Bhagat Kanwar Ram
Sindhi Sufi singer and poet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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