{"id":51898,"date":"2025-06-26T11:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51898"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:11:23","slug":"tansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tansen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tansen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tansen Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal seeking permission to perform religious and cultural activities at the tomb of Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus and also this premise houses the grave of musical maestro Tansen<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Gwalior.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tansen<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tansen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a prominent Indian <\/span><b>classical music composer, musician and vocalist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, known for a large number of compositions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also an instrumentalist <\/span><b>who popularised<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and improved the plucked <\/span><b>rabab (of Central Asian origin).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He first stayed under the shelter of <\/span><b>Daulat Khan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> son of Sher Shah Suri and then was appointed as the court singer of King <\/span><b>Ramchandra of Bandhavgarh.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was among the <\/span><b>Navaratnas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (nine jewels) at the court of the Mughal Emperor <\/span><b>Jalal ud-din Akbar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Akbar gave<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> him the <\/span><b>title Mian,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an honorific, meaning learned man.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tansen as a historical personality is difficult to extract from the extensive legend that surrounds him.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Cultural contribution of Tansen<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is given credit for introducing some famous ragas viz., <\/span><b>Miyan ki Malhar, Miyan ki Todi and Darbari.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tansen was remembered for his <\/span><b>classical Dhrupad compositions<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/tansens-grave-deserves-to-be-protected-madhya-pradesh-hc-denies-nod-for-religious-cultural-activities-at-gwalior-monument-10086496\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>IE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tansen was a legendary Indian classical musician and composer, renowned for his vocal prowess and numerous musical compositions in the Mughal era. 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