UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2022 · Q7(b) · 15 marks
The various Gharanas of Hindustani classical music were outcomes of patronage by regional princely courts, rather than central imperial ones. Discuss.
- Chapter
- Culture during Mughal Empire
- Topic
- Music
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