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DeutschLucknow gharana
The Lucknow Gharānā, also known as "Purab Gharâna" for tabla, is a discipleship tradition ("gharana") with a tabla legacy and Kathak legacy. These two traditions are known for being one of the six major gharanas of tabla and three gharanas of kathak.
Exponents[edit]
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Kathak[edit]
- Durga Prasad Mishra (c. 1800–1880), father and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
- Thakur Prasad Misha (c. 1800–1880), uncle and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
- Bindadin Maharaj (1830-1918), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
- Kalka Prasad Mishra (1842-1913), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
- Acchan Maharaj (1883-1960), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.[1]
- Lacchu Maharaj (1901-1978), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
- Shambhu Maharaj (1910-1970), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
- Birju Maharaj (1938-2022), foremost kathak performer of the 20th Century.[2] Son and disciple of Acchan Maharaj. Also learned from uncles Lacchu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj.
Tabla[edit]
- Miyan Bakshu[3]
- Abid Hussain khan
- Wajid Hussain Khan
- Afaq Hussain Khan
- Ilmas Hussain Khan
- Santosh Krishna Biswas
- Swapan Chaudhuri (b. 1945), disciple of Santosh Krishna Biswas.
- S. R. Chishti (b. 1965), disciple of Afaq Hussain Khan.[4][5]
- Ustad Julfikar Hussain disciple of Khalifa Ustad Afaq Hussain khan.
- Pandit Swaraj Bhattacharya
- Pandit Ashok Maitra
- Sri Ujjal Roy
- Sri Shubhrangshu Das
References[edit]
- ^ "Kathak dancer Pandit Munna Shukla dies at 78". 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Birju Maharaj, legend of India's Kathak dance, dies at 83".
- ^ "Listen: Doyens of Lucknow gharana display the khulaa baaj, a tabla-playing style inspired by Kathak".
- ^ Chishti, S. R. (2013). Table Mein Das Anko Ka Mahetva (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. ISBN 978-81-8457-448-7.
- ^ Chishti, S. R. (2014). Bhartiye Talon Mein Theke Ke Vibhinn Sworoop (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. ISBN 978-81-8457-640-5.