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Pandit Narayanrao Bodas belonged to which Gharana of Hindustani classical music?

Pandit Narayanrao Bodas belonged to which Gharana of Hindustani classical music? Correct Answer Gwalior Gharana

The correct answer is Gwalior Gharana.

  • Pandit Narayanrao Bodas belonged to Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani classical music.

Key Points

  • Narayanrao Bodas was an Indian classical vocalist from Maharashtra, belonging to the Gwalior Gharana.
    • He was also a leading vocalist of Marathi's stage drama.
    • Narayanrao Bodas was born on 31 January 1933 in Karachi, British India.
    • Bodas retired from the stage in 1993, at the age of 60 after giving a final performance of Sangeet Saubhadra in Goa.
    • At the age of 83, he gave a stirring performance at the Secret Masters Series held at the Ravindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai.

Additional Information

Gharana Details
Kirana Gharana
  • It is the birthplace of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan (1872–1937), who was one of the most important musicians of this Gharana and of Hindustani music in general in the twentieth century.
Banaras Gharana
  • Ram Sahai started the Banaras tabla Gharana 200 years ago, introducing a new technique of using all five digits to produce beats that could accompany different genres of singing and dance.
Rampur Gharana
  • Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana is a Gharana of Hindustani classical music centered in the North-Uttar Pradesh towns of Rampur and Sahaswan.
  • Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan was the founder of this Gharana.
Gwalior Gharana
  • The Gwalior Gharana is one of the oldest Khyal Gharana in Indian classical music.
  • The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar.

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