Gharanas & musical lineages

The sitar school that made the instrument sing: gayaki ang, drawn-out meend, and a family line of players over six generations.

Type

gharana

Where it grew

Etawah, Uttar Pradesh

Voice or instrument

Sitar, Surbahar

Earliest documented figures

Sahabdad Khan, Imdad Khan

Sahabdad Khan is the earliest documented figure; the gharana is named after his son Imdad Khan.

• Sahabdad Khan19th centurySitar and surbaharNo page yet

  The earliest documented musician of the Etawah line.

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

  Sources: Etawah gharana — Wikipedia · THE IMDADKHANI GHARANA गृह खनि · Etawah / Imdadkhani Gharana - Pandit Arvind Parikh

• Imdad Khan1848–1920Sitar and surbahar

  Gave the gharana its name and its approach to the surbahar.

  Taught by Sahabdad Khan

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

  Sources: Imdad Khan — Wikipedia · Etawah gharana · Etawah Gharana - Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan · THE IMDADKHANI GHARANA गृह खनि

• Enayat Khan1894–1938Sitar and surbahar

  Developed the family style further and recorded extensively.

  Taught by Imdad Khan

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

  Sources: Enayat Khan — Wikipedia · Enayet Khan - A World,s Heritage Of Native Music · Etawah Gharana - Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan

• Waheed Khandied 1949Surbahar

  Brother of Enayat Khan and a specialist on the surbahar.

  Taught by Imdad Khan

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

  Sources: Etawah gharana — Wikipedia · Etawah Gharana - Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan · THE IMDADKHANI GHARANA गृह खनि

• Vilayat Khan1928–2004Sitar

  Shaped the modern gayaki ang of sitar playing.

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

  Sources: Vilayat Khan — Wikipedia · Etawah / Imdadkhani Gharana - Pandit Arvind Parikh

• Imrat Khan1935–2018Surbahar and sitar

  Kept the surbahar in concert life and taught internationally.

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

  Sources: Imrat Khan — Wikipedia · Ustad Imrat Khan · THE IMDADKHANI GHARANA

• Bimalendu Mukherjee1925–2010Sitar

  Scholar-musician of Bhagalpur and teacher of Budhaditya Mukherjee.

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

  Sources: Bimalendu Mukherjee — Wikipedia · How a geologist built a Hindustani music oasis in a steel ...

• Arvind Parikh1927–2024Sitar

  Senior disciple of Vilayat Khan and a long-serving music administrator.

  Taught by Vilayat Khan

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

  Sources: Arvind Parikh — Wikipedia · My Guru, Pandit Arvind Parikh · Books - Welcome To Pandit Arvind Parikh · Pt. Arvind Parikh

• Shahid Parvezborn 1958Sitar

  Sixth-generation player of the family and a leading sitarist today.

  Taught by Aziz Khan

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

  Sources: Shahid Parvez — Wikipedia · Etawah Gharana - Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan

• Budhaditya Mukherjeeborn 1955Sitar

  Known for precision and for combining the gharana's lyricism with fast, exact work.

  Taught by Bimalendu Mukherjee

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

  Sources: Budhaditya Mukherjee — Wikipedia · Budhaditya Mukherjee

• Shujaat Khanborn 1960Sitar

  Son of Vilayat Khan; plays and sings in concert.

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

  Sources: Shujaat Khan — Wikipedia · Explore Shujaat Husain Khan Shows, Tickets and More. ...

• Nishat Khanborn 1960Sitar

  Son of Imrat Khan, active in cross-tradition collaborations.

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

  Sources: Nishat Khan — Wikipedia · Ustad Nishat Khan