Shaam-e-Ibaadat, New Delhi - Some messages received

We enjoyed a lot. It was a beautiful programme and specially Sapna Sahgal is outstanding. P.D.Sudhakar, Chairman, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission

I enjoyed the event Shaam-e-Ibaadat thoroughly, it was really great evening.G.U.Ahmed, Director, Dept. of Disinvestment, Ministry of Finance

Any programme which has your name brings excitement. The attendance was class.Capt.Lakhinder Singh Bahl 

It was beautiful...Umm everything was perfectly managed. Rohit Bansal 

It was truly an enjoyable evening. Everything was perfect – the presenter, the singers, the musicians, the sound etc. Thank you for the great evening. Brij Mohan Bhardwaj

We love Urdu poetry and never miss an opportunity to attend such shows! It's truly magnanimous of you to seek public opinion. We look ahead to another recital. Sabina Bhatia 

We were delighted to attend the programme. In fact, we were accompanied by a friend & his wife who thanked us for inviting them along. The programme was extremely well organized and we look forward to being a part of all your future shows in Delhi. Wishing Ibaadat Foundation all the very best!! Amita & Sandeep Bhuwania, Deepam Marketing Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

Super programme. Very professional. Sapna was divine. The compere very engaging. More such please. Rajiv Burman, Managing Partner, Lighthouse Partners

It was one of the better programs we have attended in the recent past. Not only the ambiance of the venue but the content and choreography of the program was extremely pleasing, soul stirring and solemn. Just the right blend and timing of the musical mix. We had a marvellous time. Thanks to you and the Ibaadat Foundation. We look forward to our continued association. Keep up the good work. Col.Rakesh Prasad Chaturvedi

As always, I enjoyed the show--Sapna sang rather well (she's improved with time and gained confidence). Even the male singer was good. The best however was the compere. For me personally, I'm damn glad you exist. Poonam Chopra

I found the evening absolutely bewitching... thank you for taking such effort. I found the introductions as enchanting as the renditions. Good luck with your efforts. Shalini Dagar, Consulting Editor, CFO

The programme was very enjoyable and uplifting to the soul. Dr Sapna Sehgal was outstanding in her performance. Her last two qawwalis were mesmerising! Even Moien Shadab communicated very well. It was a perfect evening for us. Eagerly looking forward to your next event. Bharati Dave

Ae mere dost ibaadat ki teesari saalgirah mubarak ho. Aap shaayari aur sangeet ki ibaadat karten rahein, aur hum ibaadat ki ibaadat karte rahein. Thanks for yet another beautiful evening. Lalit Dar, Professor-Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

‘Shaam-e-Ibaadat’ was a well constructed programme with a very articulate Master of Ceremony. He spoke beautiful, yet simple Urdu. The singers were very good with the lady singer being outstanding. It was a wonderful evening of beautiful songs nevertheless and I thank you for inviting us. Purinder Ganju

It was a great program overall especially in terms of the choice of singers and the compering. The sufi songs at the end of the program were a huge hit and we all sung along with them. Srinivas Ganti, HCL Technologies Ltd.

It was a pleasure attending the function and the singers were amazing, Thanks once again for a memorable evening and we hope we get to attend many more. Vipin Gawri

As always the program was very well organised and also quite entertaining.Archana/Akhil Gupta, Dy.Group Ceo & Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises

This was wonderful as usual. Singers were very good. R.C.Gupta/Sushma Ramesh, BGJC & Associates

The program was excellent the other day and we really enjoyed. Thanks for having us there. Rahul Gupta, Director. MCap Fund Advisors

Thanks for making me a part of Ibaadat. The two qawwalis sung by Dr Sapna were mind blowing. Good luck. Rashmi Gupta

It was nice and enjoyable. Sapna was able to connect with the audience. Yogesh C.Halan 

Great show. Awesome. Pranav Haldea, Managing Director, Prime Database

It was great. Dr Sujeet and Dr Sapna Sehgal were superb. We liked the qawwalis.Avinash Haldia

We want to thank you for letting us be there. It was a lovely program. We thoroughly enjoyed it. I wish Ibaadat to achieve greater heights. Satya Priya Haldia 

I was much delighted to attend the Shaam-e-Ibadaat show. Selecting a different format is always a challenge but it was executed with so much ease and to the utmost perfection. The recitals of both Dr. Sapna Sehgal & Dr. Sujeet were very soulful and the sweetness of Urdu of the anchor added to the charm of the show and left us enthralled. I don’t think you have left any scope for any suggestion for improvements. Long live Ibaadat India and its Founders/Trustees!!! Ajay Jain, Managing Partner, Jurisprudent Consulting

It was an outstanding programme where we listened to some of the ghazals unheard before. The voice and depth of lady singer was superb and it touched our hearts. We have no words to express our appreciation and gratitude to you and your team members for organising such wonderful programme. Our experience is "the programme was out of this world". Rani/Naresh K.Jain 

I salute your remarkable zeal and commitment with which you are steering Ibaadat forward. Shankar K.Jha, Head-Corporate Communication, ONGC Ltd.

I enjoyed the programme. The rendering of ghazals, the accompanying music performers especially violin and the compering was all good. Heartiest greetings on the 3rd anniversary and best wishes for the future. Rajeev Kamal, Vice President, GraFTII, (Alumni body of FTII)

Quite good as usual. Keep it up boss. Brij Kaul, Pratham

Thank u for a lovely evening. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I realise that the idea was to give space to good but lesser known ghazals. Ditto ,perhaps for the two singers. Certainly a very magnanimous idea.The qawallis brought huge life and I could hear foot tapping in the hall. All in all, a lovely evening. Gautam Kaul, Professor, FOSTIIMA Business School

As always it was sheer pleasure, perfectly executed. Sanjay Kaul, Director, FE Securities Pvt.Ltd.

The programme was outstanding. Anil Khaitan, Chairman, Sunil Healthcare Ltd. 

As usual, the programme was great. Aarti Khandelwal

It was an evening very well spent! There were so many positives that to offer any suggestion for improvement will sound pedantic. Naresh Khattar 

It was a pleasure for us to attend and enjoy the programme. Dr. Sapna was truly great and we thoroughly enjoyed the same. We were touched by your father’s poetry, which touched the heart. Sapna’s rendition of the Sufi Qawwali was really superb. The selection of rare ghazals must have involved lot of effort on your part. Rama and Vinod Khurana

It was a grand programme that I saw. I thoroughly enjoyed it like all previous programs of yours. The quality of singing was superb and so was the orchestration and compering. I must say that you have set a very high standard for all your programs. I have seen ample evidence of sheer hard work, immaculate planning, thorough research and an eye for minute details in all your productions. As an organiser of stage cultural events in Delhi for more than 48 years and about 400 programs, I can say with confidence that you and your team puts in real life and soul into its productions. I have always believed that in the race of excellence, there is no finishing line. Your regular follow up for feed-back from audience of previous shows indicates your urge to achieve more and more excellence. I can easily guess that you and your core team is sacrificing scores of sleepless nights for each of its productions ungrudgingly. I know it for long that obsession to maintain high standards makes one do that. Incidentally the music teacher of your singer of the evening happens to be my first cousin ( late Neelam Sahni was my Bhua's daughter). As I "watched" your program with shut eyes, I could hear reverberations of Neelam's singing style in many songs. Amarjit Singh Kohli, (Chairman, SAKHA) ex Director, Bureau of Indian Standards, Govt of India

What a beautiful programme. Thank you so much. Keep it up and God Bless you all at Ibaadat. Bhavna Neelam Kohli

We have found programmes of Ibaadat & Rekhta most illustrating & absorbing. For us Urdu poetry, ghazals, qawwalis have always been too distant as we could not connect to these formats unlike Hindustani, Carnatic & European classical musical. Last 3 / 4 years have given us good in insight. Generally we found programmes well researched & presented. I only wish you could enlarge audience by choosing a bigger hall.S.S.Kothari, Cemtech

You all are doing a great job. It was a fantastic evening and I was delighted to be there. I am sure all attendees would endorse this view. Jitendra Kumar

I always take pleasure and pride in attending programs organised by Ibaadat Foundation. I have nowhere seen such punctuality of time and detailed home work. My experience with the show was fantastic and wish to attend the upcoming programs. Ram N.Kumar, Founder & CEO, Marketech/Genie Web Services

The stage palms set the mood. Audience was great not a single mobile rang (may be two did). No one left; except only towards the end; they don’t know what they missed. I think it was the first time you gave the time duration. Great! Oh the whole programme was Divine. Short and sweet and soulful. Dr. Sapna was great…no words for her. Over the years, she has matured so much’ she excelled herself. Her voice was so deep and she is like a pro and a gold mine. Last two Sufi ones were icing on the cake. I thoroughly enjoyed. Shyam, my hubby, who is not really into gazals thorougly enjoyed too. Anchor was great. The audience I met on the way out were all aatm vibhor. Seema Malhotra

We really enjoyed the singing. Would love to attend any other such evenings that you might organize in the future. Ramni Malik

The pleasure was all ours in attending an extremely well organised and professionally conducted program. Kanika Marwaha

It was such a wonderful experience and Sapna sang so well. I especially loved the last 2 sufi renditions very much. I would like to meet you next time and thank you personally for organizing enjoyable and exhilarating evenings. Alka/Vinit K.Mathur 

It was an outstanding evening and I enjoyed every moment of it. Sanjeev Mehra, Managing Director, Tata Power Trading Co.Ltd.

We delightfully attended the presentation by the first artiste-Sapna, and then had to leave. It could not have been better. Why not to take your knowledge and skills to organize “Kavi Sammelan” especially of emerging artistes. Karna S.Mehta, Managing Partner, S.S.Kothari Mehta & Co.

I really enjoyed the evening especially the last 45 minutes. Rajiv Memani, Country Managing Partner, EY India

I found the programme very well organized, as also rather well attended. The collection of ghazals/nazams chosen, though uncommon, were enrapturing and well rendered. Both the singers did more than justice to the lyrics. I would love to attend more such programme in future. Manjit Rajain, Chairman, Tenon Group of Companies

Totally speechless. Fantastic as usual. 2 qawwalis at the end were a bonus. Sant Rawat, General Manager, Prime Database

Programme was well organised and well attended. Sapna was very good. MC got attention as we all could understand lighter shairi. Prabha/Rajender K.Sanghi

We had a fantastic time. Dr. Amandeep Singh, IRS

We enjoyed sitting through the whole evening. Ravinder Singh

The programme left us wanting more. It was very well conceived and organised. I would be happy to attend any more programmes that may be organised in Delhi. Your Foundation is doing great work. Keep it up. Deepak Singhal, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India

We were mesmerized by Sapna’s ghazals. My congratulations to you and Ibaadat for promoting such concerts. Ranjan K.Singhi

As usual it was well organised and we'll attended as well. Dr.Sapna’s renderings were brilliant and her voice was most suitable for the ghazals selected by her. Always look forward to the programmes organised by you. Anil Sodhani, Indian Carpet Centre 

A wonderful show. Ritu Thareja

The programme was excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed the same. The performance of the artists was also commendable. S.C.Vasudeva, Partner, S.C.Vasudeva & Co.

We enjoyed it greatly. Such intellectual and cultural evening are being rare gradually ,therefore we have to thank you and all members of the Ibaadat team who must have worked so hard to make it a grand success. We found the evening very satisfying. Thank you. Our thanks are also due to you for your passion to keep our cultural tradition of encouraging music and poetry alive despite the ongoing onslaught of rap, rhythmless and boisterous music. We look forward o be associated with all incoming events of Ibaadat. Mahendra N.Verma, Sr.Advisor, KPMG India Pvt.Ltd.

Thank you so much for the invite. The Foundation is truly doing an exceptional job and is a boon for shaayari and ghazal lovers like us. I thoroughly enjoyed the show. It was very well organized and of high quality. Atul Vohra, Managing Partner, Trans Search India

Heartiest congratulations. The function was great. It touched my heart and I felt emotionally exalted. All praise to you and others who contributed in the selection of the ''rare" poets, their ghazals and the nazm which was no less than the best of the ghazals. The Sufi Quwallis were an icing on the proverbial cake. I would rate yesterday's show amongst the best from Ibaadat, even with just two singers. Let me not forget to congratulate Sangeeta without whom no Ibaadat show will start. God bless you all for remembering and singing of the lesser known. Vijay Singh Yadav