Lucknow gharana

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
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
Sri Shubhrangshu Das

References

^ "Kathak dancer Pandit Munna Shukla dies at 78". 13 January 2022.
^ "Birju Maharaj, legend of India's Kathak dance, dies at 83".
^ "Listen: Doyens of Lucknow gharana display the khulaa baaj, a tabla-playing style inspired by Kathak".
^ Chishti, S. R. (2013). Table Mein Das Anko Ka Mahetva (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. ISBN 978-81-8457-448-7.
^ Chishti, S. R. (2014). Bhartiye Talon Mein Theke Ke Vibhinn Sworoop (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. ISBN 978-81-8457-640-5.

[1] "Kathak dancer Pandit Munna Shukla dies at 78". 13 January 2022.

[2] "Birju Maharaj, legend of India's Kathak dance, dies at 83".

[3] "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. ISBN 978-81-8457-448-7.

[5] Chishti, S. R. (2014). Bhartiye Talon Mein Theke Ke Vibhinn Sworoop (Hindi). New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, Distributors. ISBN 978-81-8457-640-5.