About The Event
Crraft Of Art is an initiative focused on reintroducing monuments to the people, especially the younger generation. It addresses creatively, a worrying disconnect and receding interest among the general public and youth towards our monuments and heritage.
For the past 16 years, in 36 Music Festivals, Crraft Of Art has taken the monuments to people, so to speak, through a rich blend of quality thematic music and display of the monument’s innate craftsmanship, beauty and splendour. The special effort is in unearthing the monument’s glory, presenting it to people in a form that makes it richer in content and appeal and blending it with music that makes the message special and relevant.
The Golconda Fort, located near Hyderabad, India, is a historic citadel and former capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty (c. 1512–1687), famous for being the source region of world-renowned gems like the Koh-i-Noor and the Hope Diamond. Originally a Kakatiyan defense, the fort was massively expanded in granite by the Qutb Shahi Sultans, resulting in a large structure with a 10 \text{ km} outer wall and an engineering marvel known as the Fateh Darwaza—an entrance gate where a hand clap can be heard clearly at the highest point a kilometer away, serving as an early warning system. The fort finally fell to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1687 and is now an archaeological treasure listed on India's tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
