Gwalior
GharanaGwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Hindustani Vocal
Founder
Nathan Pir Baksh, Hassu Khan, Haddu Khan, Nathu Khan
Characteristics
- ●Oldest khayal gharana
- ●Open-voiced singing with clear, resonant notes across all octaves
- ●Strong focus on bandish with elaborate bol-baant and bol-taans
- ●Gamak-laden taans over complex ornamentation
- ●Preference for accessible, well-known ragas
Who taught whom
Earliest in our records
- Anant Manohar Joshi
- Balakrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar
- Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
- Ulhas Kashalkar(living artist)
- Ram Deshpande
- Veena Sahasrabuddhe
- Lingaraj Bua Yaraguppi
Their students
- Gajanan Anant Joshiof Anant Manohar Joshi
- Vishnu Digambar Paluskar(living artist)of Balakrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar
- Meeta Pandit(living artist)of Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
- Samarth Nagarkar(living artist)of Ulhas Kashalkar
- Devansh Zurale(living artist)of Ram Deshpande
- Gandhar Deshpande(living artist)of Ram Deshpande
- Preeti Tamhankar(living artist)of Veena Sahasrabuddhe
- Rachna Bodas(living artist)of Veena Sahasrabuddhe
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Next generation
Generation 4
Built from the guru each artist's profile names.
Living artist
Notable Artists
Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Vocal
Pandit Gopal Krishan Sharma
Vichitra veena
Pandit Puttaraj Gawai
Vocal
Pandit Vinayak Ramchandra Athavale
Vocal
Pandit Gururao Deshpande
Vocal
Pandit Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
Vocal
Pandit Vidyadhar Koparkar
Vocal
Pandit Gajanan Anant Joshi
Vocal
Other Notable Artists
Omkarnath Thakur·D. V. Paluskar·Malini Rajurkar·Veena Sahasrabuddhe