INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The famous poet Amir Khusrau, known as the ‘parrot of India’ was a contemporary of all of the following with the exception of
A
Iltutmish
B
Alauddin Khalji
C
Ghiyasuddin Balban
D
Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Iltutmish.

Detailed explanation-2: -He wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi. A vocabulary in verse, the Ḳhāliq Bārī, containing Arabic, Persian and Hindavi terms is often attributed to him. Khusrau is sometimes referred to as the “voice of India” or “Parrot of India” (Tuti-e-Hind), and has been called the “father of Urdu literature."

Detailed explanation-3: -Khusrau has been referred to be the “founder of Urdu literature, ‘’ the “voice of India, ‘’ or the “Parrot of India” (Tuti-e-Hind). Khusrau is credited as being the “founder of qawwali, ‘’ a Sufi devotional singing style that is still extensively practised in Pakistan and India. He also brought the ghazal song form to India.

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