gharana · Pakhawaj
Nathdwara pakhawaj lineage
Also written Nathdwara gharana
Temple pakhawaj playing that became a concert tradition, and one of the main sources of dhrupad accompaniment today.
At a glance
- Type
- gharana
- Voice or instrument
- Pakhawaj
- Where it grew
- Nathdwara, Rajasthan
- Musicians documented
- 2
Origins and development
Grew around the temple service at Nathdwara; the Brahmin pakhawaj families there are documented from the nineteenth century.
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.
- Purushottam Das1907–1991PakhawajNo page yet
A leading Nathdwara pakhawaj player and teacher.
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: Nathdwara Gharana & Parampara - Pakhawaj - WordPress.com · Purushottam
Contemporary pakhawaj player from the Nathdwara line, widely heard in concerts and film.
Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.
Sources: Bhavani Shankar — Wikipedia
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Researched entry · 2 musicians documented · Last reviewed 14 September 2026
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