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GK QUESTION#229

Ali Akbar Khan was associated with which of the following gharanas?

  1. AMaihar gharanaCorrect answer
  2. BAgra gharana
  3. CGwalior gharana
  4. DKirana gharana
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A. Maihar gharana

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Maihar gharana. Ali Akbar Khan (Sarod): Awards - Padma Bhushan (1967), Padma Vibhushan (1989). Exponents of Maihar gharana: Allauddin Khan, Pandit Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee, Nityanand Haldipur. Agra gharana: Founders - Haji Sujan Khan; Ustad Gagghe Khuda Bakhsh. Gwalior Gharana: Founders - Ustad Hassu Khan, Ustad Haddu Khan and Ustad Nathu Khan. Kirana Gharana: Founders - Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan.

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