Well Kishore , Indian Classical Music has number of Gharanas.
The best-known vocal gharānās are:
* Gwalior gharana, Gwalior
* Agra gharana, Agra
* Kirana gharana
* Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
* Rampur-Sahaswan gharana
* Patiala gharana
* Delhi gharana
* Bhendi Bazar gharana
* Benaras gharana, Banaras
* Bishnupur gharana, Bengal
* Kasur gharana
* Mewati gharana
* Sufiana gharana, Kashmir
Some of the lesser known gharanas are:-
* Darbhanga gharana, Darbhanga,Bihar - This Gharana is famous for rendition of Dhrupad. The style of Dhrupad of Darbhanga Gharana is also known as Khandar Vani. Pt. Ram Chatur Mallik was the most famous exponent of this Gharana in recent times. The famous exponents of this Gharana today are Pt. Vidur Narayan Mallik and Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallik.
* Bettiah gharana, Bettiah, Bihar - This Gharana is also well known for its rendition of Dhrupad.
* Vishnupur Gharana, Vishnupur, West Bengal - Also referred to as Bishnupur Gharana - Famous for Dhrupad.
For more details , Please visit the source site :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G harana
Answered by
Alok Gupta
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5:09 PM on July 04, 2008