Qawwali is a 700 year old tradition and the most popular form of Sufi Music. Amir Khusrau Dehlavi, a sufi saint of the Chishti Order, fused together traditions of Indian, Turkish, Persian and Arabic music in the late 13th Century to create this art form as we know it today. The Qawwals or musicians were patronised by the State and Mughal Rulers – Akbar and Shah Jahan had many eminent musicians in their courts.
Modern day maestros like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ji, Badar Ali Khan Ji, Aziz Mian Ji, Bahauddin Qutbuddin Ji, Habib Painter Ji are credited with popularising the art form of Qawwali in the our times.
It gives us great pleasure to inform you that Lovely Professional University will be organizing and hosting the 1st Inter University National Qawwali Competition (2016-17) under the aegis of the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi on 25th & 26th November, 2016.
The theme of Qawwali Competition is based on National Integration and Communal Harmony. Each team will sing two compositions, out of which one must be based on the chosen theme.
