Bhagat Kanwar Ram (1885 – 1939) [1] was a Sindhi Sufi singer and poet. [2] [3] He was a disciple of saint Satram Das Sahib of Raharki. [4] [5] [6] Kanwar Ram was born to Tarachand Morira and Tirath Bai on 13 April 1885 in the Jarwar village of Sukkur (Sakhar) district in Sind, British India. [7] [8] He was assassinated by religious extremists at the Ruk railway station in the Sukkur district in November 1939. [9] He was popular among both Hindu and Muslim Sindhi communities of Sindh. [10]
Bhagat Kanwarram, an Indian Sindhi-language film on the poet's life directed by Dharam Kumar released in 1952. [11] Commemorative stamp was issued by Indian President Pratibha Patil on 26 April 2010. [12]
Bhagat Kanwar Ram (1885 – 1939) [1] was a Sindhi Sufi singer and poet. [2] [3] He was a disciple of saint Satram Das Sahib of Raharki. [4] [5] [6] Kanwar Ram was born to Tarachand Morira and Tirath Bai on 13 April 1885 in the Jarwar village of Sukkur (Sakhar) district in Sind, British India. [7] [8] He was assassinated by religious extremists at the Ruk railway station in the Sukkur district in November 1939. [9] He was popular among both Hindu and Muslim Sindhi communities of Sindh. [10]
Bhagat Kanwarram, an Indian Sindhi-language film on the poet's life directed by Dharam Kumar released in 1952. [11] Commemorative stamp was issued by Indian President Pratibha Patil on 26 April 2010. [12]