Gharanas
| Gharana | Founders |
| Agra | Ustad Gagghe Khuda Bakhsh |
| Ajrara (tabla) | Kallu and Miru |
| Bangash | Ustad Ghulam Ali Bangash |
| Benaras | Pt.Gopal Mishra |
| Benares (tabla) | Ram Sahai |
| Bhendi Bazaar | Ustad Chajju Khan |
| Dagar Vani (dhrupad) | Baba Gopal Das Pandey |
| Darbhanga (dhrupad) | |
| Delhi | Amir Khusro |
| Delhi (tabla) | Siddhar Khan |
| Farukhabad (tabla) | Vilayet Ali |
| Ghulam Ali (Sarod) | Ustad Ghulam Ali Bangash |
| Gwalior | Ustads Hassu Khan, Haddu Khan and Nathu Khan |
| Gwalior (instrumental) | |
| Haveli (dhrupad) | |
| Imdadkhani (instrumental) | Ustad Imdad Khan |
| Indore | Ustad Amir Khan |
| Jaipur-Atrauli | Ustad Alladiya Khan |
| Jaipur-Mewati | Gagge Nazar Khan |
| Kirana | Ustad Abdul Karim Khan |
| Khandar Vani (dhrupad) | |
| Lucknow (tabla) | Mian and Modhu Bakshu |
| Maihar (instrumental) | Baba Allaudin Khan |
| Moradabad (instrumental) | |
| Patiala | Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Ali Bakhsh |
| Punjab (tabla) | Lala Bhavanidas, Kader Baksh I, Saddu Hussain Baksh |
| Qawwaal Bachche | Amir Khusro |
| Ramdasi | Baba Ramdas Bairagi |
| Rampur-Seheswan | Ustad Inayat Khan |
| Seniya Shahjehanpur (Sarod) | Ustad Ghulam Ali Bangash, Ustad Murad Ali |
| Shamchaurasi | |
| Talwandi |
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