Open Accessامیر خسرو اور فن موسیقی
Author(s) -
Ali Sher
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
univeristy of chitral journal of urdu language and literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-1585
pISSN - 2616-8251
DOI - 10.33195/uochjull-v1ii242017
Subject(s) - hindi , indian subcontinent , music of india , turkish , literature , persian , poetry , musical , arabic , sufism , art , history , islam , ancient history , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology
mir Khusru was a sufi, musician, poet and scholar. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He also contributed the Persian, Arabic and Turkish elements to the Indian music. Music has a fundamental role in the spiritual aspects of life. In the Indian sub-continent, Amir Kusro is known as one of the pioneers of Music. He introduced many tunes in music by mixing Persian and Indian tunes together, such as Fraghana, Saazgari, Meanamand Baakhro. Qawali is one of the spiritual types of music in Indo-Pak which was introduced by him for the first time. He also invented Sitar(SehTaar), a musical instrument and Promoted Geet, a genre of Hindi poetry. In this research paper, the researcher has discussed the achievements of Amir Khusru in Indian music.