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Hindustani violin lineages · Approved research as of 11 October 2026 · https://indianmusicarchive.org

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Hindustani violin lineages

also Gayaki ang violin

A borrowed instrument played in the singing style, taught in several unrelated family lines rather than one school.

Type
teaching lineage
Where it grew
Maharashtra, Varanasi and Bengal
Voice or instrument
Violin

The violin entered Hindustani music in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; no single gharana claims it.

  • Gajananrao Joshi1911–1987Violin and khayal vocalNo page yet

    Sang and played violin at the highest level in more than one gharana.

    Taught by Anant Manohar Joshi

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

    Sources: Gajananrao Joshi — Wikipedia

  • V. G. Jog1922–2004ViolinNo page yet

    Established the violin as a Hindustani solo instrument.

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

    Sources: V. G. Jog — Wikipedia · Pandit V.G. Jog

  • N. Rajamborn 1938Violin

    Brought the gayaki ang, the singing style, fully onto the violin.

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

    Sources: N. Rajam — Wikipedia · Dr N. Rajam

  • Sangeeta Shankarborn 1967ViolinNo page yet

    Continues the gayaki-ang violin line.

    Taught by N. Rajam

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

    Sources: Sangeeta Shankar — Wikipedia · Sangeeta Shankar

  • Kala Ramnathborn 1967Violin

    Violinist with training from her own family and from more than one senior musician.

    Taught by Narayan Iyer, Jasraj, N. Rajam

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

    Sources: Kala Ramnath — Wikipedia · Kala Ramnath

Researched entry · 5 musicians documented · Last reviewed 14 September 2026