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  2. Benares gharana - Wikipedia

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    Characteristics. Today, the Benares tabla gharana is well known for its powerful sound, though Benares players are also very capable of playing delicately and sensitively. The gharana is categorized into the Purbi (eastern) baj, which includes the Farukhabad, Lucknow, and Benares gharanas. The Benares style makes use of the more resonant ...

  3. 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'.

  4. List of Kathak dancers - Wikipedia

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    Durga Lal 1984. Uma Sharma 1987. Maya Rao 1989. Rani Karnaa 1996. Shovana Narayan 1999-2000. Rajendra Gangani 2002. Sunayana Hazarilal Agarwal 2003. Saswati Sen 2004. Munna Shukla 2006.

  5. Anokhelal Mishra - Wikipedia

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    Bhagat-ji was disciple of Ram Sahai, the founder of The Banaras-Bāj (aka Banaras Gharana). According to The Banaras Bāj-The Tablā Tradition of a North Indian City by David Roach, Anokhelal was the most famous disciple of Bhairav Prasad Mishra among Maulvi Ram Mishra, Mahavir Bhatt, Mahadev Prasad Mishra, Anokhelal Mishra, and Nageshvar ...

  6. Kathak - Wikipedia

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    This article should specify the language of its non-English content, using {{ lang }}, {{ transliteration }} for transliterated languages, and {{ IPA }} for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate ISO 639 code. Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used. See why. (March 2021) Kathak Shinjini Kulkarni presenting a kathak performance Genre Indian classical dance Instrument ...

  7. Soma Ghosh - Wikipedia

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    Soma Ghosh is specialised in Benaras singing like Thumri, Tappa, Hori, Chaiti, Kajari, Dadra and Ghazal. She is the brand ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Initiative. She is also a founder of the NGO called Madhu Murchhana. [6][7] Dr. Soma Ghosh, widely recognized for her connection with Ustad Bismillah Khan, was adopted by the maestro ...

  8. Varanasi - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi. Varanasi (ISO: Vārāṇasī, Hindi: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi] ⓘ; [a] also Benares, Banaras (Banārasa [bəˈnaːrəs] ⓘ) [13][14][15] or Kashi (Kāśī [ˈka:ʃi] ⓘ) [16]) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. [17][b] The city ...

  9. Kishan Maharaj - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Genres. Indian classical music. Instrument. tabla. Years active. 1934–2008. Pandit Kishan Maharaj (3 September 1923 – 4 May 2008) was an Indian tabla player who belonged to the Benares gharana of Hindustani classical music. [1][2]