Habib Painter


Habib Painter or Habeeb Painter was a noted Indian Qawwal and a folk singer. There is a park named in honour of Habib Painter in Aligarh near Paan Wali Kothi named as Bulbuley Hind Habib Painter Park

Early life

He was born in 1915 and brought up in Aligarh. He started his profession as a billboard painter, hence he became known as "Habib Painter". Once Rais Mirza, a host of poetry-reading events saw him singing Qawwali, he brought him to Delhi and introduced him as a Qawwal.

Professional life

Habeeb Painter had a good voice as well good command over the language.
Habib Painter is considered an important Qawwali performer.
He was a spiritual disciple of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and the thirteenth century legendary poet/musician Amir Khusro.

Death

Habib Painter died on 22 February 1987 at age 72.

Awards and honours

During the war between India and china, Indian artists contributed their voice to inspire the nation. And Habeeb, too, sang for the troops. The then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru honoured him with the title "Bulbul-e-Hind".There is a park named in honour of Habib Painter in Aligarh near Paan Wali Kothi named as Bulbuley Hind Habib Painter Park

Notable Qawwali songs