Apni Basti Mela: A Musical Dastangoi on Amir Khusro’s relationship with Nizamuddin Auliya

Excerpt: The walk comes to an end with a musical dastangoi on Amir Khusro’s relationship with Nizamuddin Auliya as part of Apni Basti Mela organised by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

The story starts on a playful note and then blends beautifully into the Khusro composition, Aaj Rang Hai. The beautiful juxtaposition of narrative with music told of the legend where an adolescent Khusro was on a quest for his Pir and when he finally chanced upon the saint, he sang a song to his mother to describe his feelings of pure bliss. Although the word rang stands for colour, here it signifies a glow, a much higher sense of beauty. When Khusro finally meets his Pir, Nizamuddin Auliya, such is his joy that he refers to the saint as his mehboob (beloved).

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