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  2. Gharana - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a gharānā is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular musical style. The word gharana comes from the Hindi word 'ghar' which means 'house'.

  3. Kirana gharana - Wikipedia

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    The Kirana Gharana is a Hindustani music apprenticeship tradition (gharana) made popular by Bande Ali Khan in the 19th Century and his cousins Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan. [1][2] Evolved from the instrumental and vocal Gauharbani dhrupad lineages of medieval music maestros Nayak Gopal, Nayak Dhondu, and Nayak Bhanu.

  4. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi - Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3] Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear distinction between the blood relations and affinal ...

  5. Mewati gharana - Wikipedia

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    The Mewati gharana is a musical apprenticeship tribe of Hindustani classical music. Known for being Pandit Jasraj's musical lineage, the gharana was founded by brothers Ghagge Nazir Khan and Wahid Khan (beenkar) of Indore in the late 19th century at the Holkar Court. [1][2] Members of this gharana have had an active influence in Indian cinema ...

  6. Roshan Ara Begum - Wikipedia

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    Roshan Ara Begum (Urdu: رَوشن آرا بیگم) (1917 – 6 December 1982) was a vocalist belonging to the Kirana gharana (singing style) of Hindustani classical music. [ 1 ][ 2 ] She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Mauseeqi (The Queen of Music) and The Queen of Classical Music in both Pakistan and India. [ 1 ][ 3 ][ 4 ]

  7. Abdul Wahid Khan - Wikipedia

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    1949 (aged 77–78) Saharanpur, India. Genres. Indian Classical Music. Occupation (s) Singer, Indian Classical Vocalist, One of the founder of Kirana Gharana of Classical Music. Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan (1871–1949) was an Indian subcontinental singer from the Kirana gharana. He died in 1949 in Saharanpur, India.

  8. Gwalior gharana - Wikipedia

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    Gwalior gharana. The Gwalior Gharana (Gwalior school of classical music) is one of the oldest Khyal Gharana in Indian classical music. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542–1605). The favourite singers of this patron of the arts, such as Miyan Tansen, who was the most famous vocalist at the ...

  9. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    Karma. from Sanskrit, the result of a person's actions as well as the actions themselves. It is a term about the cycle of cause and effect. Kedgeree. from Hindi खिचड़ी, Kedgeree is thought to have originated with the Indian rice-and-bean or rice-and-lentil dish khichri, traced back to 1340 or earlier.