What was Amir Khusrau's contribution to Indian music?

He is credited with inventing the Sitar and refining the Qawwali genre of Sufi devotional singing.

Medieval Mystical Movements

UPSC Archival Analysis

Amir Khusrau was a famous Sufi poet and musician, not a Bhakti saint. He was a disciple of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya.

Exam Year

2006

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_PHI_2006_140 Ref: Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions