For the 1961 Hindi film, see Gharana. Hindi (Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ... Gharana is a 1961 Hindi film that stars Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, and Asha Parekh. ...

In Hindustani music, a gharānā is a system of social organization which groups musicians who are linked by lineage and/or apprenticeship and who adhere to a particular musical style. Hindustani (हिन्‍दुस्‍थानी) classical music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary...

The best-known vocal gharānās are:[1]

• Gwalior Gharana,Gwalior
• Agra Gharana,Agra
• Kirana Gharana
• Jaipur Gharana,Jaipur
• Jaipur Atrauli Gharana
• Rampur Sahaswan Gharana
• Patiala Gharana
• Delhi Gharana
• Bhendi Bazar Gharana
• Banaras Gharana,Banaras
• Bishnupur Gharana,Bengal
• Kasur Gharana
• Mewati Gharana
• Sufiana Gharana,Kashmir
• Sham Chorasi Gharana

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• Darbhanga Gharana, Bihar - This Gharana is famous for rendition of Drupad. The style of Dhrupad of Darbhanga Gharana is also known as Khandar 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, Bihar - This Gharana is also well known for its rendition of Dhrupad.

The best-known instrumental gharānās are: , Darbhanga (derbÅ­ng´ge) is a city and a municipal corporation in and headquarters of Darbhanga district and Darbhanga Division in the state of Bihar, India. ... , Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: بہار, IPA: ,  ) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... Dhrupad is the oldest surviving genre of classical singing in northern India; its name, from dhruva_pada, seems to mean fixed verse. Its foremost characteristics are a somber, dignified, devotional mood, its very slow tempo and slow melodic development. ... Bettiah is the headquarters of West Champaran district in the state of Bihar, near Indo-Nepal border, 225 Kilometres north-west of Patna. ... , Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: بہار, IPA: ,  ) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ...

• Punjab gharānā (Tabla)
• Gulam Ali Gharana (Sarod)
• Sufiana Gharana of Kashmir (Santoor)
• Imdadkhani Gharana or Etawah Gharana (Sitar,Surbahar,Sarod,Guitar)
• Indore Gharana (Been and Sitar),Indore
• Jaipur Gharana,Jaipur
• Maihar Gharana,Maihar
• Bishnupur Gharana

Punjab Gharana (sometimes called Punjabi or Panjabi Gharana), is a style and technique of tabla playing used in the Punjab region of India. ... A typical set of Tabla. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The santoor is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer often made of walnut, with seventy strings. ... The Imadkhani Gharana stems from the very ancient Gwalior Gharana. ... The Imadkhani Gharana stems from the very ancient Gwalior Gharana. ... Diagram of some sitar parts. ... Surbahar The surbahar (also known as bass sitar) is a plucked string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of North India. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Diagram of some sitar parts. ... This article is about Indore city. ... , Jaipur   (Hindi: जयपुर, Urdu: جے پور), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ... The Maihar Gharana was formed principally by sarod maestro Baba Allaudin Khan in Maihar, India. ... Maihar is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ...

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• Gharanas of Hindustani Music