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Kairana is a city and a municipal board in Shamli district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is approximately 14 km from Shamli city. Its name is also associated with the Kirana gharana of Hind
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Kirana gharana
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The Kirana Gharana is a Hindustani music apprenticeship tradition made popular by Bande Ali Khan in the 19th Century and his cousins Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan. Evolved from the instrumenta
Kairana
…board in Shamli district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) from Shamli city. Its name is also associated with the Kirana gharana of Hindustani classical music. As of 2011 Indian Census, Kairana had a total population of 89,000, of which 47,047 were males and 41,953 were females…
An illustration of the Kirana Gharana's ancestry prepared by Mashkoor Ali Khan.
Photograph of Abdul Karim Khan in performance supported by his student, Sawai Gandharva, on tanpura.
Bhimsen Joshi, among the most famous members of the Kirana Gharana and heir of Abdul Karim Khan's style.
Photograph of Amir Khan. Though from the Bhendi Bazaar tradition of Moradabad, his time with Abdul Wahid Khan at the Indore Court left a great impression on his musical philosophy.