--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-the-senia-maihar-gharana' title: 'What is the Senia-Maihar gharana?' author: name: rajeevk url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-int/user/fce96177fd193d3a' date: '2026-10-18T23:29:58+00:00' type: website summary: "The Senia-Maihar gharana is the sarod lineage Allauddin Khan founded at Maihar in the early 20th century, linked to Tansen's line." tags: - 'Instruments & artforms' image: 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' published: true og: site_name: KalaSudha 'image:url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:secure_url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:type': image/svg+xml 'image:alt': KalaSudha --- FAQ · Instruments & artforms # What is the Senia-Maihar gharana? Updated 19 October 2026 The [**Senia-Maihar gharana**](/en-int/gharana/senia-maihar-gharana) is the [sarod](/en-int/instrumental/hindustani-classical/sarod) lineage that Allauddin Khan founded at Maihar, a former princely state, in the early 20th century. Most sources treat it and the Maihar gharana as one school spanning several instruments. "Senia" names the Tansen line, which Allauddin Khan joined as a disciple of Wazir Khan of Rampur. He brought a **dhrupad** approach to the sarod, sitar, violin and bansuri. Among KalaSudha's artists, [Pandit Debasis Chakroborty](/en-int/artist/debasis-chakroborty) plays in the gharana. Was this answer helpful? 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