Lucknow gharānā (tabla)

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Lucknow gharānā is one of the six main gharānās in tabla. It branched out of Delhi gharānā when two brothers Modu and Baksu Khan moved to Lucknow. They collaborated with Kathak dancers of Lucknow to create a unique style of compositions. Gat and paran are two types of compositions that are very common in Lucknow gharānā. Banares and Farukhabad gharānās branched from Lucknow.

Some of the prominent names in this gharānā include Hiru Ganguly, Santosh Kishan Biswas, Swapan Chaudhuri and Afaq Hussain.