The Dagar gharana (or Dagar vani) is a tradition of the classical dhrupad genre of

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sit ...

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 gharana 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 Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (14 March 1929 – 28 September 1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, was a North Indian (Hindustani) classical musician, one of the 19th generation of Dagar family dhrupad musicians. He was largely responsible for the re ...

to the rudra vina, 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 at Indore, India – 28 December 2000 Kolkata, India), of Dagar Gharana of Dhrupad singing 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 kn ...

, 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 classic ...

, 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,

Pushparaj Koshti Pandit Pushparaj Koshti is an eminent exponent of the surbahar and sitar and one of the senior lineage holders in the Dagar dhrupad tradition. Shri Pushpraj Koshti received his initial training in the Surbahar from his father late Shri. Ramlal K ...

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 ...

Asit Kumar Banerjee Asit Kumar Banerjee is one of the few remaining rudra veena players in India. He is the disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, and can play both Sitar and rudra veena. He was the head of the Department of Instrumental Music in The Anand Foundation, Punja ...

Uday Bhawalkar Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is an Indian classical vocalist. He is an exponent of the dhrupad genre. Early years Uday Bhawalkar was born in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, the youngest of three siblings. He began training in classical music from his elder ...

, 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 dea ...

Family pedagogy

This visualization is based on several historical accounts.

Exponents

15th Century

* Swami Haridas Dagar (1480-1573), guru of

Miyan Tansen Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pr ...

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 (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. *

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(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. *

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, 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 The Dagar Brothers are one of two generations of singers of the Indian classical music vocal genre dhrupad: * Senior Dagar Brothers, Nasir Moinuddin Dagar (1919-1966) and Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (1923-2000) * Younger Dagar Brothers The Junior Dag ...

. * Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (1923-2000), son and disciple of Nasiruddin Dagar. With brother Moinuddin, known as

. *

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 kn ...

(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

. *

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(1936-2004), disciple of Zia Mohiduddin Dagar. *

(b. 19370, disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. *

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

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

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(b. 1946), disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. * Pushpraj Koshti (b. 1951), disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. * Ritwik Sanyal (b. 1953), disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Zia Fariduddin Dagar. * Umakant Gundecha (b. 1959), disciple of Zia Fariduddin Dagar. *

Ramakant Gundecha 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 ...

(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. *

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(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. *

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

References

{{Reflist Vocal gharanas *