Tradition · khyal gharana
Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
Founded by Alladiya Khan (1855–1946) of Uniara, the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana is known for complex raga combinations, wide-ranging taans and a distinctive style of vilambit rendition. Kesarbai Kerkar, Mogubai Kurdikar and — through the last — Kishori Amonkar carried it into the mid- and late-twentieth century. Named for the Rajasthani and western-UP towns of its founders.
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- PatronageJaipur walled city
The Jaipur-Atrauli gharana takes its name from two Rajasthani centres — Jaipur where its founder Alladiya Khan settled, and Atrauli in Uttar Pradesh where his family originated. Jaipur was the Kachwaha capital and its walled city carried the court patronage that let a new khyal school form under a single teacher; Alladiya spent the last four decades of his life in the city and every taught line traces to that period.
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Sources
Wikipedia, "Jaipur-Atrauli gharana"; Sangeet Natak Akademi and IGNCA oral-history collections; Bonnie Wade and the standard gharana literature.
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