Culture
Maihar has a prominent place in Indian classical music as the birthplace of the Maihar Gharana, a gharana (school or style) of Hindustani music. The greatest doyen of Indian Classical Music Ustad Allauddin Khan (died 1972) lived here for long time and was the court Musician of Maihar Maharaja's Palace; his students Shrimati Annapurna Devi (Alauddin Khan's daughter), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (Alauddin Khan's son), Pandit Ravi Shankar (musician), Ustad Aashish Khan (Alauddin Khan's grandson), Ustad Dhyanesh Khan (Alauddin Khan's 2nd grandson), Ustad Pranesh Khan (Alauddin Khan's 3rd grandson), Ustad Bahadur Khan (Alauddin Khan's nephew), Timir Baran Bhattacharya (first student of Allauddin Khan), Pt. Indranil Bhattacharya ( son of Timir Baran Bhattacharya), Vasant Rai (Last student of Alauddin Khan) Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee (Alauddin Khan's students) popularized the style in the 20th century. The First Ustad Allauddin Khan music conference was held by Shri Deep Chand Jain in 1962. In this conference the artists was Ustad Ali Akbar,Pt Ravi Shankar,Pt Ram Narayan,Pt Shantaprasad,Pt Nikhil Banerjee,Ms Saran Rani,Pt V.G jog etc.
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