The Lucknow Gharānā, also known as "Purab Gharâna" for tabla, is a discipleship tradition ("
gharana
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 mus ...
") with a
tabla
A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల ...
legacy and
Kathak
Kathak ( hi, कथक; ur, کتھک) is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. It is the classical dance from of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern Ind ...
legacy. These two traditions are known for being one of the six major gharanas of tabla and three gharanas of kathak.
Exponents
Kathak
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Durga Prasad Mishra (c. 1800–1880), father and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
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Thakur Prasad Misha (c. 1800–1880), uncle and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
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Bindadin Maharaj (1830-1918), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
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Kalka Prasad Mishra (1842-1913), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
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Acchan Maharaj (1883-1960), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
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Lacchu Maharaj (1901-1978), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
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Shambhu Maharaj
Pandit Shambhu Maharaj (1910 – 4 November 1970) was a Guru of the Lucknow ''Gharana'' (school) of the Indian classical dance form, Kathak.
Early life and training
Shambhu Maharaj was born in Lucknow as Shambhunath Mishra. He was the younges ...
(1910-1970), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
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Birju Maharaj
Pandit Birju Maharaj (born Brijmohan Nath Mishra; 4 February 1938 – 16 January 2022) was an Indian dancer, composer, singer, child molester and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance in India. He was a descendant o ...
(1938-2022), foremost kathak performer of the 20th Century. Son and disciple of Acchan Maharaj. Also learned from uncles Lacchu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj.
Tabla
* Miyan Bakshu
* Abid Hussain khan
* Wajid Hussain Khan
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Afaq Hussain Khan Afaq is a muslim name. e.g Afaq Mushtaq..
Notable people with the name include:
* Afaq Ahmed (born 1962), Pakistani politician
*Afaq Hussain
Afaq Hussain ( ur, آفاق حسین) (31 December 1939 – 25 February 2002) was a Pakistani crick ...
* Ilmas Hussain Khan
* Santosh Krishna Biswas
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Swapan Chaudhuri (b. 1945), disciple of Santosh Krishna Biswas.
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S. R. Chishti (b. 1965), disciple of Afaq Hussain Khan.
[Chishti, S. R. (2014). Bhartiye Talon Mein Theke Ke Vibhinn Sworoop (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. .]
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Ustad Julfikar Hussain
Ustād or ostād (abbreviated as Ust., Ut. or Ud.; from Persian ) is an honorific title used in West Asia, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is used in various languages such as Persian, , Azerbaijani, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Marat ...
disciple of Khalifa Ustad Afaq Hussain khan.
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Pandit Swaraj Bhattacharya
A Pandit ( sa, पण्डित, paṇḍit; hi, पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt.) is a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge whether it is shashtra (Holy Books) or shastra (Wea ...
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Pandit Ashok Maitra
A Pandit ( sa, पण्डित, paṇḍit; hi, पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt.) is a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge whether it is shashtra (Holy Books) or shastra (Wea ...
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Sri Ujjal Roy
References
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Tabla gharanas
Culture of Lucknow