Article Author: Rahim: the poet within the courtier
Media Source: Hindustan Times (India)
Date: 12 March 2017
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) is not only renovating tthe Tomb of Khan-i-Khanan in Dehli and restoring it to its Mughal magnificence, but they are giving it back its history and its poetry, too. As the restoration is going on, they are celebrating the legacy of the great poet Rahim with a three-day festival starting
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) is not only renovating tthe Tomb of Khan-i-Khanan in Dehli and restoring it to its Mughal magnificence, but they are giving it back its history and its poetry, too. As the restoration is going on, they are celebrating the legacy of the great poet Rahim with a three-day festival starting March 10, which will showcase the life, works and music of Rahim (the Hindi poet and Mughal general and courtier). Ratish Nanda, CEO of AKTC, says the “tomb was in a ruinous condition with a risk of complete collapse”, till InterGlobe Foundation offered to fund the conservation work by AKTC and the associated cultural programme.