The festival was a melange of Sufi dance and music performances, poetry, book readings, book launches and interactive sessions.Īround 50 SAARC Sufi scholars, 40 poets, 80 Sufi musicians, singers and dancers and performers from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka attended the event. The fourth edition of three-day Sufi festival by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) concluded at Diggi Palace on October 12. SAARC Sufi festival is another event that has gained immense prominence.
The theatre bonanza was accompanied by several other events like art exhibition, painting competition for schools, food festival, musical nights, street plays and various talk shows on art and theatre moderated by prominent artists. “I think events like these can uplift theatre. Theatre is the backbone of any performing art,” said Anupam Kher, who was in the city to act in a play with his co-artiste Neena Gupta. Next year we plan to take this festival to another level and people may see some international artistes performing in Jaipur.” Actors such as Anupam Kher, Makrand Deshpande, Yashpal Sharma, Neena Gupta and Kalki Koechlin performed in Jairangam. This time we staged 33 plays and more than 50 street plays. This year the season started with eight-day Jaipur Theatre Festival Jairangam which has redefined the importance of performing arts in Northern India.ĭeepak Gera, the festival director of the Jairangam, said, “Over the years Jairangam has evolved into the biggest theatre festival in the country. Following the huge popularity at the global level, these festivals have become major contributors to the economy of the city. These events are organised every year during winter, which is also the peak tourist season in Rajasthan.
Over the years, the Pink City has earned global recognition for playing host to many internationally-acclaimed cultural and literary events like Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), SAARC Sufi festival, Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) and the biggest theater fest of north India -Jairangam. Going beyond its traditional character of rich heritage city, Jaipur has now joined the league of foreign countries known for hosting international festivals like Glastonbury, Dia de los Muertos and Carnevale.
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