Indira Naik comes from a family of artistes with a Bharat Natyam exponent mother and a sitar-playing father. Growing up in such a rich enviroment certainly helped Indira discover her talent, although her ability to apply it to an unexpected genre was very much her own doing. In a genre dominated by soul-stirring greats like Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali saab, Jagjit Singh and Pankaj Udhas, here's a true female counterpart - one who's 'dard' and 'ehsaas' are comparable to the greats. Having toured widely all over the world, Indira has built a reputation for herself, enthralling audiences with live renditions the world over including the U.S., the UK, Portugal and Brunei as well across the length and breadth of India with performances at Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Chittorgarh, Rajkot, and Jodphur. Each year, Indira tours the UK and the US extensively taking her music to foreign shores.

Hosting ICCR India (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) 3rd International Sufi Festival saw the participation from 6 countries- Spain, Russia, Iran, Tunisia, Azerbaijan and India. The event brought the Ghazal Sufi Ensemble group from Iran, Indira Naik from (Mumbai), India and Mechket group from Tunisia. The music of Iran has thousands of years of history, as seen in the archeological documents of Elam. Representing the Sufi tradition of Iran with much jubilation was 'Ghazal Sufi ensemble', a troupe formed in 2010 by Sahar Lotfi and Maryam Gharasou. Tunisian Sufi music is a way to commune with God and offers an opportunity to the public to enjoy the Bizertin Inchad Sufi in a modern perspective. Baccouche Slim is one of the few artists to make real substantive work on the Tunisian Sufi music. His musical practice, the approach of which is interesting and original, is associated with extensive research.

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