• In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a gharānā is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent,                    linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by                adherence to a particular musical style.

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• The word gharana comes from the Hindi word ‘ghar’ which is derived from the Sanskrit word Griha, which means ‘house’.
• It typically refers to the place where the musical ideology originated; for example, some of the gharanas well known for singing khyals are: Agra, Gwalior, Indore, Jaipur-Atrauli, Kirana, and Patiala.
• Four famous kathak gharanas are: Lucknow, Jaipur-Atrauli, Benares and Raigarh.