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VOL. 14 No. 4

Northern Notes: Hindustani Hindi verb ‘thumakna’ which means
DID yoU kNow?
The term ‘thumri’ comes from the
Music Akshat Yadav, VIII D, Suditi Global
to walk with dancing steps.
Academy, Etawah
In the Medieval Period, with the arrival of Islam, music gLORIOUS gHaRanaS
saw Persian influence and developed further with North
Indian music emerging as a separate stream called Classical music is also divided into gharanas, which are
Hindustani music. This separation was due to the fact based on Guru-Shishya tradition. They vary in their
that the Mughals ruled mainly the Northern part of India structure and application of elements like
at that time and thus influenced laya, taan, bol etc.
the local music tradition. gwalior gharana – Pt. V. D. Pulaskar, Late
Musicians and singers in this Omkarnath Thakur
period enjoyed royal patronage agra gharana – Hajji Sujaan, Nisar
from the Mughal rulers. Hussein
Musicians like Amir Khusrau and Kirana gharana – Late Sawai
Tansen enjoyed this patronage. Gandharva, Bhimsen Joshi
Tansen was even part of the Senia gharana – Tansen, Ravi
navratanas in the court of Akbar Shankar Illustration by: Disha
where he developed new ragas. Shobhit Singh rajput, X F, Sunbeam Suncity Dhiman, VI D, D.A.V.
School, Karsana, Varanasi; roza Fatima, XI H, Sir Sr. Sec. School,
The Mughals indeed played a Illustration by: Niharika Saini, Padampat Singhania educational Centre, Kanpur Naraingarh, Ambala
crucial role in the development XC, Green Fields School, Delhi
of Hindustani music.
waaH UStad!
With the coming of the British in the Modern Period, An honorary title is given to musicians
however, there was a decline in the power of the Mughals when they reach a high level in their
and thus also their patronage of artists and musicians. musical careers. Among Hindus, the title is
In the late 19 century, with the coming of Wajid Ali ‘pandit’, while the Muslims are called ‘ustad’.
th
Shah who was a music lover, musicians again gained
prominence in the society. The 20 century finally saw a For example – Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Ravi
th
fortunate revival of Hindustani classical music. Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Illustration by:
Zakhir Hussain etc. Himanshi Dhiman,
Ashutosh Verma, X D, Sunbeam Suncity School, Karsana, Varanasi D.A.V. Sr. Sec. School,
Naraingarh, Ambala
mYRIad mUSIC fORmS BHaktI mOvement
dhrupad – This was the oldest form of classical music
which included devotional songs. Devotional cults associated with Lord Rama
and Lord Krishna became popular. The
Khayal – Dhrupad developed into Khayal which allowed music tradition got enriched with bhakti
the singer to improvise. compositions of saint poets like Kabir and
Tarana – It is sung in fast tempo and solely relies on Tulsidas. Some noted medieval saint poets
rhythm. like Jaideva, Meerabai and Chaitanya Illustration by: Niharika Keshri,
Thumri – Thumri songs consist of romantic devotional Mahaprabhu created a different genre of Green Fields School, Delhi
music altogether.
songs.
ghazal – These are Urdu poetic forms of songs with
rhyming couplets. gHaLIB and gHazaLS
Qawali – It is a form of Sufi devotional music dating back
to 700 years. Great Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib was the court historian
Priyansha Pal, VIII C, Suditi Global Academy, etawah; Khushi rautela, VIII, for the Mughals but to us today he is renowned for his
raksha Anusandhan Vidyalaya, Dehra Dun; Disha Dhiman, VI D, D.A.V. Sr ghazals.
Sec Public School Naraingarh, Ambala Hamko unse wafa ki hai umeed
Illustration by: Dhanvi Reddy, IX A, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Atmakuri Rama Rao
School, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Jo nahi jaante wafa kya hai…

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