He was born in Kharabat into a well-known Kashmiri family, a traditional part city of art in Kabul and was the creator of a new classical music in Afghanistan.
Bakhsh's grave is situated in Kabul on a place called Showda where Sufis pray every Friday night.
[2] Bakhsh studied tabla, harmonium and vocals and sang the classical songs of his master at the school's performance events.
His first recorded song was More khyal was highly received by the public; he was offered a full-time position as an official singer on national radio.
His youngest son Anil Bakhsh is a pop singer but is also familiar with ghazal and classical styles of music.