Central Park turns sufiana and shayarana at this event

The

Central Park

in

Connaught Place

recently turned Sufiana as

Amir Khusro Foundation

organised Mehfil-e-Qawwali at the park. The event was organised to encourage Indian classical and Sufi music and the highlight of the evening remained the soulful performance of Nizami Bandhu.

(L-R) Anil Sharma, Syed Afsar Ali Nizami and

Ram Kripal Yadav

, Minister of State for Rural Development (BCCL/ Samik Sen)

'Bahut achha laga dekh ke ki policewale bhi shayari karte hain'Ajay Chaudhry, Joint Commissioner, New Delhi Range, whose father Ram Singh established the Amir Khusro Foundation, said, "Since my father is old, he could not come today. This is an annual event that we organise to encourage Indian classical and Sufi music. We also honour those who work in the field of art and culture, or contribute to the society with their work."

(L-R) Najeeb Jung, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Ambica Chaudhry and Ajay Chaudhry, Joint Commissioner, New Delhi Range (BCCL/ Samik Sen)

Ram Kripal Yadav, Minister of State for Rural Development, was the chief guest for the evening, along with Najeeb Jung, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and MP Meenakshi Lekhi. Chaudhry, who began the event with his shayari, was applauded by Lekhi. "I was impressed by all the achievers here, but I was really impressed by Ajay Chaudhry. Achha laga dekh ke ki policewale bhi shayari karte hain," she said.

(L-R) Garima Bhatnagar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic),

Madhur Verma

, DCP Crime and Manav Gupta (BCCL/ Samik Sen)

Sufi and Bollywood numbers at the eventThe

Nizami Brothers

started their performance with 'Allah Hu', and went on to sing '

Khwaja Mere Khwaja

'. The Sufi group also entertained requests from the audience, which included the recent hit 'Mere Rashke Qamar'. "Ab kuch naya suna dete hain, yeh bachche itni der se jhel rahe thay humein," remarked Ustaad Chand Nizami before singing 'Rashke Qamar'.

Rani Khanam and MP Meenakshi Lekhi (BCCL/ Samik Sen)