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{{Short description|Pakistani classical vocalist (1922–1974)}}
{{Other people||Amanat Ali (disambiguation){{!}}Amanat Ali}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = [[Ustad]]
| name = Amanat Ali Khan
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=PAK|PP}}
| image = Ustad_Amanat_Ali_Khan.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| birth_name =
| native_name = امانت علی خان
| native_name_lang = ur
| birth_place = [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<br/>{{small|(present-day [[Punjab, India]])}}
| birth_date = 1922
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| death_date = {{death date|df=y|1974|09|18}} (aged 52)
| occupation = {{hlist|Classical vocalist|ghazal singer|composer}}
| years_active = 1945 – 1974
| children = 7, including: {{plainlist|
* [[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]]
* [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]]
}}
| father = [[Akhtar Hussain (musician)|Akhtar Hussain]]
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* [[Bade Fateh Ali Khan]] (brother)
* [[Hamid Ali Khan]] (brother)
}}
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] by the [[President of Pakistan]] (1969)
}}
'''Ustad Amanat Ali Khan''' {{Post-nominals|country=PAK|PP}} ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|امانت علی خان}}}}; {{IPA|hns|əˈmaːnət əˈliː xaːn|pron}}; 1922 – 18 September 1974)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=46th death anniversary of Ustad Amanat Ali Khan observed|url=https://www.radio.gov.pk/18-09-2020/46th-death-anniversary-of-ustad-amanat-ali-khan-being-observed-today|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.radio.gov.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Lodhi|first=Adnan|date=2018-09-17|title=Remembering Ustad Amanat Ali Khan on his 44th death anniversary|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1805349/remembering-ustad-amanat-ali-khan-44th-death-anniversary|access-date=2022-02-14|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Remembering Ustad Amanat Ali Khan on his 44th death anniversary - |url=https://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/https-tribune-com-pk-story-1805349-4-remembering-ustad-amanat-ali-khan-44th-death-anniversary/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=www.pakistanpressfoundation.org |language=en}}</ref> was a [[Pakistani]] classical vocalist from the [[Patiala gharana]] tradition of music and is widely regarded as one of the finest classical and ''ghazal'' singers of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-10-09 |title=RAWALPINDI: Ustad Fateh Ali Khan wants to set up music academy in Capital |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/561/rawalpindi-ustad-fateh-ali-khan-wants-to-set-up-music-academy-in-capital |access-date=2022-02-15 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering Ustad Amanat Ali on his death anniversary with his best ghazals|url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/18/remembering-ustad-amanat-ali-on-his-death-anniversary-with-his-best-ghazals/|archive-url=|access-date=2022-02-15|website=pakistantoday.com.pk|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Taqi |first=Mohammad |date=Jan 7, 2017 |title=Remembering Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Patriarch of the Patiala Gharana |url=https://thewire.in/culture/remembering-ustad-fateh-ali-khan-patriarch-patiala-gharana |access-date=2022-02-15 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref name="TNI3" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Karim|first=Sidra|date=Sep 18, 2020|title=Classical singer 'Ustad Amanat Ali Khan' remembered on his 46th death anniversary|url=https://newspakistan.tv/classical-singer-ustad-amanat-ali-khan-remembered-on-his-46th-death-anniversary/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=newspakistan.tv}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Rabe |first=Nate |date=Mar 6, 2016 |title=A rare gem from Pakistan: A lifetime on tiptoes |url=http://scroll.in/article/804656/timeless-pieces-a-lifetime-on-tiptoes |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> Together with his younger brother, [[Ustad]] [[Bade Fateh Ali Khan]] (1935 – 2017), he formed a famed singing duo that garnered widespread popularity across the Indian subcontinent.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=Sep 18, 2018 |title=Remembering the grand maestro Ustad Amanat Ali Khan on his death anniversary |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/457687-Remembering-the-grand-maestro-Ustad-Amanat-Ali-Khan-on-his-death-anniver |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=Dunya News}}</ref> For his contributions to classical music, Amanat Ali was honoured (along with Fateh Ali) with the highest national literary award of Pakistan – the [[Pride of Performance]] – by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1969.<ref name="travel-culture">{{Cite web|title=Ustad Amanat Ali Khan|url=https://www.travel-culture.com/pakistan/music/ustad-amanat-ali-khan.shtml|access-date=2022-02-15|website=travel-culture.com}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=Ustad Amanat Ali Khan|url=http://www.emipakistan.com/artist/Ustad-Amanat-Ali-Khan-5|access-date=2022-02-15|website=emipakistan.com}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |date=2014-06-26 |title=Classical treat: A fitting tribute to Patiala Gharana |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/727632/classical-treat-a-fitting-tribute-to-patiala-gharana |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Khan was especially noted for ''[[khayal]]'', ''[[thumri]]'', and ''[[ghazal]]'' styles of singing<ref name=":13" /> and has been described as "the maestro of the Patiala gharana."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mir|first=Raza|title=The Taste of Words: An Introduction to Urdu Poetry|publisher=Penguin Books|year=2014|location=India|language=en}}</ref> He stands with singing icons like [[Mehdi Hassan]] and [[Ahmed Rushdi]], having left behind a legacy of hundreds of classical and semi-classical songs.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1roLYDDUAw 'Best of Amanat Ali Khan' on YouTube] Retrieved 17 October 2020</ref><ref>[https://sarangi.info/vocal/amanat-fateh/ Music of Amanat Ali Khan and Fateh Ali Khan on sarangi.info website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125214548/https://sarangi.info/vocal/amanat-fateh/ |date=25 November 2020 }} Retrieved 17 October 2020</ref>

==Early life and background==
Amanat Ali Khan was born in 1922<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Lodhi|first=Adnan|date=September 18, 2019|title=In memorial: Ustad Amanat Ali Khan's 45th death anniversary|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2058528/memorial-ustad-amanat-ali-khans-45th-death-anniversary|access-date=Feb 15, 2022|website=tribune.com.pk}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web|last=Rizwan|first=Anum|date=2019-09-17|title=Remembering the grand maestro Ustad Amanat Ali Khan|url=https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2019/09/remembering-the-grand-maestro-ustad-amanat-ali-khan/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=BOL News|language=en-US}}</ref> in [[Hoshiarpur]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":15" /><ref name="TNI3">{{cite news|date=18 September 2018|title=Classical singer Amanat Ali Khan remembered|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|agency=Associated Press of Pakistan|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/369942-classical-singer-amanat-ali-remembered|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> (in present-day [[Punjab, India]])<ref name=":6" /> to Ustad [[Akhtar Hussain (musician)|Akhtar Hussain Khan]] who was a distinguished vocalist in the patronage of the [[Maharaja of Patiala]]. He was the grandson of [[Ali Baksh Jarnail]], one of the founders of the Patiala [[Gharana|vocal gharana]] of classical music.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=Dawn>{{cite news| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/301007/ |title=Classical music has healing effect on listeners|newspaper=Dawn|location=Karachi |date=3 May 2008 |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref> Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali both trained under the tutelage of their father.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":16" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Salman|first=Peerzada|date=2017-01-05|title=Patiala Gharana loses another famous son|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1306544|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Dawn.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaur|first=Amarjot|date=August 2, 2014|title=Lend him your ears|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140802/ttlife1.htm|access-date=2022-02-16|website=tribuneindia.com}}</ref> After the [[partition of India]] in 1947, Amanat Ali migrated to [[Pakistan]] with his family.<ref name=":6" /><ref name="TFT">{{cite news|title=Profile of Amanat Ali Khan on The Friday Times (newspaper)|url=http://www.thefridaytimes.com/25022011/page28.shtml|access-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312110410/http://www.thefridaytimes.com/25022011/page28.shtml|archive-date=12 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan|url=https://www.sruti.com/index.php?route=archives/artist_details&artId=199|access-date=2022-02-14|website=www.sruti.com}}</ref>

== Career ==
Khan, along with his brother Fateh Ali, started performing at the [[Maharaja of Patiala]] [[Yadavindra Singh]]'s court when he was still in his mid-teens.<ref name=":5" /> Both brothers made their public singing debut in 1945 in Lahore, at a concert sponsored by an influential music patron, Pandit Jeevanlal Matoo.<ref name=":2" /> In 1949, the duo performed at the prestigious All Bengal Music Conference in [[Kolkata]] (then Calcutta), India, which brought them widespread recognition in both India and Pakistan.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" /> Thereafter, both brothers toured South Asia extensively and became representatives of the [[Patiala gharana]] across the subcontinent.<ref name=":13" /><ref name="travel-culture" /> Khan was a prolific performer on [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] and [[Radio Pakistan]]<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":13" /><ref name=":6" /> and was one of the few vocalists in the 1960s and 1970s to gain popularity and critical acclaim for both classical and ''ghazal'' format''s'' of singing.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Jamshaid |first=Umer |date=September 18, 2020 |title=Classical Singer Ustad Amanat Ali Khan Remembred On His 46th Death Anniversary |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/classical-singer-ustad-amanat-ali-khan-reme-1033177.html |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=urdupoint.com |language=en}}</ref>

Khan possessed an in-depth understanding of Urdu poetry which helped him not only select the works of renowned Urdu poets to use in his ''[[ghazal]]s'' but also interpret their meanings fully in his musical renditions.<ref name=":4" /> He was especially known for his skill with melodic ornamentations and progressive intensification of [[Taan (music)|''taans'']].<ref name=":5" /> One of the best-known thumris sung by the Amanat Ali-Fateh Ali duo – ''Kab Aaoge Tum Aaoge'' – was composed by Amanat Ali<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taqi|first=Mohammad|date=Nov 1, 2012|title=Patiala Gharana: The Saga Of The Raga|url=http://admin.outlookindia.com/blog/story/patiala-gharana-the-saga-of-the-raga/2896|access-date=2022-02-15|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref> and is considered a classic.<ref name=":2" /> The song is also representative of the duo's efforts in making classical music accessible and appealing to all segments of the population.<ref name=":2" />

Indian playback singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]] (1929 – 2022) trained in [[Hindustani classical music]] with Amanat Ali Khan for a brief period of time in the early stages of her career,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar turns 83|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/Nightingale-Lata-Mangeshkar-turns-83/article20506620.ece|access-date=2022-02-14|website=www.thehindubusinessline.com|date=28 September 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In Pics: Lata Mangeshkar, A Legendary Life|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/in-pics-lata-mangeshkar-a-legendary-life-101633|access-date=2022-02-14|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> before Khan migrated to Pakistan with his family in 1947.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-28|title=Birthday Special: {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Revisting}} Lata Mangeshkar's personal life through her old photos|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/birthday-special-revisting-lata-mangeshkars-personal-life-through-her-old-photos-1118922.html|access-date=2022-02-14|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar turns 85, B-Town wishes good health|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/melody-queen-lata-mangeshkar-turns-85-b-town-wishes-good-health/articleshow/43717363.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2022-02-14}}</ref>

Throughout his career, Khan sang numerous patriotic songs, most notably "Chand Meri Zameen, Phool Mera Watan" and "Aye Watan Pyare Watan."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019|title=Songs of freedom|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine|access-date=2022-02-15|website=thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 14, 2021|title=National songs that enthralled us|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/878188-national-songs-that-enthralled-us|access-date=Feb 15, 2022|website=thenews.com.pk}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Jawaid|first=Mohammad Kamran|date=August 15, 2021|title=SPOTLIGHT: SONGS THAT MAKE A NATION|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1640719|access-date=2022-02-15|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> Along with composers such as [[Sohail Rana]] and [[Mian Sheheryar|Mian Shehryar]], Khan is credited with recognising "the necessity of establishing simple-to-grasp anthems that would augment the national morale of the masses"<ref name=":7" /> and for incorporating literary knowledge into his work.

== Artistry and voice ==
Amanat Ali was said to have possessed "prodigious talent"<ref name=":3" /> and a "gifted voice."<ref name=":2" /> It is said that while Fateh Ali had mastery over ''ragas,'' Amanat Ali had great command and dexterity in ''sur'' (''[[svara]]'')''.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Habib |first=Aftab |title=The Maestro of the Patiala Gharana {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/06/the-maestro-of-the-patiala-gharana/ |access-date=2022-04-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was particularly well known for his full-throated and flamboyant<ref name=":5" /> singing style in the upper registers,<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" /> while Fateh Ali was more adept at singing lower notes,<ref name=":3" /> thus complementing each other during their performances.<ref name=":5" /> Khan was lauded for simplifying the structure of complex [[Hindustani classical raga]]s and his vocals have been variously described as soft, sensuous, and smooth.<ref name=":5" /><ref name="travel-culture" /> He is considered by many as the most prominent scion of the Patiala gharana.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raj |first=Ali |date=2016-04-07 |title=Ibne Insha, Asad Amanat Ali and myth of the cursed ghazal |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1080576/asad-amanat-ali-and-the-myth-of-the-cursed-ghazal |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Death==
Khan died of a ruptured appendix<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|last=Javeria|first=Ameera|date=2018-10-02|title=Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (1931-September 1974)|url=http://truthtracker.com.pk/2018/10/02/ustad-amanat-ali-khan-1931-september-1974/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Truth Tracker|language=en-US}}</ref> at the relatively young age of 52<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":11" /><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=Sep 17, 2009|title=Ustaad Amanat Ali's 35th anniversary|url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/culture/2009/09/ustaad-amanat-ali-s-35th-anniversary/|access-date=Feb 16, 2022|website=samaaenglish.tv}}</ref> in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] on 18 September 1974,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":15" /><ref name="travel-culture" /> only a few months after the death of his father, Akhtar Hussain.<ref name=":10" /> One of his sons, [[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]] (1955 – 2007), after a highly successful career as a classical vocalist and ''ghazal'' singer, died from cardiac arrest on 8 April 2007 in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. Both father and son are buried in [[Mominpura Graveyard]] near Lakshmi Chowk in [[Lahore]].<ref name="travel-culture" /><ref name=":14" /> After the passing of his brother and lifelong singing partner, Fateh Ali struggled with depression and stopped singing for two years.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2014 |title=Ustads Amanat Ali Khan and Fateh Ali Khan |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2014/05/30/ustads-amanat-ali-khan-and-fateh-ali-khan/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=thefridaytimes.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He eventually resumed performing with his youngest brother [[Hamid Ali Khan]] and Amanat Ali's son Asad Amanat Ali Khan.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" />

== Discography ==
Some of Amanat Ali Khan's most popular songs are:<ref name=":4" />

* "Mora Jiya Na Lage"
* "Pyar Nahi Hai Sur Se"
* "Kab Aaoge Tum Aaoge"
* "Dil Mein Meethe Meethe Dard"
* "Aalam-o-Masaib Se"
* "Piya Nahi Aaye"
* "Chup Dhawen Te"
* "Mah-e-Nau Ko Kya Pata"
* "Piya Dekhan Ko"
* "Kabhi Jo Nikhate Gul"
* "Data Tore Dwar"
* "Piya Nahi Aaye"
* "Tum Re Daras"
* "Chand Meri Zameen, Phool Mera Watan"
* "Aye Watan Pyare Watan"

Some of Khan's most well-known ''[[ghazal]]s'' are:<ref name=":4" />

* "Yeh Aarzoo Thi Tujhe Gul Ke"
* "Mausam Badla"
* "Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat"
* "Insha Ji Utho" (first performed on [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan Television]] in January 1974)''<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Paracha|first=Nadeem F.|date=2015-04-16|title=Angels of the fall…|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1176283|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Dawn.com|language=en}}</ref>''
* "Honton Pe Kabhi Unke"
* "Ab Haq Mein Baharon Ke"
* "Meri Dastaan-e-Hasrat"
* "Ae Dila Hum Hue Paband"
* "Kaise Guzar Gai Hai Jawani"
* "Yaar Ko Maine"
* "Jo Guzri Mujh Pe"
* "Ek Khalish Ko"
* "Khudi Ka Nasha Charha"
* "Har Ek Simt"
* "Ae Dil Hum Huwe"
* "Aa Mere Pyar Ki"
* "Maze Jahaan Ke Apni Nazar Mein"
* "Tere Hote Huwe"
* "Har Ek Simt"
* "Mujhe Dil Ki Khata Par"

==See also==
* [[Hamid Ali Khan]] (a noted exponent of the [[Patiala gharana]] and youngest brother of Amanat Ali Khan).
*[[Asad Amanat Ali Khan]] (an accomplished classical and ''[[ghazal]]'' singer and a son of Amanat Ali Khan).
* [[Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan]] (an accomplished pop, classical, and playback singer and the youngest son of Amanat Ali Khan).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
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