Dastan-e Naina

A Dastangoi performance on the great Thumri singer, Naina Devi
Scripted and performed by Mahmood Farooqui

Presented by the Naina Devi Foundation and Dastangoi Collective

Known to the world as the doyen of Thumri, the life of Naina Devi, Padma Shri, traversed many worlds - Thumri, Dadra and Ghazal singer, Institution builder, indefatigable benefactor of artistes and a Sufi at heart. This Dastangoi performance begins with Wajid Ali Shah and his exile to Matiya Burj and ends with her demise in 1993, by which time Delhi had become an established centre for Hindustani Classical Music substantially thanks to Naina Devi’s efforts and tireless activities