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Gwalior

Gharana

Gwalior, 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

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Notable Artists

Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

Vocal

Pandit Gopal Krishan Sharma

Pandit Gopal Krishan Sharma

Vichitra veena

Pandit Puttayya

Pandit Puttayya

Vocal

Pandit Vinayak Ramchandra Athavale

Pandit Vinayak Ramchandra Athavale

Vocal

Pandit Gururao Deshpande

Pandit Gururao Deshpande

Vocal

Pandit Krishnarao Shankar Pandit

Pandit Krishnarao Shankar Pandit

Vocal

Pandit Vidyadhar Koparkar

Pandit Vidyadhar Koparkar

Vocal

Pandit Gajanan Anant Joshi

Pandit Gajanan Anant Joshi

Vocal

Other Notable Artists

Omkarnath Thakur·D. V. Paluskar·Malini Rajurkar·Veena Sahasrabuddhe

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