Today's Fan Art by noted Artist Shri. Sudhir Thakur ••

A beautiful watercolor painting of Eminent Hindustani Classical Vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan Ji by noted artist and his fan Shri. Sudhir Thakur from Ahmedabad
Very expressive and good detailing done by him. 👏🙏

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Vidushi Lakshmibai (Laxmibai) Jadhav was a Baroda-based singer and a near contemporary of Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar. She was under the tutelage of Ustad Haider Khan, who in turn was the brother of Ustad Alladiya Khan the doyen of the enigmatic Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. Lakshmibai was therefore one of the major exponents of the Jaipur style of singing, who later mentored many disciples including Vid. Dhondutai Kulkarni.

Dr. Sudhanshu took to music when he was ten years old with initial inspiration coming from a latent musical environment at home .He was identified as a child prodigy mix-way through his training in fundamentals of classical music including vocal and tabla under late Appasaheb Laxman Sakhalkar. Six years later, he went into the tutelage of Pt.Rambhau K. Bijapure one of the noteworthy harmonium maestros of the time and a great guru under whose able guidance Sudhanshu's musical personality was moulded .

An Archival Photo of Ustad Alladiya Khan (founder of Jaipur Atrauli Gharana) with his two nephews Azmat Hussain Khan (Left) and Nathan Khan (Right).
 

Taal Dadra ••

Dadra Taal is a Six Beats​ Taal which is extremely common in the the lighter forms of music. It is is commonly found in Thumris, Qawwalis, Film songs, Bhajans, Gazals, and Folk Music throughout India.

The name is derived from its association with the Dadra style of singing. This is a semiclassical form that is somewhat similar to thumri. The dadra style of singing in turn, derives its name from the place where it began.