Lucknow gharana explained

The Lucknow Gharānā, also known as "Purab Gharâna" for tabla, is a discipleship tradition ("gharana") with a tabla legacy and Kathak legacy. These two traditions are known for being one of the six major gharanas of tabla and three gharanas of kathak.

Exponents

Kathak

• Durga Prasad Mishra (c. 1800–1880), father and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
• Thakur Prasad Misha (c. 1800–1880), uncle and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
• Bindadin Maharaj (1830-1918), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
• Kalka Prasad Mishra (1842-1913), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
• Acchan Maharaj (1883-1960), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.^[1]
• Lacchu Maharaj (1901-1978), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
• Shambhu Maharaj (1910-1970), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
• Birju Maharaj (1938-2022), foremost kathak performer of the 20th Century.^[2] Son and disciple of Acchan Maharaj. Also learned from uncles Lacchu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj.

Tabla

• Miyan Bakshu^[3]
  • • Abid Hussain khan
  • Wajid Hussain Khan
  • Afaq Hussain Khan
• Ilmas Hussain Khan
  • Santosh Krishna Biswas
• Kanai Dutta Disciple of Hemant Bhattacharya who is the disciple of Pt. Manmanath Ganguly who is the disciple of Khalifa Ustad Abid Hussain Khan of Lucknow Gharana.
• Swapan Chaudhuri (b. 1945), disciple of Santosh Krishna Biswas.
• S. R. Chishti (b. 1965), disciple of Afaq Hussain Khan.^{[4] [5]}
• Ustad Julfikar Hussain disciple of Khalifa Ustad Afaq Hussain khan.
• Pandit Swaraj Bhattacharya
• Pandit Ashok Maitra
• Sri Ujjal Roy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kathak dancer Pandit Munna Shukla dies at 78 . 13 January 2022 .
2. Web site: Birju Maharaj, legend of India's Kathak dance, dies at 83 .
3. Web site: Listen: Doyens of Lucknow gharana display the khulaa baaj, a tabla-playing style inspired by Kathak .
4. Chishti, S. R. (2013). Table Mein Das Anko Ka Mahetva (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. .
5. Chishti, S. R. (2014). Bhartiye Talon Mein Theke Ke Vibhinn Sworoop (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. .