The Minister of Culture Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch here today inaugurated an exhibition entitled The World of Khusrau. The exhibition includes 22 art objects – 7 manuscripts: Qiran us Saidan, Ijaz e Khusravi, Hasht Bihist, Shirin Khusrau ) , 2 miniature paintings ( Nizamuddin Auliya and Rag Basant) 6 musical instruments ( ud, rabab, dholak, duff, shahnai), 7 decorative art objects (astrolobe, abkora( bowl), alms bowl, shatranj and dice from the collection of National Museum, New Delhi.
The rich and diverse range of Amir Khusrau’s work in culture, science and art provides an understanding of the art and culture of the 13th -14th century era of Amir Khusrau Dehlvi and their continuity into present day India. It elaborates the foundation of a vital chord of Indian heritage, history, and culture which has produced an amazing range of works of art from architecture to music thus putting the multi-faceted contributions of Amir Khusrau in contemporary context with a diverse array of related objects and visuals from the collection of National Museum and contemporary sources.
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