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Hindustani violin lineages · Approved research as of 11 October 2026 · https://indianmusicarchive.org
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
Sources for this tradition
Researched entry · 5 musicians documented · Last reviewed 14 September 2026