Amir Khusrau Analysis

Amir khusrau, a renowned poet well versed in Hindavi and Persian and one of the greatest poets of the medieval times was known as Tuti-yi Hind (Parrot of India) for his poetic eloquence and articulacy in Persian. He has been considered as a significant cultural figure in the vast spread Indian civilization for about seven hundred years. He is also been credited for the formation of ‘Ganga-Jamni’ culture pertaining to Hindustan which is an amalgamation of both Hindu and Muslim elements. Amir khusrau wrote in Hindavi language, which was the result of the mixing of both Hindus and Muslims so as to bring them closer and enjoy the simple art of literature in the form of Qawallis, Ghazals, Mausnavi etc. Khusrau lived for seventy two years and lived the reign of eleven sultans of Delhi and was a court poet to almost seven of them. Khusrau was simple in his approach, to teach his other Muslim patrons and friends he wrote on simple things which could be relatable to the masses and sometimes filled it with riddles. For example, he wrote ‘On Umbrella’- (Wearing a round skirt, a damsel standing on one leg, moves like a whirligig. She has eight hands and an ugly appearance, yet everyone, Hindu or Muslim, wants to possess her. Khusro has posed a riddle. Think over and say what it is) He

Every one of these structures is portrayed by his curious immediacy of articulation, clarity of his style and his excellence in vocabulary with a stunning mix of Persian and Hindavi. It is said Amir Khusrau and Vidyapathi shared numerous characteristics in their verse shapes for instance joining verse with music, where almost all that they composed fit melodic strains described by song, rhyme and sweet symphony. A ghazal might be comprehended as a wonderful articulation of both the torment of misfortune or partition and the excellence of affection disregarding that