The Dagar vani is a tradition of the classical dhrupad genre of

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...

spanning 20 generations, tracing back to Swami Haridas (15th century), and including Behram Khan of Jaipur (1753-1878). For some generations its members were associated with the courts of Jaipur, Udaipur, and Mewar. The main feature of the Dagar vani is sophisticated, subtle, serene and rigorous exposition of alap-jor-jhala, including great attention to microtonal inflection delineating the subtleties of raga often otherwise overlooked or lost. Until the 20th century, it was exclusively a vocal genre (at least in performance), but since the innovations of

Zia Mohiuddin Dagar Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (14 March 1929 – 28 September 1990), (Popularly known as Z. M. Dagar), was a North Indian (Hindustani music, Hindustani) classical musician, one of the 19th generation of Dagarvani, Dagar family dhrupad musicians. He ...

to the

rudra vina The ''rudra veena'' () (also spelled ''rudraveena'' or ''rudra vīnā'') — also called the ''bīn'' in North India — is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music, especially dhrupad. It is one of the major types of ''veena' ...

, that instrument has found a place in performance, following closely the inflections and style of the vocal technique. The genre was carried into the 20th century by seven Dagar brothers and cousins:

Aminuddin Dagar Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (20 October 1923 – 28 December 2000) was an Indian dhrupad singer in the Dagarvani style, the second-eldest among four Dhrupad singing brothers.

and Nasir Moinuddin (Senior Dagar Brothers),

Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar (2 February 1927 – 27 July 2011) was an exponent of Dagar vani Dhrupad of Indian classical music. He represented the 19th generation of Dagar Tradition. His cousins Nasir Moinuddin Dagar and Nasir Aminuddin Dagar were kno ...

, Nasir Zaheeruddin and Nasir Fayyazuddin (

Junior Dagar Brothers The Junior Dagar Brothers were Nasir Zahiruddin (1933–1994) and Nasir Faiyazuddin (1934–1989), a pair of Indian singers of the classical dhrupad genre. They were the 19th generation of an unbroken chain of the Dagarvani Dhrupad tradition. T ...

H. Sayeeduddin Dagar Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar (20 April 1939 – 30 July 2017), popularly known as Saeed Bhai, was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Dhrupad tradition, the oldest existing form of north Indian classical music (Hindustani classical ...

, and the brothers

and

Zia Fariduddin Dagar Zia Fariduddin Dagar (15 June 1932 – 8 May 2013) was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Dhrupad tradition, the oldest existing form of north Indian classical music (Hindustani classical music). He was part of the Dagar family of ...

. Zia Mohiuddin (rudra vina) and Zia Fareeduddin (vocal) were largely responsible for training today's practitioners, the most prominent of whom include

Ritwik Sanyal Pandit Ritwik Sanyal (born 12 April 1953) is an Hindustani classical music, Indian classical singer and the Dhrupad maestro from Varanasi. He is a retired professor and former dean from the department of vocal music at the faculty of performin ...

, Pushparaj Koshti,

Wasifuddin Dagar Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar is an Indian classical singer of the dhrupad genre and the son of dhrupad singer Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar. Since the death of his father and later, his uncle, Wasifuddin has been singing solo. He was awarded the Padma Shri ...

Bahauddin Dagar Baha'ud'din Mohiuddin Dagar (born 1970) is the rudra veena player and son of famous north Indian musician Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He plays rudra veena with the ''dagarbani'' style. He represents the 20th generation of Dagar lineage, referring to N ...

, Asit Kumar Banerjee,

Uday Bhawalkar Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is an Indian classical vocalist. He is an exponent of the dhrupad genre. Early years Uday Bhawalkar was born on 5 February 1966 in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, the youngest of three siblings. He began training in classical mu ...

, and the

Gundecha Brothers The Gundecha Brothers are Indian classical singers of the dhrupad genre of the Dagar vani. From 1985 to 2019 the duo consisted of brothers Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha and were awarded the Padma Shri for art for 2012. Following the d ...

Family pedagogy

This visualization is based on several historical accounts.

Exponents

15th century

* Swami Haridas Dagar

16th century

* Gadadhar Pandey alias Masnad Ali Khan Dagar * Gyandhar Pandey alias Surgyan Khan Dagar

17th century

* Rahim Baksh Khan Dagar, father and guru of Baba Gopal Das.

18th century

* Baba Gopal Das alias Imam Baksh Khan Dagar (c. 1720 - c. 1800) * Haider Khan Dagar (1750-1830), son and disciple of Baba Gopal Das. *

Behram Khan Dagar Behram may refer to: * A male Persian name meaning the hypostasis of victory * A male Mandaic name, also spelled Bihram * Angel of victory in Zoroastrianism * Atash Behram, a Zoroastrian place of worship People * Bairam Khan (1501–1561), Mughal ...

(1753-1878), son and disciple of Baba Gopal Das. * Addan Khan (c. 1750s - c. 1800s), daughter and disciple of Baba Gopal Das.

19th century

* Mohammed Jan Khan Dagar (1795-1850), son and disciple of Haider Khan Dagar. * Mohammad Ali Khan Dagar (c. 1800 - c. 1870), son and disciple of Haider Khan Dagar. * Akbar Khan, son and disciple of Behram Khan Dagar. * Saddu Khan (1800-1860), son and disciple of Behram Khan Dagar. *

Bande Ali Khan Bande Ali Khan, more commonly known as Ustad Bande Ali Khansaheb or Bande Ali Khan Beenkar, (c. 1830s – 1896) was an Indian classical rudra veena player. Known for being the most historically celebrated exponent of the been, Khan was an anc ...

(1826-1890), learned from maternal uncle Behram Khan Dagar. * Inayat Khan Dagar (1835-1900), son and disciple of Saddu Khan Dagar. * Zakiruddin Khan Dagar (1840-1923), son and disciple of Mohammed Jan Khan Dagar. * Allabande Khan Dagar (1845-1927), son and disciple of Mohammed Ali Khan Dagar. * Haider Khan of Dhar, disciple of Behram Khan Dagar.

20th century

* Riazuddin Khan Dagar (1885-1947), son and disciple of Inayat Khan Dagar. * Ziauddin Khan Dagar (1886-1946), son and disciple of Zakiruddin Khan Dagar. * Nasiruddin Dagar (1895-1936), son and disciple of Allabande Khan Dagar. * Rahimuddin Dagar (1900-1975), son and disciple of Allabande Khan Dagar. * Imamuddin Dagar (1903-1966), son and disciple of Allabande Khan Dagar. * Hussainuddin Dagar (1906-1963), son and disciple of Allabande Khan Dagar. * Nasir Moinuddin Dagar (1921-1967), son and disciple of Nasiruddin Dagar. With brother Aminuddin, known as Senior Dagar Brothers. * Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (1923-2000), son and disciple of Nasiruddin Dagar. With brother Moinuddin, known as Senior Dagar Brothers. *

(1927-2011), son and disciple of Rahimuddin Dagar. *

(1929-1990), son and disciple of Ziauddin Dagar. * Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar (1932-1994), son and disciple of Nasiruddin Dagar. With brother Faiyazuddin, known as

. * Zia Fariuddin Dagar (1932-2013), son and disciple of Ziauddin Dagar. * Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar (1934-1989), son and disciple of Nasiruddin Dagar. With brother Zahiruddin, known as

. * Chandrashekar Naringrekar (1936-2004), disciple of Zia Mohiduddin Dagar. * Asit Kumar Banerjee (b. 19370, disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. *

(1939-2017), son and disciple of Hussainuddin Dagar. *

Shantha Benegal Shantha may refer to *Shanta, a sister of the Hindu god Rama *Shanta (given name), an Indian feminine given name *Shantha Biotechnics, Indian biotechnology company People *Shantha Abeysekara, Sri Lankan politician *Shantha Bandara, Sri Lankan pol ...

(b. 1942), disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. *

Jody Stecher Jonathan Allan "Jody" Stecher (born June 1, 1946) is an American singer and musician. He is best known as a bluegrass and old time musician, playing banjo, mandolin, fiddle and guitar and two of his albums with Kate Brislin have been finali ...

(b. 1946), disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. * Pushpraj Koshti (b. 1951), disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. *

(b. 1953), disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Zia Fariduddin Dagar. * Umakant Gundecha (b. 1959), disciple of Zia Fariduddin Dagar. * Ramakant Gundecha (1962-2019), disciple of Zia Fariduddin Dagar. *

(b. 1966), disciple of Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. * F. Wasifuddin Dagar (b. 1968), son and disciple of Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar. *

Mohi Bahauddin Dagar Mohi may refer to: * Muhi or Mohi, a village in eastern Hungary * Battle of Mohi, a 1241 battle between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, named for the village it took place near * ''Medal of Honor: Infiltrator'', a 2003 game for the ...

(b. 1970), son and disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. * Sayeed Nafeesuddin Dagar (b. 1975), son and disciple of H. Sayeeduddin Dagar. * Sayeed Aneesuddin Dagar (b. 1976), son and disciple of H. Sayeeduddin Dagar.

21st century

* Pelva Naik (b. 1986), disciple of Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Mohi Bahauddin Dagar. *

Anant Gundecha Anant or Ananta may refer to: Hinduism *Ananta (infinite) (), an epithet of Vishnu, with meanings in other Indic religions *Ananta Shesha, the serpent that circles the world Places * Ananta (Arequipa), a mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru * A ...

(b. 1996), son and disciple of Ramakant Gundecha.

References

{{Reflist * Vocal gharanas