- Gharana
In
Hindustani music , a "gharn" is a system of social organization linking musicians or dancers by lineage and/or apprenticeship, and by adherence to a particular musical style.Vocal gharanas
The best-known vocal gharānās are: [http://www.itcsra.org/sra_story/sra_story_guru/sra_story_guru_links/sra_story_guru_gharana/sra_story_guru_gharana_index.html]
*Gwalior gharana ,Gwalior
*Agra gharana ,Agra
*Kirana gharana
*Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
*Rampur-Sahaswan gharana
*Patiala gharana
*Delhi gharana
*Bhendi Bazar gharana
*Benaras gharana ,Banaras
*Bishnupur gharana ,Bengal
*Kasur gharana
*Mewati gharana
*Sufiana gharana ,Kashmir
*Sham Chaurasia gharana , Punjab (Pakistan )Some of the lesser known gharanas are:-
*Darbhanga gharana ,Darbhanga ,Bihar - This Gharana is famous for rendition ofDhrupad . The style of Dhrupad of Darbhanga Gharana is also known asKhandar Vani . Pt.Ram Chatur Mallik was the most famous exponent of this Gharana in recent times. The famous exponents of this Gharana today are Pt.Vidur Narayan Mallik and Pt.Abhay Narayan Mallik .
*Bettiah gharana ,Bettiah ,Bihar - This Gharana is also well known for its rendition of Dhrupad.
* Vishnupur Gharana, Vishnupur, West Bengal - Also referred to as Bishnupur Gharana - Famous for Dhrupad.Instrumental gharanas
The best-known instrumental gharānās are:
Tabla * Ajrarra Gharana (players: Shafat Hussin Khan, Latif Ahmed)
* Delhi Gharana, associated with the Ajrarra Gharana
* Benaras Gharana (players: Kishen Maharaj, Kumar Bose)
* Farukabad Gharana (players: Shankar Ghosh, Anindo Chatterjee)
* Lakhno Gharana (players: Santosh Biswas, Swapan Choudury)
*Punjab gharn (players: Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain)Wind and String Instruments
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Gulam Ali Ggarana (Sarod )
* Sufiana Gharana of Kashmir (Santoor )
*Imdadkhani gharana or Etawah gharana (Sitar ,Surbahar ,Sarod ,Guitar )
*Indore gharana (Been andSitar ),Indore
*Jaipur gharana ,Jaipur
*Maihar gharana ,Maihar
* Bishnupur gharanaDance gharanas
In Kathak performers today generally draw their lineage from three major schools of Kathak: the Jaipur gharana, the Lucknow gharana and the Banaras gharana (born in the courts of the Kachwaha Rajput kings, the Nawab of Oudh, and Varanasi respectively); there is also a less prominent (and later) Raigarh gharana which amalgamated technique from all three preceding gharanas but became famous for its own distinctive compositions.
External links
* [http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-music/hindustani-gharanas.html Gharanas of Hindustani Music]
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