Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Amīr Khusro

Amīr Khusro was a a poet, a sufi mystic and an iconic figure in the cultural history of the India.

He was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. He has invented Sitar and Tabla. He is also regarded as the "father of Qawwali".
He wrote poetry in Persian and in Hindavi.

The Ḳhāliq Bārī, containing Arabic, Persian, and Hindavi terms is a vocabulary in verse,attributed to Khushro.

He introduced the Ghazal style of song into India. He is also credited with introducing Persian, Arabic and Turkish elements into Indian classical music and was the originator of the khayal and tarana styles of music.

He has written in many verse forms including Ghazal, Masnavi, Qata, Rubai, Do-Beti and Tarkibhand.

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