FEST "Celebrating Rahim" a festival of concerts, musical narratives, international conference and exhibition at India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 10th, 11th & 12th March 2017

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
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Venue : India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
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Event Description : InterGlobe Foundation and Aga Khan Trust for Culture Request your gracious presence for "Celebrating Rahim" a festival of concerts, musical narratives, international conference and exhibition)
A 3 day festival showcasing the life, works and music of Abdur Rahim Khan I Khanan.

Schedule : 

FRIDAY, 10th MARCH at Stein Auditorium
7:00 pm : The Festival will be inaugurated by Shri M. J. Akbar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Government of India
Concert 7:15 pm
Folk rendition of Rahim’s Dohas by
REHMAT KHAN LANGA & GROUP
and its urdu translations rendered by MOHAMMED AHMED WARSI & GROUP

SATURDAY, 11th MARCH
International Conference 9:30 am - 3.30 pm at Gulmohar Hall (*Pre-registration required)
The Rahim Musical Narrative 7:15 pm at Stein Auditorium
ANKIT CHADHA, DEV NARAYAN SAROLIA, HARPREET & NETAI DAS 

SUNDAY, 12th MARCH
Concert 7:00 pm at Stein Auditorium
Five Elements
PANDIT RAJAN SAJAN MISHRA
PANDIT RITESH RAJNISH MISHRA & SWARANSH MISHRA

Exhibiton : The Exhibition will be on display till 15 April, 2017 at Atrium, India Habitat Centre

About Rahim : Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (1556-1627), was the son of Bairam Khan-i-Khanan, the regent of Mughal Empire from 1556-1560. Upon his birth, Maulana Fariduddin Dehalvi, the learned associate of Bairam Khan composed the line (of chronogram) yielding the year of his birth: “The pearl from the river of good fortune has come forth”.
Raised in the pluralistic environment of Emperor Akbar court, Abdur Rahim acquired proficiency in Persian, Arabic and Turki. He developed a refined taste and sensibility for poetry in different languages. Impressed by his learning, sophisticated manners, and humanism, Akbar conferred upon him the title Mirza Khan and appointed him the teacher of the crown prince Salim. Akbar also married his foster sister and daughter of Shamsuddin Muhammad Atgah to Rahim, as he is commonly known. He eventually turned out to be a versatile poet, prolific writer, consummate scholar, and an able administrator. He was also interested in mathematics, astronomy, and scholasticism.
More details at : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rahim_Khan-I-Khana

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