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Historians say
The concentration of tabla, vocal and Kathak families here is the reason the Banaras gharana exists as a distinct lineage.
Historians say
The historic musicians' quarter of Varanasi and the residential heart of the Banaras gharana. Kishan Maharaj was born here in 1923 into a family of professional musicians.