Question

Answer the following question in brief (40–50 words).

What was Amir Khusrau’s contribution to music?

Answer 1

Amir Khusrau enriched Indo-Muslim music by introducing new ragas, popularizing qawwali, composing early ghazals in local languages, and is traditionally credited with inventing the sitar; his innovations blended Persian and Indian styles, shaping South Asian classical and devotional music for centuries.