Gharanas & musical lineages

A dhrupad line with a strong Gauharbani and Khandarbani inheritance, known for elaborate alap and forceful composition singing.

Type

gharana

Where it grew

Darbhanga, Bihar

Voice or instrument

Dhrupad vocal

Earliest documented figures

Radhakrishna, Kartaram

Traced to the brothers Radhakrishna and Kartaram, court musicians in the eighteenth century, and continued by the Mallik family.

• Ram Chatur Mallick1902–1990Dhrupad vocalNo page yet

  The best known Darbhanga dhrupad singer of the twentieth century.

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

  Sources: Ram Chatur Mallick — Wikipedia

• Vidur Mallick1935–2002Dhrupad vocalNo page yet

  Teacher of the present Mallick generation and long resident in Vrindavan.

  No continuous-text source was read for this musician in the research run, only search result listings, so both the teacher checks and the wider biography remain unchecked.

  Sources: Teacher - Dhrupad Music : Mallick Brothers · Pandit Dr. Samit Mallick (Dhrupad Vocalist)

• Prem Kumar Mallickborn 1953Dhrupad vocalNo page yet

  Continues the family's dhrupad teaching and performance.

  No continuous-text source was read for this musician in the research run, only search result listings, so both the teacher checks and the wider biography remain unchecked.

  Sources: Pandit Premkumar Mallick · Teacher - Dhrupad Music : Mallick Brothers