The Qawwali Project - An Untold Story

Qawwali is a form of performance art that is a unique cultural symbol that today represents to us the essence of ‘unity in diversity’ of India. Qawwali is very popular among all segments of religion and class and has a universal appeal during public events, drawing huge crowds. Here is one of the few Hindu Qawwals singing at a mehfil.

The Qawwali Project, is an initiative conceptualized by Manjari Chaturvedi where the untold story of Qawwali unfolds through the eyes of photographers. The practitioners are photo-documented with their performance art, their lives and their association with the Sufi shrines where they perform. Qawwali is the performance art and Qawwal is the practitioner. This is an attempt by the Sufi Kathak Foundation to document the traditions as they exist at the shrines itself.