Habib Painter

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 (mushairas) saw him singing Qawwali, he brought him to Delhi and introduced him as a Qawwal.[1]

Habeeb Painter had a good voice as well good command over the language. Habib Painter is considered an important Qawwali performer.[2]

He was a spiritual disciple of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and the thirteenth century legendary poet/musician Amir Khusro. [3]

Habib Painter died on 22 February 1987 at age 72.[1]

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" (Nightingale of India).[1]There is a park named in honour of Habib Painter in Aligarh near Paan Wali Kothi named as Bulbuley Hind Habib Painter Park

• "Wo har zarre me hai"
• "Nas nas bole nabee nabee"
• "Bahuot Kathin hai dagar pan ghat ki"(Lyrics: Amir Khusro)[3]
• "Fana Itna to ho jaaun"
• "Baap ki naseehat beti ko"
• "Wo sadaa chakkar me rehte haiN"
• "Nhi malum nhi malun"
• "Ghar ka bhedi lanka dhay"
• "mai ab kuch keh nhi sakta"
• "kare koi bhare koi"
• " ye meri haqiqat hai"
• "koshish na krna"
• "poshida poshida"
• "bura kisko manu"
• "kitni zalim hai duniya"
• "bharosa kis pe kijey ga"
• "bhagwan isi mai milte hai"
• "ranjid ranjida"
• "dedar ho jaye"
• "aaj tuna mai eysa jalungi"
• "mai to anware nabi hu"

• Youtube - Bahut kathin hai dagar pan ghat ki
• Habib Painter's songs on Saregama