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(GIST OF YOJANA) Compositions of Ameer Khusro- Delhi

[August-2020]

Abul Hasan Yamin al-Din Khusro, known as Ameer Khusro Dehlawi is an iconic figure in the cultural history of India. He was a musician, scholar and poet, a Sufi Mystic and Spiritual disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.
He enriched Hindustani classical music with Persian and Arabic elements, from which originated various styles in Hindustani Classical music, such as Khayal, Tarana, Savela, Chaturang, Tirvat, Sadrah. Talan. Tilenana, Qaul, Qalbana, Naqsho-sul. Naqsh-o-nigaar, Rang, Mandha, Dhamal, Sawan aeet. etc.
The invention of the Tabla and Snar is also traditionally attributed to Amir Khusro. He wrote his poetic expressions in Hindavi.
The traditional, authentic and real Sufi music based on Ameer Khusro’s poetry is a rare treasure of Dilli Gharana. Some compositions of Ameer Khusro also find popular expression in the form of sawan geet.