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{{Short description|International arts festival}}
The '''Delhi International Arts Festival''' is an annual arts festival which takes place in [[Delhi, India]]. It presents artistic performances from around the world.

==History==
The Delhi International Arts Festival was founded in 2007 as a private-public partnership venture in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. Delhi International Arts Festival is India's famous & visible festival of arts. It was founded in 2007 by Founder Festival Director [[Pratibha Prahlad|Prathibha Prahlad]]. The experts who supported the idea of an International Arts Festival in Delhi were late [[Ram Niwas Mirdha|Ram Nivas Mirdha]] of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], Sri Pavan Varma of [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations|ICCR]], Sri Parvez Dewan of [[India Tourism Development Corporation|ITDC]] and others. [[Forum For Art Beyond Borders]] was registered as a trust to organise Delhi International Arts Festival annually. [[Aruna Vasudev]], Shanta Serbjeetsingh SINGH, SK Aggrawal, Kusum Sahni & Prathibha Prahlad are the trustees. DIAF has presented over 100,000 artists from all over the world in the last 11 years.

In 2015 the festival was held at the [[Purana Qila|Purana Quila]] and directed by Prathibha Prahlad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi International Arts Festival begins |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-international-arts-festival-begins/article7771995.ece |accessdate=6 February 2016 |issue=17 Oct 2015 |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> The focus that year was Indo-African fusion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Musicians perform at the Delhi International Arts Festival, presented by the Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Musicians-perform-at-the-Delhi-International-Arts-Festival-presented-by-the-Times-of-India/articleshow/49553149.cms |accessdate=6 February 2016 |publisher=Times of India Entertainment |date=20 Oct 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{cite news |title=Purana Quila to host the Delhi International Arts Festival |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/culture/story/purana-quila-to-host-the-delhi-international-arts-festival-268131-2015-10-14 |access-date=5 February 2016 |publisher=Indiatoday |date=14 Oct 2015}}
* {{cite news |title=7th Delhi International Arts Festival |url=http://www.whatshot.in/delhi-ncr/7th-delhi-international-arts-festival-e-334798 |accessdate=6 February 2016 |publisher=whats hot in delhi}}
* {{cite news |title=8th Delhi International Arts Festival |url=http://iccr.gov.in/content/8th-delhi-international-arts-festival |accessdate=6 February 2016 |date=28 Oct 2014 |publisher=Indian council for cultural relation}}
* {{cite news |title=Delhi International arts festival to begin on Friday |url=http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/delhi-international-arts-festival-to-begins-on-friday-1231599 |publisher=NDTV |date=13 Oct 2015}}
* {{cite news |title=A Performing Art Pass {{!}} The 8th Delhi International Arts Festival |url=https://lbb.in/delhi/a-performing-arts-pass-the-8th-delhi-international-arts-festival-culture-theatre-music/ |accessdate=6 February 2016 |issue=31 Oct 2014}}
* {{cite news |title=The 8th Delhi International Arts Festival begins in New Delhi |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/the-8th-delhi-international-arts-festival-begins-in-new-delhi-114102801493_1.html |publisher=Business standard}} Press release
* {{cite news |title=Delhi-International-Arts-festival |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/topic/Delhi-International-Arts-festival?source=toitopic |accessdate=6 February 2016 |publisher=Times of India}}

[[Category:Arts festivals in India]]

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AndersonMcFarlan at 05:51, 25 November 2025