--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/mr-int/gharana/mewati-gharana' title: 'मेवाती घराणे' author: name: Anonymous updated: '2026-11-05T00:19:30+00:00' type: website summary: "मेवाती घराणे ही हिंदुस्थानी शास्त्रीय गायनातील ख्याल परंपरा असून तिची मुळे महाराजा शिवाजीराव होळकर यांच्या काळातील इंदूरमध्ये आहेत. संस्थापक कुटुंब ज्या मेवात प्रदेशातून इंदूरला आले, त्यावरून हे नाव पडले. कौटुंबिक संग्रह आणि द नॅशनल दोन बंधूंना संस्थापक मानतात: गायक घग्गे नजीर खान आणि रुद्र वीणावादक वहीद खान; कुटुंबाच्या सांगण्यानुसार वहीद खान थोरले होते. द वायर आणि कल्चरल इंडिया फक्त घग्गे नजीर खान यांना श्रेय देतात.कौटुंबिक संग्रहानुसार हे बंधू इमाम खान यांचे पुत्र होते; इमाम खान आपले बंधू वजीर खान यांच्यासह ध्रुपद गात. घग्गे नजीर खान यांनी कव्वाल बच्चों घराण्याचे वारिस अली खान यांच्याकडे तालीम घेतली, जोधपूर दरबारात आणि नंतर ग्वाल्हेरच्या शिंदे दरबारात गायन केले, आणि भोपाळमध्ये त्यांचे निधन झाले. वहीद खान बीनकार बंदे अली खान यांचे पहिले गंडाबंध शिष्य झाले, म्हणजे औपचारिक शिष्यत्वाचा धागा बांधण्याच्या विधीने त्यांच्याशी जोडले गेले. इंदूरच्या होळकर दरबारात त्यांना ‘वीणा विनोद’ ही उपाधी मिळाली. संग्रहातील नोंदीनुसार बंदे अली खान वहीद खान यांच्या वादनाला “तैयारी की बीन”, म्हणजे तानांची बीन, म्हणत, आणि संग्रह घराण्याच्या मेरुखंड तानांचा उगम याच वादनात शोधतो.द नॅशनलच्या मते “भजन आणि सूफी भाव” हीच मेवाती ख्यालाची वेगळी ओळख आहे. ओपन मासिक ज्यांना घराण्याचे सर्वांत प्रमुख कलाकार म्हणते, त्या जसराज यांनी, द वायरनुसार, आध्यात्मिक आणि भक्तिपर छटा हे या घराण्याचे मूळ वैशिष्ट्य असल्याचे सांगितले. ओपन मींडला, म्हणजे स्वरांमधील घसीटला, मेवाती नादाची ओळख बनवण्याचे श्रेय जसराज यांना देते. त्यांनी पुष्टिमार्ग परंपरेतील कृष्णकेंद्री मंदिरसंगीत, म्हणजे हवेली संगीत, याचे संशोधन करून त्याला लोकप्रियता मिळवून दिली. त्यांनी जसरंगी जुगलबंदीची रचनाही केली; मूर्च्छना पद्धतीचा आधार घेत यात एक गायक आणि एक गायिका एकाच वेळी वेगवेगळे राग गातात.कुटुंबाच्या सांगण्यानुसार घग्गे नजीर खान यांनी नत्थूलाल आणि चिमनलाल यांना शिकवले, आणि नत्थूलाल यांनी आपल्या भावाचे किंवा बहिणीचे पुत्र मोतीराम यांना तालीम दिली; मोतीराम हे जसराज यांचे वडील आणि पहिले गुरू. जसराज चार वर्षांचे असताना मोतीराम यांचे निधन झाले, आणि जसराज यांचे थोरले बंधू मणिराम त्यांचे गायनगुरू झाले. नंतर जसराज संस्थापक कुटुंबातील गुलाम कादिर खान यांच्याकडे, आणि साणंदचे मेवाती गायक जयवंत सिंह वाघेला यांच्याकडे शिकले; वाघेला जसराज यांच्या कुटुंबाचे आश्रयदाते आणि त्यांचे आध्यात्मिक मार्गदर्शक होते. राजन पर्रीकर जयवंती तोडी या रागाचे श्रेय वाघेला यांना देतात. वहीद खान यांचे पुत्र आणि नातू यांनी वादनाची परंपरा चालू ठेवली, आणि सितारवादक रईस खान (१९३९ ते २०१७) याच परंपरेचे होते. वहीद खान यांचे पुत्र लतीफ खान यांचे नातू सिराज खान हे आज या परंपरेचे धुरीण असल्याचे कुटुंब सांगते.प्रमुख कलाकारघग्गे नजीर खान, प्रत्येक वृत्तांतात संस्थापक म्हणून नाव असलेले गायक, जोधपूर आणि ग्वाल्हेर दरबारांतील गायकवहीद खान, इंदूर दरबारातील रुद्र वीणावादक, कौटुंबिक संग्रह आणि द नॅशनलनुसार सहसंस्थापकमोतीराम, गायक, जसराज यांचे वडील आणि पहिले गुरूमणिराम, गायक, जसराज यांचे थोरले बंधू आणि वडिलांच्या निधनानंतर त्यांचे गुरूजयवंत सिंह वाघेला, साणंदचे मेवाती गायक, राजन पर्रीकर यांच्या मते जयवंती तोडीचे रचनाकारजसराज, गायक आणि घराण्याचे सर्वांत प्रमुख कलाकार, हवेली संगीत लोकप्रिय करणारे आणि जसरंगी जुगलबंदीचे जनकरईस खान, वादन परंपरेतील सितारवादक, १९३९ ते २०१७संदर्भMewati Gharana family archive, About Mewati Gharana आणि Description of Family Tree (2019)Irfan Zuberi, जसराज यांचा मृत्युलेख, The Wire (2020)V Shoba, Everyone's Musician, Open magazine (2020)Afshan Ahmed, जसराज यांचा परिचय, The National (2013)Minna Zutshi, Sangeet Samrat, The Tribune (2006)Rajan P. Parrikar, The Empire of Todi" tags: - 'Gwalior Gharana' 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 --- # मेवाती घराणे मेवाती घराना Vocal Gharana Indore Early 19th century Founded By घग्गे नजीर खान **मेवाती घराणे** ही हिंदुस्थानी शास्त्रीय गायनातील [ख्याल](/mr-int/vocal/hindustani-classical/khayal) परंपरा असून तिची मुळे महाराजा शिवाजीराव होळकर यांच्या काळातील इंदूरमध्ये आहेत. संस्थापक कुटुंब ज्या मेवात प्रदेशातून इंदूरला आले, त्यावरून हे नाव पडले. कौटुंबिक संग्रह आणि द नॅशनल दोन बंधूंना संस्थापक मानतात: गायक घग्गे नजीर खान आणि रुद्र वीणावादक वहीद खान; कुटुंबाच्या सांगण्यानुसार वहीद खान थोरले होते. द वायर आणि कल्चरल इंडिया फक्त घग्गे नजीर खान यांना श्रेय देतात. कौटुंबिक संग्रहानुसार हे बंधू इमाम खान यांचे पुत्र होते; इमाम खान आपले बंधू वजीर खान यांच्यासह **ध्रुपद** गात. घग्गे नजीर खान यांनी **कव्वाल बच्चों** घराण्याचे वारिस अली खान यांच्याकडे तालीम घेतली, जोधपूर दरबारात आणि नंतर ग्वाल्हेरच्या शिंदे दरबारात गायन केले, आणि भोपाळमध्ये त्यांचे निधन झाले. वहीद खान बीनकार बंदे अली खान यांचे पहिले गंडाबंध शिष्य झाले, म्हणजे औपचारिक शिष्यत्वाचा धागा बांधण्याच्या विधीने त्यांच्याशी जोडले गेले. इंदूरच्या होळकर दरबारात त्यांना ‘वीणा विनोद’ ही उपाधी मिळाली. संग्रहातील नोंदीनुसार बंदे अली खान वहीद खान यांच्या वादनाला “तैयारी की बीन”, म्हणजे तानांची बीन, म्हणत, आणि संग्रह घराण्याच्या **मेरुखंड** तानांचा उगम याच वादनात शोधतो. द नॅशनलच्या मते “भजन आणि सूफी भाव” हीच मेवाती ख्यालाची वेगळी ओळख आहे. ओपन मासिक ज्यांना घराण्याचे सर्वांत प्रमुख कलाकार म्हणते, त्या जसराज यांनी, द वायरनुसार, आध्यात्मिक आणि भक्तिपर छटा हे या घराण्याचे मूळ वैशिष्ट्य असल्याचे सांगितले. ओपन **मींड**ला, म्हणजे स्वरांमधील घसीटला, मेवाती नादाची ओळख बनवण्याचे श्रेय जसराज यांना देते. त्यांनी पुष्टिमार्ग परंपरेतील कृष्णकेंद्री मंदिरसंगीत, म्हणजे [हवेली संगीत](/mr-int/vocal/hindustani-classical/haveli-sangeet), याचे संशोधन करून त्याला लोकप्रियता मिळवून दिली. त्यांनी **जसरंगी जुगलबंदी**ची रचनाही केली; मूर्च्छना पद्धतीचा आधार घेत यात एक गायक आणि एक गायिका एकाच वेळी वेगवेगळे राग गातात. कुटुंबाच्या सांगण्यानुसार घग्गे नजीर खान यांनी नत्थूलाल आणि चिमनलाल यांना शिकवले, आणि नत्थूलाल यांनी आपल्या भावाचे किंवा बहिणीचे पुत्र मोतीराम यांना तालीम दिली; मोतीराम हे जसराज यांचे वडील आणि पहिले गुरू. जसराज चार वर्षांचे असताना मोतीराम यांचे निधन झाले, आणि जसराज यांचे थोरले बंधू मणिराम त्यांचे गायनगुरू झाले. नंतर जसराज संस्थापक कुटुंबातील गुलाम कादिर खान यांच्याकडे, आणि साणंदचे मेवाती गायक जयवंत सिंह वाघेला यांच्याकडे शिकले; वाघेला जसराज यांच्या कुटुंबाचे आश्रयदाते आणि त्यांचे आध्यात्मिक मार्गदर्शक होते. राजन पर्रीकर **जयवंती तोडी** या रागाचे श्रेय वाघेला यांना देतात. वहीद खान यांचे पुत्र आणि नातू यांनी वादनाची परंपरा चालू ठेवली, आणि सितारवादक रईस खान (१९३९ ते २०१७) याच परंपरेचे होते. वहीद खान यांचे पुत्र लतीफ खान यांचे नातू सिराज खान हे आज या परंपरेचे धुरीण असल्याचे कुटुंब सांगते. ### प्रमुख कलाकार - घग्गे नजीर खान, प्रत्येक वृत्तांतात संस्थापक म्हणून नाव असलेले गायक, जोधपूर आणि ग्वाल्हेर दरबारांतील गायक - वहीद खान, इंदूर दरबारातील रुद्र वीणावादक, कौटुंबिक संग्रह आणि द नॅशनलनुसार सहसंस्थापक - मोतीराम, गायक, जसराज यांचे वडील आणि पहिले गुरू - मणिराम, गायक, जसराज यांचे थोरले बंधू आणि वडिलांच्या निधनानंतर त्यांचे गुरू - जयवंत सिंह वाघेला, साणंदचे मेवाती गायक, राजन पर्रीकर यांच्या मते जयवंती तोडीचे रचनाकार - जसराज, गायक आणि घराण्याचे सर्वांत प्रमुख कलाकार, हवेली संगीत लोकप्रिय करणारे आणि जसरंगी जुगलबंदीचे जनक - रईस खान, वादन परंपरेतील सितारवादक, १९३९ ते २०१७ ### संदर्भ - Mewati Gharana family archive, About Mewati Gharana आणि Description of Family Tree (2019) - Irfan Zuberi, जसराज यांचा मृत्युलेख, The Wire (2020) - V Shoba, Everyone's Musician, Open magazine (2020) - Afshan Ahmed, जसराज यांचा परिचय, The National (2013) - Minna Zutshi, Sangeet Samrat, The Tribune (2006) - Rajan P. Parrikar, The Empire of Todi [Sign in to follow](/mr-int/user/login?flag_anon=follow_term-342&destination=/mr-int/markdownify/taxonomy/term/342) [ शेअर करा ](/mr-int/share/term/342) ### महत्त्वाची माहिती प्रकार Vocal Gharana उगम Indore Era Early 19th century ## Origins & History By the family's account, the founders were sons of Imam Khan, who sang dhrupad with his brother Wazir Khan, and the family moved from the Mewat region to Indore in Malwa. Ghagge Nazir Khan trained under Waris Ali Khan of the [Qawwal Bacchon gharana](/mr-int/gharana/qawwal-bacchon-gharana) and sang at the Jodhpur court, then the Scindia court in Gwalior, and died in Bhopal. He adopted and trained his younger brother Munavvar Khan. **Wahid Khan** became the first gandabandh disciple of the been player Bande Ali Khan, tied to him by the thread rite of formal discipleship. At the court of Maharaja Shivaji Rao Holkar in Indore he received the title Veena Vinod. The family records Bande Ali Khan calling Wahid Khan's playing the taiyyari ki been, the been of taans, and traces the gharana's merukhand taans to it. The vocal line passed from Ghagge Nazir Khan to his pupils Natthulal and Chimanlal, and Natthulal trained his nephew Motiram. Motiram's son **Jasraj**, trained after his father's early death by his elder brother Maniram, became the gharana's most prominent singer. Irfan Zuberi, writing after Jasraj's death, names Ghagge Nazir Khan of Jodhpur as the gharana's fountainhead. > "It is distinct from other variants of the genre in its bhajan (devotional songs) and Sufi feel." > > — Afshan Ahmed > > Profile of Jasraj, The National (Abu Dhabi), 15 December 2013 ## ऐतिहासिक कालरेषा 19th century ### From Mewat to Indore By the family's account, the founders' family leaves the Mewat region for Indore in Malwa, where Wahid Khan later serves the Holkar court. 1939 ### Rais Khan is born The sitarist Rais Khan is born in Indore into the Mewati gharana's instrumental line, which descends from Wahid Khan. 1990s ### Jasrangi first staged Jasraj's Jasrangi jugalbandi, in which a male and a female singer sing different ragas at once, is first staged in Pune. 2017 ### Death of Rais Khan Rais Khan dies in Karachi on 6 May 2017, aged 77, after a career on the sitar in the Mewati instrumental line. ## Lineage & Legacy The guru-shishya tradition passed down through generations The Mewati line split early into a vocal and an instrumental strand. The vocal line ran from Ghagge Nazir Khan through Natthulal to Motiram and his sons, of whom **Jasraj** carried it furthest. Wahid Khan's sons and grandsons kept the instrumental line, on rudra veena and later sitar. At the Sanand court, Jaiwant Singh Waghela and Ghulam Qadir Khan of the founding family both taught Jasraj. ### The founding brothers #### Ghagge Nazir Khan Singer, named as founder in every account Trained under Waris Ali Khan of the Qawwal Bacchon gharana and sang at the Jodhpur and Gwalior courts. He taught Natthulal and Chimanlal and his younger brother Munavvar Khan. #### Wahid Khan Rudra veena player Named as co-founder in the family's account, which makes him the elder brother. A disciple of Bande Ali Khan, he received the title Veena Vinod at the Holkar court in Indore. #### Munavvar Khan Singer Younger brother of the founders, adopted and trained by Ghagge Nazir Khan. He later served the court of Sanand, where the family's teaching continued. Guru-Shishya Tradition ### Ghagge Nazir Khan's pupils #### Natthulal Singer A vocal pupil of Ghagge Nazir Khan, with Chimanlal. He trained his nephew Motiram, who carried the vocal line to Jasraj's generation. Guru-Shishya Tradition ### Jasraj's teachers #### Motiram Singer A Mewati vocalist, father and first teacher of Jasraj. He died when Jasraj was four, shortly before he was to become a court musician in Hyderabad. #### Maniram Singer Jasraj's elder brother, who became his vocal guru after their father's death. Jasraj first accompanied him on tabla before turning to singing. #### Jaiwant Singh Waghela Singer and patron of Sanand A Mewati vocalist of Sanand and a patron of Jasraj's family, who guided Jasraj as teacher and spiritual guide. Rajan Parrikar credits him with conceiving the raga Jaiwanti Todi. #### Ghulam Qadir Khan Singer of the founding family A vocalist of the founding family at the Sanand court, with whom Jasraj also studied, linking the Jasraj line back to the brothers' family. Guru-Shishya Tradition ### Jasraj and his disciples #### Jasraj Died 2020 Singer The gharana's most prominent exponent. He researched and popularised haveli sangeet, devised the Jasrangi jugalbandi and made meend, the glide between notes, central to the Mewati sound. #### Sanjeev Abhyankar Singer A vocalist of the Mewati gharana, listed in the family's account among Jasraj's disciples. #### Kala Ramnath Violinist A violinist who names Jasraj as her guru. The family's account lists her among his disciples, with Sanjeev Abhyankar. Guru-Shishya Tradition ### The instrumental line #### Rais Khan 1939-2017 Sitar player Born in Indore, he belonged to the Mewati gharana's instrumental line, which the family counts in its fourth generation. He died in Karachi on 6 May 2017. #### Siraj Khan Sitar player Grandson of Wahid Khan's son Latif Khan, named by the family as the present torch bearer of the instrumental line. The gharana system is rooted in the guru-shishya (teacher-disciple) tradition, where musical knowledge and style are passed down through direct apprenticeship over three or more generations. ## Key exponents - Ghagge Nazir Khan, singer named as founder in every account - Wahid Khan, rudra veena player at the Indore court, co-founder in the family's account - Motiram, singer, father and first teacher of Jasraj - Maniram, singer, Jasraj's elder brother and guru - Jaiwant Singh Waghela, Mewati singer of Sanand - Jasraj, singer and the gharana's most prominent exponent, died 2020 - Rais Khan, sitar player of the instrumental line, 1939-2017 ## सांगीतिक वैशिष्ट्ये Distinctive style, techniques, and aesthetic philosophy ### Overall Style Mewati khayal is set apart by a devotional feel. Afshan Ahmed hears a bhajan and Sufi quality in it, and Jasraj described spiritual and devotional overtones as the gharana's core. Jasraj also made **meend**, the glide between notes, the heart of its melody, with bhava, feeling, as its watermark, as V Shoba writes. The family traces the gharana's **merukhand** taans, built from permutations of a few notes, to Wahid Khan's been. #### A devotional feel The Mewati style is distinguished by a bhajan and Sufi feel, and Jasraj named spiritual and devotional overtones as its core. #### Meend at the heart Jasraj redefined the Mewati sound around meend, the glide between notes, with bhava as its watermark and close respect for diction. #### Merukhand taans By the family's account, Wahid Khan's been playing, which Bande Ali Khan called the been of taans, gave the gharana its merukhand and other kinds of taan. #### Temple music Jasraj researched and popularised haveli sangeet, the Krishna-centred raga sewa of the Pushtimarg sect, and composed bandishes in it. ## Signature Repertoire Khayal is the core, sung with a devotional leaning. Jasraj brought [haveli sangeet](/mr-int/vocal/hindustani-classical/haveli-sangeet), the temple music of the Pushtimarg tradition, into the concert repertoire. He also devised the **Jasrangi jugalbandi**, in which a male and a female singer sing different ragas at once, drawing on the moorchana system. Rajan Parrikar credits Jaiwant Singh Waghela with the raga Jaiwanti Todi. ## Compare with Similar Gharanas Understand how मेवाती घराणे differs from other traditions Select a Gharana to Compare: ग्वाल्हेर घराणे | | मेवाती घराणे (Current) | ग्वाल्हेर घराणे (Comparing) | |---|---|---| | प्रकार | Vocal | Vocal | | उगम | Indore | Gwalior | | Era | Early 19th century | Late 18th century | | Style | Mewati khayal is set apart by a devotional feel. Afshan Ahmed hears a bhajan and Sufi quality in it, and Jasraj described spiritual and devotional overtones as the gharana's core. Jasraj also made meend, the glide between notes, the heart of its melody, with bhava, feeling, as its watermark, as V Shoba writes. The family traces the gharana's merukhand taans, built from permutations of a few notes, to Wahid Khan's been. | A Gwalior performance follows its composition. The singer sets out the bandish, the composed song, in its two parts, sthayi and antara, and builds the raga from that structure with the words kept in order. The alap, the unmetred opening, stays short, and the voice is open and full. The method as a whole goes by the name ashtang gayaki, singing built on eight elements. | [View ग्वाल्हेर घराणे Details ](/mr-int/gharana/gwalior-gharana) ## Influence & Legacy Jasraj took the Mewati style to wide audiences for almost seven decades, and the family itself calls him the torch bearer of its vocal tradition. His disciples carried it on, among them the singer Sanjeev Abhyankar and the violinist Kala Ramnath. In the instrumental line, Rais Khan, born in Indore, died in Karachi in 2017. In the family's account, Siraj Khan, grandson of Latif Khan, now leads that line. ## वारंवार विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न What is the Mewati gharana? The Mewati gharana is a [khayal](/mr-int/vocal/hindustani-classical/khayal) tradition of Hindustani classical vocal music, rooted in Indore and named after Mewat, the region its founding family left. It is known for a devotional, bhajan and Sufi feel, and through Jasraj for meend at the heart of its melody. Who founded the Mewati gharana? Ghagge Nazir Khan is named as founder in every account. The family's own account and Afshan Ahmed name him with his brother Wahid Khan, a rudra veena player at the Holkar court in Indore, as joint founders. Irfan Zuberi names Ghagge Nazir Khan alone as the gharana's fountainhead. Which musicians belong to the Mewati gharana today? Jasraj's disciples carry the vocal line, among them the singer Sanjeev Abhyankar and the violinist Kala Ramnath; Jasraj himself died in 2020. In the instrumental line, the family names Siraj Khan, grandson of Wahid Khan's son Latif Khan, as its present torch bearer. How does the Mewati gharana differ from the Gwalior gharana? Mewati khayal is marked by a devotional, bhajan and Sufi feel and, since Jasraj, by meend at the heart of its melody, while [Gwalior](/mr-int/gharana/gwalior-gharana) khayal is led by the bandish, with a short alap and an open voice. Ghagge Nazir Khan himself sang at the Scindia court in Gwalior. Is the name Mewati from Mewat or Mewar? The name comes from Mewat. By the family's account, the founders' family moved from the Mewat region to Indore in Malwa, and Jasraj described the gharana as having its origins in Mewat, which he placed in Rajasthan. Is the Mewati gharana known for bhajans? The Mewati gharana is a khayal tradition with a devotional leaning. Its singing has a bhajan and Sufi feel, and Jasraj brought haveli sangeet, Krishna-centred temple music, into its repertoire. What is the link between Jasraj and the Mewati gharana? Jasraj was the Mewati gharana's most prominent exponent. His father Motiram was a Mewati vocalist trained by Natthulal, a pupil of Ghagge Nazir Khan, and after Motiram's death his elder brother Maniram became his guru. He also studied with Jaiwant Singh Waghela and Ghulam Qadir Khan at Sanand. Does the Mewati gharana have dhrupad roots? Yes, by the family's account. The founders' father, Imam Khan, and his brother Wazir Khan were dhrupad singers, and Wahid Khan played the rudra veena as a disciple of the been player Bande Ali Khan. Ghagge Nazir Khan then trained in khayal under Waris Ali Khan of the Qawwal Bacchon gharana. Have more questions? Contact our support team and we'll be happy to help!