Gulshaa Begum after she had a vision to break from the strictures of
its confined ties and make it available to as many people as possible.
This altered Ajmer's creative climate for good and made the festival a
platform for talent and new ideas, even broadening its programme to
include dance, cinema and more. The 2012 edition takes place from 4 to
11 Oct from 11 am to 6 pm at Al Ikhlas Gallery & from 5-11th Oct 6 pm
onwards at the Jawahar Rang Manch and continues the tradition of
making art and culture accessible to the public and artists alike.
The festival began with its preliminary series with the launch of the
International Sufi film festival. A project by Divine Abode & Marwah
Studio's towards making cinema more watchable. The Gallery was
adorned with rich light and decorations.
The international Sufi film festival, a project by divine abode and
Marwah studios was inaugurated by The Dargah Dewan of Ajmer shrine,
Syed Zainual Abedin Ali Khan, a descendent of Sufi Saint Khwaja
Moinuddin Chishty. While releasing the official poster of the Festival
Dewan Saheb spoke on the occasion at the Al Ikhlas Gallery about the
message of Khwaja Saheb and his teachings to the world. He added that
this day was indeed special and the will of Allah. He further
congratulated Ms Begum on her attempt to spread the true essence of
Humanity...Mr Mahendar Singh Ralawta, Congress President Ajmer
inaugurated the Rang – e – Raqs the painting series and the Sufi
Literature Festival. Mr Insaaf Ali, Vice president Congress said that
the festival is a beautiful presentation to the world on the sufi
tradition. Indeed he added that the presence of the Dargah Deewan at
the preliminary series itself is a beautiful beginning of the ISFI
festival. Many other dignitaries were present at the ceremony.
Ms Gulshaa Begum Festival Director and Chairperson Divine Abode said
that 33 films would be screened in the coming week of the festival.
The Sufi Paintings, 16th century manuscripts, The Islamic Calligraphy,
Rumi Illustrations were a special feature at the exhibition. Ms Begum
also a creative artist showcased her collections of Sufi Shrines and
the Desert Spirituality. German Artist Michael Templin's Conference of
the Birds was a colorful series with fine Gold lines transversely in
the paintings. There were over 500 paintings displayed at the
exhibition. The huge painting of the Dargah Shariff indeed was a
delight to the guests. The artist and the team members were honored
during the festival. The Sufi Literature was introduced this year and
Insha Allah next year it will be much more elaborate said the spokes
person from Divine Abode. The making of the ISFI 2011 and also the
Sufi Shrines of India, A film by the Ministry of External Affairs was
screened to the audience during the event.
The involvement of Dr Sudeep Rai helped the organizer to tackle the
festival's extensive collection of performances, talks and
exhibitions. The isfi festival performances will soon be spread across
many venues in and outside the city, with some open-air events, but
there will be one venue at its centre since that faithful first show.
The ceremony was a grand affair to begin with. Accommodation in the
city is varied and plentiful. The festival at the gallery continues
until the 11th Oct from 11 am to 6 pm in the day. All entry will be
free on all days.
The Festival Sponsored by Sarwar Retiwalla and supported by Hotel
Merwara Palace, Hotel Swad Ri Dhani, Hotel Dataa Inn, Marwah
Studios, Kashmir Society , Parkash Foundation , Siddhi Advertising
pvt Ltd , Graphic Design Templin, Germany & Livingstone Infra Pvt Ltd.
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