Gharanas & musical lineages

Dense, tightly woven khayal: complex and compound ragas, long winding phrases, and rhythm handled without visible effort.

Type

gharana

Where it grew

Atrauli and Jaipur

Voice or instrument

Khayal vocal

Earliest documented figures

Alladiya Khan

Founded by Alladiya Khan, whose family had sung dhrupad at Atrauli before he turned to khayal.

• Alladiya Khan1855–1946Khayal vocal

  Founder of the gharana and court musician at Kolhapur.

  Taught by Jehangir Khan

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

  Sources: Alladiya Khan — Wikipedia

• Kesarbai Kerkar1892–1977Khayal vocal

  Alladiya Khan's most celebrated student; her recording travels on the Voyager Golden Record.

  Taught by Alladiya Khan

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

  Sources: Kesarbai Kerkar — Wikipedia · Jaipur-Atrauli gharana · Indian classical singer, Kesarbai Kerkar belonged to which ...

• Mogubai Kurdikar1904–2001Khayal vocal

  A rigorous carrier of the style and mother and teacher of Kishori Amonkar.

  Taught by Alladiya Khan

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

  Sources: Mogubai Kurdikar — Wikipedia · Vidushi Mogubai Kurdikar of Jaipur Gharana

• Kishori Amonkar1932–2017Khayal vocal

  Reworked the gharana's grammar into an intensely personal and widely loved style.

  Taught by Mogubai Kurdikar

  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: Kishori Amonkar · Kishori Amonkar, who received global acclaim for her ... · Jaipur-Atrauli gharana

• Mallikarjun Mansur1910–1992Khayal vocal

  Sang rare Jaipur-Atrauli ragas with unusual speed and clarity.

  Taught by Bhurji Khan, Manji Khan

  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 Mallikarjun Mansur: Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana, Life & ... · contribution of jaipur-atrauli gharana to dharwad music ...

• Dhondutai Kulkarni1927–2014Khayal vocal

  One of the last students taught directly within Alladiya Khan's family circle.

  Taught by Kesarbai Kerkar, Bhurji Khan

  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: Dhondutai Kulkarni - Hindustani Classical Artist

• Padma Talwalkarborn 1948Khayal vocal

  Senior contemporary singer drawing on more than one gharana's training.

  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: Jaipur-Atrauli gharana

• Shruti Sadolikarborn 1951Khayal vocal

  Jaipur-Atrauli singer and former vice-chancellor of a music university.

  Taught by Wamanrao Sadolikar, Gulubhai Jasdanwala

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

  Sources: Shruti Sadolikar — Wikipedia · Shruti Sadolikar

• Ashwini Bhide-Deshpandeborn 1960Khayal vocal

  A leading contemporary voice of the gharana.

  Taught by Ratnakar Pai, Manik Bhide

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

  Sources: Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande — Wikipedia · Ashwini Bhide Deshpande - Classical Hindustani Vocal