Lucknow gharana

The Lucknow Gharānā, also known as "Purab Gharâna" for tabla, is a discipleship tradition ("gharana") with a tabla legacy and Kathak legacy. These two traditions are known for being one of the six major gharanas of tabla and three gharanas of kathak.

Kathak

 * Durga Prasad Mishra (c. 1800–1880), father and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
 * Thakur Prasad Misha (c. 1800–1880), uncle and guru of Bindadin Maharaj and Kalka Prasad Mishra.
 * Bindadin Maharaj (1830-1918), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
 * Kalka Prasad Mishra (1842-1913), co-founder of the gharana. Disciple of father, Durga Prasad Mishra, and uncle, Thakur Prasad Mishra.
 * Acchan Maharaj (1883-1960), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
 * Lacchu Maharaj (1901-1978), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
 * Shambhu Maharaj (1910-1970), son and disciple of father Kalka Prasad Mishra.
 * Birju Maharaj (1938-2022), foremost kathak performer of the 20th Century. Son and disciple of Acchan Maharaj. Also learned from uncles Lacchu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj.

Tabla

 * Miyan Bakshu
 * Abid Hussain khan
 * Wajid Hussain Khan
 * Afaq Hussain Khan
 * Ilmas Hussain Khan
 * Santosh Krishna Biswas
 * Kanai Dutta Disciple of Hemant Bhattacharya who is the disciple of Pt. Manmanath Ganguly who is the disciple of Khalifa Ustad Abid Hussain Khan of Lucknow Gharana.
 * Swapan Chaudhuri (b. 1945), disciple of Santosh Krishna Biswas.
 * S. R. Chishti (b. 1965), disciple of Afaq Hussain Khan.
 * Ustad Julfikar Hussain disciple of Khalifa Ustad Afaq Hussain khan.
 * Pandit Swaraj Bhattacharya
 * Pandit Ashok Maitra
 * Sri Ujjal Roy
 * Sri Shubhrangshu Das
 * Ustad Julfikar Hussain disciple of Khalifa Ustad Afaq Hussain khan.
 * Pandit Swaraj Bhattacharya
 * Pandit Ashok Maitra
 * Sri Ujjal Roy
 * Sri Shubhrangshu Das