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Ektara India is a group of media and arts professionals based in Delhi, India, involved in many activities of culture, arts, research and peacemaking. In the past, we have produced well known documentary films, music albums, multimedia and books, besides managing cultural events, academic symposia, and exhibitions.

workshop on qawwali

Understanding Bulleh Shah and Amir Khusrau
An Intensive Workshop on Appreciating Sufi Music and Qawwali
6-14 Feb. 2010, New Delhi
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Some of objectives of Ektara are:

To promote music, culture, cinema, theatre and the arts via audio, video, Internet, print and other media, besides live events, workshops, seminars and exhibitions.

To collaborate with artistes and performers globally, and in the Indian subcontinent.

To encourage and strengthen the cause of religious and social harmony, peace and tolerance by using cultural pluralism as a basic principle.

To preserve and document traditional arts by providing their practitioners with a platform to perform or exhibit.

To conduct and facilitate research in the arts and media, and network with academic institutions globally.

More details about Ektara

Schedule of our previous workshops on Sufi Music: October, December '09

Ektara, literally meaning one string, is a traditional musical instrument played by folk musicians and mystics in much of
south Asia from Bengal to Afghanistan (in central Asia its called yek-tar). Ek tara can also mean ‘one star'.