Punjab Gharana - Genealogy

Genealogy

There is debate as to who precisely set up the Gharānā. Some believe it was Lālā Bhavānidas. And others claim that the founder was Lālā Bhavānidas's follower, Mian Qadir Baksh I. Yet others are of the view that it was Saddu Hussain Baksh (Haddu Khan), follower of Qadir Baksh I who founded it. Around the turn of the twentieth century, Fakir Baksh, disciple of Saddu Hussain Baksh was the foremost advocate. His followers were Qadir Baksh II and Firoz Khan of Lahore. Jnan Prakash Ghosh of Farukhabad gharana was also a follower of Firoz Khan. Kader Baksh II was the teacher of the most renowned tabla player of twentieth century, Ustad Alla Rakha. Alla Rakha trained his sons - tabla wizard Zakir Hussain and Fazal Qureshi.