Question

Amir Khusro is popularly known as ____________.
A. The parrot of India
B. The cuckoo of India
C. The nightingale of India
D. The sparrow of India

Answer 1

Hint: Amir Khusro was an extremely famous Sufi singer, writer and poet. He was known to be an iconic singer in the entire cultural history of our Indian Subcontinent. He was based in Patiyala, where he was born.

Complete answer: Amir Khusro whose original name was Amir Khusrau Dehlavi was an immensely popular Indian Sufi singer and also a poet. He was born in Patiyala and grew up to be called the ‘Parrot of India’. He also earned the titles of ‘father of Urdu literature’ and the ‘voice of India’. While he was a Sufi singer he also wrote poetry in various languages. The most popular of them being Persian and the Hindavi language. He was a spiritual and a mystic disciple of Nizammudin Auliya of Delhi in India. Amir was the one who introduced the Ghazal style oF singing in the Indian subcontinent.
Option A. The parrot of India was the title given to a famous sugi singer named Amir Khusro.
Option B. The cuckoo of India is a title that was not given to anyone.
Option C. The nightingale of India was the famous Sarojini Naidu.
Option D. The sparrow of India is a title which has not been given to anyone except for the birds themself.
The correct answer to this question is option A - The parrot of India.

Note: Do not confuse Amir Khusro with the nightingale of India or the sparrow of India. The nightingale of India is Sarojini Naidu. The titles sparrow of India and Cuckoo of India were not given to anyone.