Babu Rajab Ali
| Babu Rajab Ali ਬਾਬੂ ਰਜਬ ਅਲੀ بابو رجب على |
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| Born |
Rajab Ali Khan ਰਜਬ ਅਲੀ ਖ਼ਾਨ رجب على خان August 10, 1894 Sahoke, Moga district, British Punjab |
| Died | June 6, 1979 (aged 84) 32 chak okara West Punjab (Pakistan) |
| Other names | Babu Ji, Babu Rajab Ali, Malwe di rooh ਮਾਲਵੇ ਦੀ ਰੂਹ |
| Occupation | Singer, Kavishar |
Babu Rajab Ali (Punjabi: ਬਾਬੂ ਰਜਬ ਅਲੀ, بابو رجب على; also known as Babu Ji) was a noted Kavishar of Punjab, known as the King of Kavishari.
Kavishari, or Kavishri, (Punjabi: ਕਵੀਸ਼ਰੀ) was originated in the Malwa region of Punjab. In the region a "Chhand-Baddh" kavita (poetry) is sung faster in a loud yet stretched voice without any musical instruments known as kavishari.
The people who write and sing kavishari are known as kavishars (Punjabi: ਕਵੀਸ਼ਰ). Kavishari is usually sung during melas, weddings, diwaans (religious concerts), mehfils and other celebrations.
Babu Rajab Ali was born as Rajab Ali Khan on 10 August 1894 in a Muslim Rajputs family to father Mian Dhamaali Khan and mother Jiooni in the village of Sahoke of Firozpur district (now Moga district) in British Punjab. He had four sisters and one younger brother. His uncle Haji Ratan was a nice Kavishar too.
He had his primary schooling from a neighbouring village of Banbiha, then high schooling in Moga and passed matriculation in 1912 from Barjindra High School, Faridkot. He was a good athlete and football player. He was the captain of the cricket team of his school. Later on he graduated with diploma in civil engineering, commonly known as Overseeri in Punjab those days, from an engineering school in Gujrat district. He worked as an overseer in Irrigation department. His first appointment as an Overseer was in Peshawar Tehsil (Pakistan).He also worked as an Overseer in village Akhara, Tehsil Jagraon (Ludhiana) at Canal Rest House Akhara (ref: an article by Labh Singh Sandhu in the leading newspaper "Punjabi Tribune" on Aug. 10,2012).
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