Baiju Bawra
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Baiju Bawra was a dhrupad musician and composer from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity. According to the most popular lege
Samadhi of Baiju Bawra in Chanderi
Tansen
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Rāmtanu Gaud Panday, popularly referred by his stage name as Mian Tānsen, or Sangeet Samrāt, was a Hindustani classical musician. Born into a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family in Gwalior, he learnt and perfec
Baiju Bawra
…the Mughal period during the 15th and 16th centuries. He was one of the court musicians of Raja Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior. He was the counterpart of Tansen in Gwalior Kingdom and considered his bête noire. According to legend, mentioned by Susheela Misra in Some immortals of Hindustani music, Baiju Bawra…
Portrait of Mian Tansen, c. 1585–90
Akbar watching as Tansen receives a lesson from Swami Haridas who was his senior counterpart. Imaginary situation depicted in Mughal miniature painting (Rajasthani style, c. 1750 AD).
Tansen in Emperor Akbar's Court along with Todarmal, Abul Fazal, Faizi and Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana c.16th century
Modern Artist impression of Tansen