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3 unusual facts about Bishnupur Gharana


Bishnupur Gharana

The Bishnupur Gharana (alternatively spelt Vishnupur Gharana) (pronounced as /biʃ.nu.pur gʱɔ.ra.na/) is a form of singing that follows the Dhrupad tradition of Hindustani music, one of the two forms of Indian classical music.

The Dhrupad style of Bishnupur had a good deal of influence on many of the songs composed by Tagore.

Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande first came across the Ustads of Bishnupur in a conference in Benaras around 1921/22 and this conference was attended by Radhika Prasad Goswami, Gopeswar Bandyopadhyay and Satyakinkar Bandyopadhyay.


Gopeshwar Banerjee

Gopeshwar Banerjee or Gopeshwar Bandopadhyay (1880-1963) was an Indian classical singer and musicologist, belonging to Bishnupur gharana of Hindustani music, which originated in Bishnupur in West Bengal.


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