On a warm Tuesday morning, in a small, packed room, Shabnam Virmani picks up the five-string tambura which she has learnt to play herself. It is a few weeks after the commemoration of Kabir’s death ...

Ahead of the annual Kabir Festival in January, a screening of Shabnam Virmani’s documentary, Chalo Hamara Des, was held at a suburban venue in Mumbai on Christmas – a good day to observe saints. Play ...

A book titled ‘I Saw Myself: journeys with Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’ written by Indian authors Shabnam Virmani and Vipul Rikhi was launched at Arts Council Pakistan, Karachi. The book, re-printed in ...

The Kabir festival of films, music and poetry, Chalo Hamara Des', which depicted the resonance of Sant Kabir and his philosophy in our daily lives, ended on Monday. PUNE: The Kabir festival of films, ...

In 2003, Shabnam Virmani, a documentary filmmaker and an artist-in-residence at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology (Bangalore), embarked on a project, the protagonist of which is Kabir, ...

For many of us in Kerala who thought Kabir was equivalent to ‘dohas' (couplets) to be deciphered to pass the CBSE board examinations, Shabnam Virmani's films on the mystic poet saint come as a ...

For six centuries Kabir has been interpreted by saints, scholars, musicians and countless followers who love the folk wisdom that can accommodate the highest abstractions and mysteries of human ...

Koi Sunta Hai, which means someone is listening, is a three-day festival on Kabir organized by the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, and is the outcome of a six-year project ...

The five-day Sufi Samvav Yatra will begin on January 21 from Bhavnagar. Popular singer and documentary film maker Shabnam Virmani and Vipul Rikhi will sing Kabir’s Bhajan at eight locations during the ...

Shabnam Virmani captivated attendees at Ramjhol, a folk festival event, with music and Kabir's poetry recitation. She emphasized the importance of Kabir's philosophy of detachment and discussed the ...