (today's
Iran and Afghanistan). During the first major migration from Persia,
in the 11th century, the musical tradition of Sema migrated to South
Asia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Amir Khusro Dehelvi of the Chisti order
of Sufis is credited with fusing the Persian and Indian musical
traditions to create Qawwali as we know it today in the late 13th
century in India. The word Sama is often still used in Central Asia
and Turkey to refer to forms very similar to Qawwali, and in India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh, the formal name used for a session of Qawwali
is Mehfil-e-Sama.

International Sufi Festival began as a Spiritual Tribute to the
Blessed Sufi Saint Hazrath Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty ( R. A ). Thus the
festival came as part of the International Festival for Sufi Music in
the country. Other International group will perform along with other
performances by renowned groups of the Sub Continient.

Sufiana Kalaam on Sitar by Sitar Maestro Dr Sudeep Rai, Sufi Kathak by
Manisha Gulyani, Sufi Fusion by Rishi Inc, Sufi Jugalbandi by Roohani
Sisters, Sufiana Kalaam on Amir Khusro ( Vocal) by Vaishali Rai will
be a part of the Sama from 5th – 11th October 2012 in the holy city.

" The concept of ISFI by Begum Gulshaa is a philosophical thought.
What inspired me was the thought and her true devotion towards the
Mission and the aim of the festival. The festival includes Sufi
paintings, Sufi Literature, Sufi Films is definitely a huge
achievement. Being a part of ISFI is rather a honor to me and I take
this as my Tribute to Khwaja Saab for all that I have received from
Khwaja Saab in the last couple of years of my devotion to the blessed
saint ." Says Retiwalla the presenter of the ISFI 2012.






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