The qawwali as we know it is said to have originated in the courtyard of saint Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. His disciple and poet, Amir Khusrau (d. 1326), composed the devotional music to celebrate the ...

When the doyens of Indian literature, cinema, theatre, dance, music and poetry descend on one platform to celebrate all things culture, we know the city is in for a treat! The second phase of the 10th ...

It's a crisp winter evening and a tasteful sundowner party is underway in a posh New Delhi enclave. Among the guests are an assortment of young executives, artists and designers. As the sun begins to ...

When people think of qawwali, they think of devotional music. But, the Mumbai film industry has given the qawwali a new identity, expanding its scope from Sufism to a song of entertainment in a ...