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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.
  • Jai Kishan Maharj Son and disciple of Birju Maharaj.
  • Ram Mohan Maharaj Son and disciple of Shambhu Maharaj, Also learned from Brother Pt. Birju Maharaj.
  • Saswati Sen (b. 1953) senior disciple of Birju Maharaj [3][4]

Tabla

  • Miyan Bakshu[5]
  • Mia Salari khan
  • Ustad Babu Kha
  • Ustad Chotten Khan
  • Nogendra nath Bose
  • Manmathanath Ganguly
  • Acharya Pt. Hirendra Kumar Ganguli (Hiru Babu)
  • Tapas Kumar Ganguli son of Acharya Hirendra Kumar Ganguli
  • Abid Hussain khan
  • Jahangir Khan
  • Biru Mishra (disciple of ustad abid Hussain Khan also learnt beneras gharana)
  • 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, disciple of Ustad Babu Khan of Lucknow Gharana.
  • Swapan Chaudhuri (b. 1945), disciple of Santosh Krishna Biswas.
  • S. R. Chishti (b. 1965), disciple of Afaq Hussain Khan.[6][7]
  • Ustad Julfikar Hussain disciple of Khalifa Ustad Afaq Hussain khan.
  • Pandit Swaraj Bhattacharya
  • Hemanta Bhattacharya
  • Bhibhuti Bhusan Bhattacharya (disciple of Hemanta Bhattacharya)
  • Pandit Ashok Maitra
  • Sri Ujjal Roy
  • Sri Shubhrangshu Das
  • Debasish Talukdar disciple of Ustad Julfikar Hussain (Lucknow Gharana) also learnt beneras gharana Dr.Manoj Kumar Mishra

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