When he was only a few years old, his father brought his third wife to the family home, so his mother decided to leave his father. She took her young son along and went to Kot Addu to stay with her father. When the boy fell seriously ill, his mother took him to a 'syed's' house (a spiritual leader's house). The syed's wife looked after him, and advised his mother to change the boy's name because it seemed 'spiritually too heavy' for him. Syed's wife's daughter commented that he looked like Pathana (in that region, a name symbolising love and valour), and so from that day onwards, he was known as 'Pathanay Khan'. His mother credited the new name for saving the child's life.
Early lifeedit
Pathanay Khan was very attached to his mother. She took good care of him and tried to get him educated. However, he, like his father Khameesa Khan, spent his time wandering, contemplating and singing. His inherent nature lured him away from school after the seventh standard or grade class in his high school. He began singing, mostly the Kafis of Khwaja Ghulam Farid, the saint of Mithankot.[3] His first teacher was Baba Mir Khan, who taught him everything he knew. Singing alone did not earn him enough, so the young Pathanay Khan started collecting firewood for his mother, who used to make bread for the villagers as a village baker. This enabled the family to earn a very modest living. It is said that remembering those days brought tears to his eyes and he believed that it was his love for God, music, and Khwaja Ghulam Farid that gave him strength to bear the burden. Pathanay Khan adopted singing as a profession in earnest after his mother's death. His singing had the capacity to bewitch his listeners, and he could sing for hours on end.[3]
Pathanay Khan was totally devoted to Khwaja Farid. He gave his own deeper meaning to Khwaja Sahib's poetry through his typical style of spirited singing. For example, Khwaja Farid's kafi "Piloo pakian ni vay" has been sung by Suraiya Multanikar, Hussain Bakhsh Dhadhi and many others. Suraiya Multanikar's composition presents it as a light folk song, while Hussain Bakhsh Dhadhi presents it as a classical piece decorated by his unique 'taans' in the style of classical music singer Ashiq Ali Khan. However, Pathanay Khan's version of this kafi brings a deeper cosmic meaning to it. On the death anniversary of Pathanay Khan in 2016, folk icon Shaukat Ali recalled that Pathanay Khan gave a new dimension to folk music in Pakistan by introducing his specific style of singing kafis and 'sufiana kalaam'.[1]
In 1976, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, then prime minister of Pakistan, invited him to Islamabad for a private performance. When Pathanay Khan sang "Jindarri lutti tain yaar sajan, Kadi mor maharan tay wal a watan", Bhutto broke into tears. After the programme, the prime minister asked Pathanay Khan three times if he had any 'wish' to make that the Prime Minister could then fulfill. Each time the singer's reply was, "Bhutto Sahib, aap ko gharib awaam ki parat ho" (Bhutto Sahib, take care of the poor). At this, Bhutto hugged Pathanay Khan and said "I will surely take care of the poor".[4][2]
Pathanay Khan died after a protracted illness at his native town of Kot Addu on Thursday 9 March 2000.[7][2][3] His funeral was attended by a large number of people including poets, intellectuals, lawyers, educationalists and district officials. He was buried in his native graveyard in Kot Addu.
^ abcPathanay Khan's Profile and Pride of Performance Award info on The Express Tribune (newspaper) Published 9 March 2016, Retrieved 5 September 2022
^ abcd. Urduwire.com website. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ abcdeFolk singer Pathanay Khan being remembered Samaa TV News website, 9 March 2017, Retrieved 5 September 2022
^ abcdefPathanay Khan's relics up for auction Dawn (newspaper) newspaper, Published 1 May 2007, Retrieved 5 September 2022
^ abcdef"Pathanay Khan". EMI Pakistan website. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^Tribute to Pathanay Khan on YouTube Retrieved 5 September 2022
^ abPathanay Khan's death anniversary observed Dawn (newspaper), Published 11 March 2017, Retrieved 5 September 2022
External linksedit
Pathane Khan on BBC Music website
November 01, 2023
pathanay, khan, pathane, khan, urdu, پٹھانے, خان, born, ghulam, mohammad, 1926, 2000, legendary, saraiki, folk, singer, from, pakistan, mostly, sang, kafis, ghazals, saraiki, language, usually, drawing, sufi, poetry, khwaja, ghulam, farid, shah, hussain, born,. Pathanay Khan or Pathane Khan Urdu پٹھانے خان born Ghulam Mohammad 1926 2000 was a legendary Saraiki folk singer from Pakistan He mostly sang Kafis or Ghazals in Saraiki language usually drawing on the Sufi poetry of Khwaja Ghulam Farid and Shah Hussain He was born in 1926 in the village Basti Tambu Wali situated in the heart of the Thal Desert several miles from Kot Addu Punjab 1 2 3 Pathanay KhanPathanay KhanBornGhulam Mohammad1926Basti Tambu Wali Kot Addu Punjab British IndiaDied9 March 2000 aged 74 Kot Addu Punjab PakistanNationalityPakistaniKnown forFolk musicAwardsPride of Performance Award in 1979 by the President of Pakistan Contents 1 Story behind the name 2 Early life 3 Popular hits on television 4 Albums 5 Awards and recognition 6 Death 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksStory behind the name editWhen he was only a few years old his father brought his third wife to the family home so his mother decided to leave his father She took her young son along and went to Kot Addu to stay with her father When the boy fell seriously ill his mother took him to a syed s house a spiritual leader s house The syed s wife looked after him and advised his mother to change the boy s name because it seemed spiritually too heavy for him Syed s wife s daughter commented that he looked like Pathana in that region a name symbolising love and valour and so from that day onwards he was known as Pathanay Khan His mother credited the new name for saving the child s life Early life editPathanay Khan was very attached to his mother She took good care of him and tried to get him educated However he like his father Khameesa Khan spent his time wandering contemplating and singing His inherent nature lured him away from school after the seventh standard or grade class in his high school He began singing mostly the Kafis of Khwaja Ghulam Farid the saint of Mithankot 3 His first teacher was Baba Mir Khan who taught him everything he knew Singing alone did not earn him enough so the young Pathanay Khan started collecting firewood for his mother who used to make bread for the villagers as a village baker This enabled the family to earn a very modest living It is said that remembering those days brought tears to his eyes and he believed that it was his love for God music and Khwaja Ghulam Farid that gave him strength to bear the burden Pathanay Khan adopted singing as a profession in earnest after his mother s death His singing had the capacity to bewitch his listeners and he could sing for hours on end 3 Pathanay Khan was totally devoted to Khwaja Farid He gave his own deeper meaning to Khwaja Sahib s poetry through his typical style of spirited singing For example Khwaja Farid s kafi Piloo pakian ni vay has been sung by Suraiya Multanikar Hussain Bakhsh Dhadhi and many others Suraiya Multanikar s composition presents it as a light folk song while Hussain Bakhsh Dhadhi presents it as a classical piece decorated by his unique taans in the style of classical music singer Ashiq Ali Khan However Pathanay Khan s version of this kafi brings a deeper cosmic meaning to it On the death anniversary of Pathanay Khan in 2016 folk icon Shaukat Ali recalled that Pathanay Khan gave a new dimension to folk music in Pakistan by introducing his specific style of singing kafis and sufiana kalaam 1 In 1976 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto then prime minister of Pakistan invited him to Islamabad for a private performance When Pathanay Khan sang Jindarri lutti tain yaar sajan Kadi mor maharan tay wal a watan Bhutto broke into tears After the programme the prime minister asked Pathanay Khan three times if he had any wish to make that the Prime Minister could then fulfill Each time the singer s reply was Bhutto Sahib aap ko gharib awaam ki parat ho Bhutto Sahib take care of the poor At this Bhutto hugged Pathanay Khan and said I will surely take care of the poor 4 2 Popular hits on television edit Chheena een chhaneeda yaar 4 Meda ishq vee toon 5 Peelu pakkian nee 4 Jindari lutti 4 Kia haal sunanwan dil da koi mehram yaar na milda 6 4 Ghoom Charakhreya Teri Kattan Wali Jeevay 4 Albums editYear Title 5 1984 Main Vee Jana Jhok Ranjhan 5 1984 Mera Ishq Vi Toon 5 1989 Faiz Aman Mela 89 5 1992 Dil Dam Dam Dardon1992 Ranjhan Ang Lagaya 5 1999 KafisAwards and recognition editPride of Performance Award in 1979 by the President of Pakistan 1 3 7 2 Death editPathanay Khan died after a protracted illness at his native town of Kot Addu on Thursday 9 March 2000 7 2 3 His funeral was attended by a large number of people including poets intellectuals lawyers educationalists and district officials He was buried in his native graveyard in Kot Addu See also editMai Bhaghi Mansoor Malangi Attaullah Khan EsakhelviReferences edit a b c Pathanay Khan s Profile and Pride of Performance Award info on The Express Tribune newspaper Published 9 March 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2022 a b c d Profile of Pathanay Khan Urduwire com website Archived from the original on 15 April 2019 Retrieved 5 September 2022 a b c d e Folk singer Pathanay Khan being remembered Samaa TV News website 9 March 2017 Retrieved 5 September 2022 a b c d e f Pathanay Khan s relics up for auction Dawn newspaper newspaper Published 1 May 2007 Retrieved 5 September 2022 a b c d e f Pathanay Khan EMI Pakistan website Retrieved 5 September 2022 Tribute to Pathanay Khan on YouTube Retrieved 5 September 2022 a b Pathanay Khan s death anniversary observed Dawn newspaper Published 11 March 2017 Retrieved 5 September 2022External links editPathane Khan on BBC Music website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pathanay Khan amp oldid 1161613259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
