Sufi Festival
GenreSufi music
Location(s)Bibi Kamal Dargah, Jehanabad district, Bihar
Years active2011-present
Founded byNitish Kumar
Organised byDargah Committee and Tourism Department of Government of Bihar

Sufi Festival (Hindi: सूफ़ी महोत्सव) is an annual two-days Sufi Music Festival held in Bibi Kamal Dargah, Kako Sharif in the Jehanabad district of Bihar to commemorate the death anniversary of the Sufi Saint Bibi Kamal, daughter of Shahabuddin Peer Jagjot.[1][2] It is organised by the Dargah Committee and Tourism Department of Government of Bihar.[3]

History

The Sufi Festival was started in year 2011 with the name of Sufi Mahotsav which translated to Sufi Festival.[4] It is inaugurated every year by the Incumbent chief ministers of Bihar.[5]

2011

It was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar.[6][7] It was participated by Kavita Seth.[8][9]

2013

It was inaugurated by Nitish Kumar and Rural Welfare Minister Nitish Mishra. It was participated by qawwal Yousuf Khan Nizami, Ustad Majila Khan, comedian Ahsan Quraishi with Singer Salma Agha.[10][11][12]

2014

The Sufi Festival was inaugurated by then Chief Minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi. It was participated largely by many notable qawwals like Ustad Kamal Khan, Irshad Ali Khan and Salma Agha.[13][14]

2019

it was organised by the then Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, it was participated by Altamash Faridi, Asif Faridi, Savita Singh Nepali.[15]

2020-2021

It was not organised in the year 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "हजरत बीबी कमाल के मजार पर सूफी महोत्सव आज". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  2. ↑ "सूफी महोत्सव आज, तैयारियां पूरी". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  3. ↑ "A Timeline of Annual Events in Bihar". tourism.bihar.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "सूफी महोत्सव: जुड़ेगा काको के इतिहास में सुनहरा पन्ना -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Kavita to performat Sufi festival". The Times of India. 2011-09-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  6. ↑ "आज आऐंगें नीतीश, करेंगे सूफी महोत्सव का उद्घाटन -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  7. ↑ "दुआ मांगी और फिर सूफी महोत्सव में शामिल हुए मुख्यमंत्री -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  8. ↑ "Sufi singer enthrals audience at Kako". The Times of India. 2011-09-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  9. ↑ "Consultant hired to promote tourism". The Times of India. 2012-08-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  10. ↑ "काको सूफी महोत्सव: गायिका सलमा आगा और एहसान कुरैशी ने माहौल बनाया सूफियाना". www.bhaskar.com.
  11. ↑ "काको महोत्सव में हुई सूफियाना शाम". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  12. ↑ "Salma Agha regales music lovers at Sufi festival in Jehanabad". The Times of India. 2014-09-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  13. ↑ "Sufi Mahotsav Inaugurated in Bihar". www.business-standard.com.
  14. ↑ "बीबी कमाल की दरगाह पर आज जुटेंगे सूफी कलाकार, लोगों में खुशी". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  15. ↑ Desk, Prabhat Khabar Digital (2019-09-08). "जहानाबाद नगर : काको में सूफी महोत्सव आज गूंजेगा सूफियाना कलाम". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  16. ↑ "Bihar News: कोरोना के कारण सूफी महोत्सव का आयोजन फिर निरस्त, बीबी कमाल की मजार सिर्फ चादरपोशी होगी". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  17. ↑ राजन, रंजीत. "कई कहानियों को अपने अंदर समेटे हुए है बीबी कमाल का मकबरा, अपने चमत्कारों के लिए है मशहूर". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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