In the region a "Chhand-Baddh" kavita (poetry) is sung faster in a loud yet stretched voice without any musical instruments known as kavishari.

Babu Rajab Ali was born as Rajab Ali Khan on 10 August 1894 in a Muslim Rajput family to father Mian Dhamaali Khan and mother Jiooni in the village of Sahoke of Firozpur district (now Moga district) in Punjab Province (British India).

[citation needed] In 1947, after the independence, he had to leave his beloved village of Sahoke, his admirers, his students and his family history of hundred years and migrated to Pakistan.

[citation needed] He wrote about one dozen Qissas[6] and poems[7] about the Hindu mythology like Ramayana, Puran Bhagat and Kaulan, Muslim heroes and historic figures like Muhammad, Hassan, Hussain and Dahood Badshah, and Sikh history[8] and heroes like Bhagat Singh, Shaheedi Guru Arjun Dev Ji, Saka Sirhind,[1] Saka Chamkaur and Bidhi Chand.

He wrote an episode or long poem about every know Punjabi folklore like Heer Ranjha, Mirza Sahiban, Dulla Bhatti and Sohni Mahiwal.

[1][9] 2000 poems on Sikhism Kavishar Sukhwinder Singh (Pakka Kalan) has published many books on Babu Ji through Sangam Publication, Samana.