Nawab Kumhar

Who is Nawab Kumhar?

Nawab Kumhar Inayat Kotia is the name of Punjabi Prajapati/Kumhar singer who has written /directed and sung a number of Punjabi songs. He was born in village Kot Inayat Khan, Tehsil Wazirabad, District Gujranwala. He was taught the art of ballad singing by Allah Ditta Warriach a Jat by caste from a neighbouring village.Pakistan Punjab and become favourite singer of many at the age of 20 in Lahore Radio in 1933. His major contributions to Punjabi culture are Mirza Sahiban: His sons Sarja and Mirza used to sing while his son Buta used to play jorri. The prominent jorri player with them was janna. Baba Nawabs legacy lived on as his grandson but love for singing was carried on by his student and son-in-law Janna. Later Jannas sons carried on folk singing like Ballads and mahiyas. They are known as Rafiq kumhar, Latif Kumhar and Haneef kumhar Teddy. Haneef become very famous by singing Chaudhary Mairaj din Dogars songs such as Ghund chuk chuk vaikhan nawee viyahi da. Baba Nawab Kumhars prominet and famous student was late Alam Lohar.

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