gharana · Khayal vocal
Mewati gharana
A khayal style that leans on the words and on devotional feeling, best known today through the singing of Jasraj.
At a glance
- Type
- gharana
- Voice or instrument
- Khayal vocal
- Where it grew
- Mewat, Rajasthan, Haryana
- Earliest documented figures
- Ghagge Nazir Khan
- Musicians documented
- 5
Origins and development
Ghagge Nazir Khan is generally named as the founder; the gharana became widely known through the Mewati family of Hyderabad.
Musicians across generations
Ordered oldest first, so the list reads down the generations: the earliest documented musicians of the tradition, then the players who carried it on, then those active today. The second view shows only the teacher-to-student links the archive can source.
- Ghagge Nazir Khan19th centuryKhayal vocalNo page yet
Named as the founder of the Mewati style.
No teaching relationship was proposed for this musician, so no relationship check was run; biographical research is still outstanding.
Sources: Mewati gharana — Wikipedia · About Mewati Gharana
- Motiramdied 1934Khayal vocalNo page yet
Court musician at Mewat and father of Maniram and Jasraj.
Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.
Sources: Mewati gharana — Wikipedia · The Mewati Gharana – A World,s Heritage Of Native Music
- Maniram1910–1985Khayal vocalNo page yet
Elder brother and first teacher of Jasraj.
Taught by Motiram
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: Mysticamusic - Pt. Maniram
Made the Mewati style widely known and devised the Jasrangi duet form.
Taught by Maniram
Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.
Sources: Jasraj — Wikipedia · Pandit Jasraj
A leading contemporary Mewati singer.
Taught by Jasraj
Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.
Sources: Sanjeev Abhyankar — Wikipedia
Related instruments and places
Sources
Researched entry · 5 musicians documented · Last reviewed 14 September 2026
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