The Ministry of Culture, Government of India in collaboration with “Swar Dharohar Foundation”, will be organising a two-day “Swar Dharohar Festival” at India Gate on April 29 and 30, 2023.What is Swar Dharohar Festival all aboutSwar Dharohar Festival, a beautiful arty merger of music, art & literature, focuses on the upliftment of artists and promotion of Indian culture. It showcases the iconic art and culture of India as well as the rich literary art and heritage of Indian states, the USP of the event being local artists getting to perform with legendary artists on the same platform.Who all will be performing in the eventThe two-day festival this time features big names from the art and culture industry as well as some budding talents. On day-one, eminent violinist Deepak Pandit will be presenting his rendition which will be followed by a performance by “Bandish Bandits” fame Fareed Hassan and Mehboob Hussain. Upcoming talent Ahmed Husain Sabri will be presenting a Sufiana Kalam which will be followed by a soulful rendition by Bollywood and Sufi singer Altamash Faridi.On the second day of the festival, renowned poets from across the country will be entertaining the art lovers with their performances. Artists include Urdu poet Professor Waseem Barelvi, Savita Aseem, Satlaj Rahat, Arun Gemini, Mukesh Alam, Siddharth Shandilya, Khalid Qaiser, Dr Rehman Musawwir, Vinay Vinamra, Master Mahender, Dr Vanita, Jai Prakash Rawat, Shahid Anjum, Pratap Somvanshi, Ashwani Kumar Chand, Moien Shadab, Naina Soin Kapil, Chandni Pandey, Surender Sharma, Vinay Vikram Singh, Hans Raj Choudhary and Farhan Wasti Sadarat. Hence on the second day of the fest, art lovers will be witnessing a huge assemblage of local and national-level poets exhibiting their artistry through a kavi-sammelan”.About Swar Dharohar FoundationThe Foundation was laid down by a revolutionary bunch of artists in 2006. According to Foundations secretary Salim Siddiqui, “the aim was to create a safe space as well as a global platform for young artists while at the same time, popularising Indian art, music and its heritage.” Siddiqui has been tirelessly working towards the same goal in past two decades. Ghulam Mohammad Khan, President, Swar Dharohar Foundation stated, “Foundations long-term goal is to create Swar Dharohar Guru Bhumi, a music university which will act as a hub for learning different forms of art under one roof, where the guru shishya parampara will find its renewal.Meanwhile, Swar Dharohar Festival, organised by the government along with the foundation has JBT and Sapphire Media Limited as sponsors.
