Baiju Bawra
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'''Baiju Bawra''' (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as '''Bacchu Nath''' or '''Baij Nath''') was a [[dhrupad]] musician and composer from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity.{{cite book |author=Amala Dāśaśarmā |title=Musicians of India: Past and Present : Gharanas of Hindustani Music and Genealogies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKWfAAAAMAAJ |date=1 December 1993 |publisher=Naya Prokash |isbn=978-81-85421-18-6 |page=99}} According to the most popular legends, he lived in the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal period]] during the 15th and 16th centuries. He was one of the court musicians of Raja [[Man Singh Tomar]] of [[Gwalior]]. He was the counterpart of [[Tansen]] in [[Tomaras of Gwalior|Gwalior Kingdom]] and considered as a |
'''Baiju Bawra''' (Lit. "Baiju the Insane", born as '''Bacchu Nath''' or '''Baij Nath''') was a [[dhrupad]] musician and composer from medieval India. Nearly all the information on Baiju Bawra comes from legends, and lacks historical authenticity.{{cite book |author=Amala Dāśaśarmā |title=Musicians of India: Past and Present : Gharanas of Hindustani Music and Genealogies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKWfAAAAMAAJ |date=1 December 1993 |publisher=Naya Prokash |isbn=978-81-85421-18-6 |page=99}} According to the most popular legends, he lived in the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal period]] during the 15th and 16th centuries. He was one of the court musicians of Raja [[Man Singh Tomar]] of [[Gwalior]]. He was the counterpart of [[Tansen]] in [[Tomaras of Gwalior|Gwalior Kingdom]] and considered as a bête noire to him. |
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==Gwalior-Chanderi legend == |
==Gwalior-Chanderi legend == |
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