First appeared in www.scroll.in on July 26, 2014. Many of us have heard of Indian musicians performing at international festivals held in Europe and North America. Some are even featured in festivals held in South America and Australia. But little is known of their participation in festivals held in regions that are geographically closer to India, regions that share deeper and longer cultural associations with us. The Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of Arts, or Jashn-e-Honar-e-Shiraz, was one such event, held in Iran