Dilli Gharana

A 1200-year old musical tradition and the oldest of the gharanas in India, the Dilli (Delhi) Gharana is in the present times, a one-of-its kind institution that works solely towards promoting Indian Classical Music amongst the youth. From organising festivals and creating music-based Dastangoi productions to recording & archiving and providing Guru-Shishya parampara based high quality education the gharana continually involves itself in finding ways of showcasing the rich repertoire of Shastriya Sangeet; a repertoire which includes not only classical compositions, but also various semi-classical, sufi and folk genres of thumri, dadra, ghazal, naqsh gul, qalbana, qaul, qawwali, sehre-suhaag, banhda-geet, jhoola-geet, barahmaasa, hawa-baseet and such. The Dilli Gharana currently runs under its wings three organisations –  An NGO by the name of Sursagar Society of Delhi Gharana (Founded, 1940) which ideates and organises relevant projects and festivals,  A production house by the name of DG Productions (founded, 2015) for creating artistic content and managing shows and events, and The Ameer Khusro Institute of Music, wherein deserving young talents study classical music under the tutelage of Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, the Khalifa (Doyen) of Dilli Gharana. Furthermore, both senior and junior musicians and scholars from the gharana regularly give performances and workshops across the globe to spread the knowledge of this most beautiful art-form; a style of music which not only provides quality entertainment, but is also a living example of the diverse nature of our nation, and symbolic of its religious and cultural harmony.