International Sufi Rang Festival 2022 concludes in Rajasthan’s Ajmer
International Sufi Rang Festival 2022 concludes in Rajasthan’s Ajmer
International Sufi Rang Festival 2022 concluded with a closing ceremony in Ajmer city. This year’s festival brought together prominent Sufi artists, writers, calligraphers, senior journalists, well-known filmmakers and musicians.
In the closing ceremony, famous filmmaker Imtiyaz Ali and prominent singer Mohit Chauhan were felicitated.
They spoke about their inner spiritual journey of rising beyond the mundane affairs in their divine love cleansing the internal self.
Imtiyaz Ali began his talk with a famous couplet of Persian Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi: "What you seek is seeking you", which was the tagline of Shahrukh Khan-starrer Jab Harry Met Sejal, a romantic movie written and directed by Ali."Cinema is one of the most important and influential art forms today which has fairly contributed to the dissemination of universal values of Sufism through mystical music", Ali concluded.
"Cinema is one of the most important and influential art forms today which has fairly contributed to the dissemination of universal values of Sufism through mystical music", Ali concluded.
Singer Mohit Chauhan known for his best work and soulful Sufi songs in Hindi films sang the famous spiritual lyrics "O Nadaan Parindey Ghar Aa Jaa" from the super-duper hit Rockstar. "This was a tribute to Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz and his message of unconditional love which echoes throughout the movie", he said.
In addition, Anshdeep, District Collector of Ajmer Sharif and Ricky Kej, the world music composer and Grammy Award Winner, Imran Chishty Khwajgani and the Sarv Dharm Maitria Sanstha were also felicitated.Dargah Ajmer Sharif Gaddi Nashin Haji Syed Salman Chishty, the organizer and conceiver of the festival and Chairman of Chishty Foundation, extended a vote of thanks to all artists, participants and distinguished guests of the ISRF-2022.
The ISRF is the largest spiritual celebration of the Sacred Arts of Sufism in India. It has evolved into a distinctive art exhibition over the years, bringing together renowned calligraphers, painters, curators, and visual artists from all over the country and other continents of the world.
The ISRF was conceived by Haji Syed Salman Chishty of Ajmer Sharif. It has been hosted and organised by Chishti Foundation for the past 15 years inside the 800-year-old majestic Sufi courtyard at Dargah Ajmer Sharif, known as Mahfil-e-Samaa Khana (spiritual audition hall).Every year, the International Sufi Rang Festival honours Divine Love with sacred arts, calligraphic inscriptions, spiritual Sufi musical performances, poetry, conferences on Sufism, and debate for world peace, interfaith harmony, and national harmony.