The festival is held at Arab ki Sarai, Humayun's Tomb Monuments, Delhi — incidentally, this is where Khusrau started the qawwali music tradition in the 13th century AD.
Performers
Year - 2001 Dates - 10–11 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Rumi Group, IRAN * Lotfi Bouchnak, TUNISIA * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN Year - 2002 Dates - 8 - 9–10 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Kabir Helminski, USA * Drummers from, SUDAN * Mahasa Vahdat and the Rumi Group, IRAN * Sultana Chaudhuri, BANGLADESH * Whirling Dervishes, TURKEY * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Shubha Mudgal, DELHI * Ghulam Nabi Namtahali, KASHMIR * Manjari, LUCKNOW * Samandar Khan, RAJASTHAN * Noorul Hasan, LUCKNOW Year - 2003 Dates - 28 February, 1–2 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Masood Habibi & group, IRAN * Whirling Dervishes, TURKEY * Hassan Hakmoun, MOROCCO * Farida Parveen BANGLADESH * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Zila Khan, DELHI * Sidi Sufis, GUJARAT * Ghulam Nabi Namtahali, KASHMIR * Qutubi Qawwal, DELHI * Nazeer Khan Warsi, HYDERABAD * Ghulam Fareed Nizami, DELHI * Asrar Husain, AJMER * Muhammad Ahmad Khan Warsi, RAMPUR * Noorul Hasan, LUCKNOW Year - 2004 Dates - 26–27 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Masood Habibi, IRAN * Shye BenTzur, ISRAEL * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Ila Arun, MUMBAI * Astad Deboo, MUMBAI * Shubha Mudgal, DELHI Year - 2005 Dates - 4 - 5–6 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Mehmet Kemiksiz, TURKEY * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN * Shye BenTzur, ISRAEL * Azam Ali, USA * Masood Habibi, IRAN * Zila Khan, DELHI * Vidya Rao, DELHI * Shujaat Husain Khan, DELHI * Dadi Pudumji, DELHI Year - 2006 Venue - Art & Culture Museum, Boston, USA Year - 2007 Dates - 30–31 March & 1 April Venue - Quli Khan's Tomb, Mehrauli Archeological Park, New Delhi Artists - * Wendy Jehlan, USA * Sussan Deyhim, USA * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW * Shauqat Ali & Group, LUDHIANA * Jaaved Jaaferi, MUMBAI * Rekha Bhardwaj, MUMBAI * Meeta Pandit, DELHI * Nizami Brothers, DELHI Year - 2008 Jahan e Khusrau was not held Year - 2009 Venue - SKICC, Shrinagar, Kashmir Year - 2010 Dates - 26 - 27 - 28 Feb Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Tamboura Troupe, EGYPT * Omar Faruk Ttekbelik, USA * Masaka Ono, JAPAN * Sanam Marvi, PAKISTAN * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW * Samandar Khan, RAJASTHAN * Rabbi Shergill, PUNJAB * Astad Deboo, MUMBAI * Radhika Chopra, DELHI Year - 2010 Dates - June Venue - Southbank Centre, London Year - 2011 Dates - 11–13 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Azalea Ray, CANADA * Dalahoo Ensemble, IRAN * Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN * Sami Brothers, PAKISTAN * Manjari, LUCKNOW * Wajahat Husain Badayuni, UTTAR PRADESH * Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan, DELHI * Hans raj Hans, PUNJAB * Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW * Chand Nizami, DELHI Year - 2012 Dates - 2 - 3–4 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Andrea Grmmelli, ITALY * Ali Zafar, PAKISTAN * Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Zia Nath, MUMBAI * Indira Naik, MUMBAI * Murad Ali, LUCKNOW * Vidhi Sharma, DELHI * Rajesh Pandey, DELHI * Shivani Varma, DELHI * Hans raj Hans, PUNJAB Year - 2012 Dates - 21–22 October Venue - Central Park, Jaipur Year - 2013 Dates - 1- 2–3 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Mercan Dede, CANADA * Shafqat Ali Khan, PAKISTAN * Abida Parveen, PAKISTAN * Sonam Kalra, DELHI * Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW * Astha Dikshit, DELHI * Deveshi Sehgal, DELHI Year - 2013 Dates - 5–6 October Venue - Central Park, Jaipur Year - 2017 Dates - 24 - 25–26 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Hans raj Hans, PUNJAB * Sonam Kalra, DELHI * Malini Awasthi, LUCKNOW * Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan, DELHI * Deveshi Sehgal, DELHI * Syed Sahil Agha, DELHI * Daler Mehndi, PUNJAB Year - 2018 Dates - 9 - 10–11 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - YAMUNA - Dariya Prem Ka : Part 1 A dance ballet directed by Muzaffar Ali, *Barnali Chatopadhyya, *Archana Shah, *Astha Dixit & Group. * Aalamato Group, Iran * Malini Awasthi, Lucknow * Kanwar Grewal, Punjab * World Ethnic Music Ensemble with Murad Ali * Pooja Ghaitonde, Mumbai * Barnal Chatopadhyya, Kolkata * Kailash Kher's Kailasa, Mumbai YAMUNA - Dariya Prem Ka : Part 2 * Shuba Mudgal, Delhi * Syed Sahil Agha, Delhi * Hans Raj Hans, Punjab Year - 2019 Dates - 8 - 9–10 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi Artists - * Minu Bakshi, Delhi * Ganganama - The Circle of Life Sanjukta Sinha & Kadamb Ensemble * Satinder Sartaj, Punjab * Roohani Sisters, Delhi * Kanwar Grewal, Punjab * Shahid Niyati & Sami Niyati, Rampur * Syed Sahil Agha, Delhi * Javed Ali, Mumbai