Gharanas & musical lineages

The best known surviving dhrupad line: long, slow alap in which the raga is built note by note, sung and played on the rudra veena.

Type

bani

Where it grew

Jaipur, Udaipur and Mewar; later Delhi, Mumbai and Bhopal

Voice or instrument

Dhrupad vocal, Rudra veena

Earliest documented figures

Behram Khan

Behram Khan of Jaipur is the earliest firmly documented figure of the Dagar family line; the bani itself is older than the family's documented history.

• Behram Khanc. 1753–1878Dhrupad vocal

  The earliest documented Dagar ancestor, a court musician at Jaipur.

  No teaching relationship was proposed for this musician, so no relationship check was run; biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Dagar vani — Wikipedia · Dagar vani · Dagarvani & Dhrupad

• Zakiruddin Khan Dagar1840s–1922Dhrupad vocal

  With his brother Allabande, one of the two senior Dagar musicians of his generation.

  Taught by Behram Khan

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Dagar vani — Wikipedia · Dagar vani · Dagarvani & Dhrupad

• Nasiruddin Khan Dagar1895–1936Dhrupad vocal

  Father of the senior Dagar brothers.

  Taught by Allabande Khan

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Dagar vani — Wikipedia · Nasir Aminuddin Dagar · Dagarvani & Dhrupad

• Nasir Moinuddin Dagar1919–1966Dhrupad vocal

  Elder of the senior Dagar Brothers duo.

  Taught by Nasiruddin Khan Dagar

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Dagar Brothers — Wikipedia · Dagar vani · Dagarvani & Dhrupad

• Nasir Aminuddin Dagar1923–2000Dhrupad vocal

  The other senior Dagar brother; sang for decades as a duo.

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Dagar Brothers — Wikipedia · Nasir Aminuddin Dagar

• Zia Mohiuddin Dagar1929–1990Rudra veena

  Redesigned the rudra veena and made solo alap on it a concert form.

  Taught by Ziauddin Khan Dagar

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Zia Mohiuddin Dagar — Wikipedia · Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

• Zia Fariduddin Dagar1932–2013Dhrupad vocal

  A central dhrupad teacher, including at the Dhrupad Kendra in Bhopal.

  Taught by Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Ziauddin Khan Dagar

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Zia Fariduddin Dagar — Wikipedia · Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar · Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar Sangeet Gurukul – Dhrupad ...

• Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar1927–2011Dhrupad vocalNo page yet

  Kept a strict version of the family's singing.

  Taught by Nasiruddin Khan Dagar

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar — Wikipedia

• Bahauddin Dagarborn 1970Rudra veena

  Son of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and a leading rudra veena player today.

  Taught by Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Bahauddin Dagar — Wikipedia · Ustad Bahauddin Dagar

• Gundecha BrothersDuo or ensembleDhrupad vocalNo page yet

  A performing duo or ensemble. Dates and teaching for each musician are recorded separately once each person is sourced on their own.

  Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha, who taught dhrupad to a wide new audience from Bhopal.

  Recorded as a duo or ensemble label. Individual identities, dates and teaching links must be established and separately sourced before any personal fact is shown. No teaching relationship was proposed for this musician, so no relationship check was run; biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Gundecha Brothers — Wikipedia · Gundecha Brothers

• Uday Bhawalkarborn 1966Dhrupad vocal

  One of the most widely heard dhrupad singers of his generation.

  Taught by Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Zia Fariduddin Dagar

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Uday Bhawalkar — Wikipedia · Pandit Uday Bhawalkar · About Udayji