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Amir Khusro

Amir Khusro is a biography of Father of Qawwali (devotional music of Indian Sufis) Amir Khusro, actual name was Ab’ul Hasan Yamin al-Din Khusrow. He was Indian poet, musician and scholar. One of the prominent name in the cultural history of Indian Sub-continent. He was the disciple of Nizamuddin – Auliya of Delhi and a much trained musician. The invention of musical instrument “table” is also attributed to him only. Amir Khusro is also attributed to introduce a touch of Persian and Arabic style music in Hindi classical music. He was also the originator of Khayal and tarana styles of music. Amir Khusro – a great personality who is gifted by god the art of music and poetry. Read more Read less