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| Amir Khusro is credited with fashioning the '']'' as a split version of the traditional Indian drum, the '']''. | Amir Khusro is credited with fashioning the '']'' as a split version of the traditional Indian drum, the '']''. | ||
| Popular lore also credits him with inventing the '']'', the Indian grand lute, but it is more likely that the |
Popular lore also credits him with inventing the '']'', the Indian grand lute, but it is more likely that the sitar was invented by a different Amir Khusro several centuries later. This later namesake is said to be an 18th century descendant of the son-in-law of ], the celebrated classical singer in the court of the ] ] ]. For an article about this theory of the origin of the Sitar by David Courtney, Ph.D., visit: | ||
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Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusro (1253-1325 CE), better known as Amir Khusro Dehlavi, is one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent.
A Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, Amir Khusro (or Khusrau or Khusraw) was not only one of India's greatest poets, he is also credited with being the founder of both Hindustani classical music and Qawwali (the devotional music of the Sufis).
He was a prolific classical poet associated with royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. He is also popular in much of North India and Pakistan, because of many playful riddles, songs and legends attributed to him. Through his enormous literary output and the legendary folk personality, Khusrau represents one of the first (recorded) Indian personages with a true multi-cultural or pluralistic identity.
He wrote in both Persian and Hindustani. His poetry is still sung today at Sufi shrines throughout Pakistan and India.
Amir Khusro was the author of a Khamsa which emulated that of the earlier Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi. His work was considered to be one of the great classics of Persian poetry during the Timurid period in Transoxiana.
Amir Khusro and the origins of the Sitar and the Tabla
Amir Khusro is credited with fashioning the tabla as a split version of the traditional Indian drum, the pakhawaj.
Popular lore also credits him with inventing the sitar, the Indian grand lute, but it is more likely that the sitar was invented by a different Amir Khusro several centuries later. This later namesake is said to be an 18th century descendant of the son-in-law of Tansen, the celebrated classical singer in the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. For an article about this theory of the origin of the Sitar by David Courtney, Ph.D., visit: Origin Of Sitar
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