Shabnam Virmani’s engagement with the philosophy of Kabir and other mystic and Sufi poets since 2002 has resulted in a series of performances, award-winning films, books, urban festivals, rural yatras, a digital archive (Ajab Shahar), and a school programme (Shabad Shaala). Her film Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein won the Special Jury Prize at the National Film Awards 2011. She has published two books I Saw Myself: Journeys with Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai (2019) and Burn Down Your House: Provocations from Kabir (2024). The Kabir Project was given the Sadbhavana Award in 2016 by Shri Morari Bapu and Vishwagram Trust, Gujarat for contributing to inter-faith understanding.