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Option 2 : Mewati

The correct answer is Mewati.

  • Pandit Jasraj was a Mewati gharana-affiliated classical performer from India.
  • Jasraj was a groundbreaking artist whose egalitarian outlook made him famous.
  • People adored his devotional music and he retained popular appeal in a manner where bhava (passion) and devotion were key.
  • He blended Indian devotional music such as haveli sangeet and bhajans (devotional songs/hymns) into a classical environment, making them into serious compositions.
  • Mewati gharana was founded by brothers Utd. Ghagge Nazir Khan and Utd. Wahid Khan of Indore.

  • Gwalior:
    • One of the earliest Khyal Gharana in Indian classical music is that of Gwalior.
    • The Mughal emperor Akbar's (1542–1605) reign marked the beginning of the Gwalior Gharana's ascent.
    • The most well-known vocalist at the court, Miyan Tansen, was a native of Gwalior.
  • Kirana:
    • One of the Indian traditional khyal gharanas is Kirana, and its primary focus is on note intonation (swara).
  • Agra:
    • Agra gharana is a lineage of Nauhar Bani-related Hindustani classical vocal music. Nauhar Bani has so far been linked to the reign of Delhi's Emperor Allauddin Khilji in the year 1300 AD.
    • Nayak Gopal is the first musician in this style who is known. The Gharana's dominant fashion at the time was "Dhrupad-Dhamar."
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