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Originally posted by: Barnali

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Originally posted by: mp_142

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I hav some mre articles on him.let me add thm here.

postage stamp of Tansen

Originally posted by: Barnali

I hav some mre articles on him.let me add thm here.

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Originally posted by: mp_142

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Tansen served as the court musician to King Ramachandra of Mewa and then later to Emperor Akbar as one of the Navarathas (nine jewels). Stories and legends about Tansen's musical powers abound, including the ones which say how he was able to create rain by singing rag Megh or light a lamp by singing rag Deepak. He was given the title Mian by emperor akbar and usually Tansen is referred thus.


There is some controversy regarding conversion of Tansen to Islam. Some beleive he was converted to Islam while some others think that out of great respect Akbar had for Tansen, he left him alone.

Tansen's son Bilas Khan, became a famous musician himself and created the Raga Bilaskhani Todi. Saraswati Devi, the daughter became a famous dhrupad singer.

Regarding Tansen there are many controversies. He was certainly addressed as Mian. Tansen was Gwaliar niwasi.Before he came to Akbar Durbar he was in the court of Rewa naresh Ramchandra. Tansen had four sons. Two have Muslim names,like Tantrang Khan and Vilaskhan or Bilaskhan. Other two with Hindu names. Hamirsen and Suratsen

Now during the Vajid ali's time there were many Muslim women like Chrkhawali Bi Rahiman Bai. her younger sister was Suderabai. It is also on record that Akbar gave Kanthabaranvanivilas title to Tansen.

Tansen
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Sons '   ;   ; Shisya '
Tanraskhan Biaskhan Hamirsen Suratsen Miayachand Rangkhan
Bakhtkhan
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' (son)Sohilsen
(Shishya)Basanti
Misrihkhan Dari Lalkhan   ; '
(Shisha) Son in Law (son)Sudhirsen
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(sons)
Khushhalkhan Bisramkhan Rusbainkhan
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(son)Bhupatkhan

Misrikan was born in Dhari cast. (Dhol Bajanewale)

Tansen had no daughter. Many have have attempted to make Misrikhan his son in law and even change his name to Misrisingh. This has no historical proof. Misrikhan was born in Dhari cast and later served in the court of Shuja, Auranjeb's brother.

Vinnie,

A great informative thread.👍🏼

Music for us starts with Tansen doesn't it?? When I was small my mom would tell me about him, how his renditions would light up lamps or bring rain.The impact of Sur. I guess for a little kid that was sufficient. Your articles definitely remind of me those instances and I am sure I'll enjoy reading all the pages.

Thank you🤗

Originally posted by: mp_142

There are many stories told about the power of Tansen's music. It is said that when Tansen sang, birds and animals would gather to hear him.

here's one I read in a book "Some Immortals of Hindustani Music" by sushila mishra. I feel the incident being mentioned by her may b ficticious even though she says she did lot of research into it.

Whn Baiju lft home to find meera Swami Haridas is said to have shed tears of sorrow. Tansen hd heard such high words of praise from their guru abt Baiju tht he yearned to meet his guru-bhai. Tansen ahd already become a favourite court-musician of Raja Ramachandra Badhela of Rewa State to whom tansen confided his wish. With the royal patron's consent,Tansen decided to try a ruse to find the wandering and homeless Baiju. Like the kings of ancient times, he announced a musical Digvijaya in which he challenged all contemporary musicians to come for a musical contest with him. When the challenge reached Baiju's ears, he felt that as a senior disciple of Swami Haridas, he had to vindicate his own reputation. He accepted the challenge and reached the venue which had been grandly decorated for the most widely publicised contest.

Tansen was there in his rich courtly garments, while Baiju arrived in his tattered clothes. The details of the contest between these two masters bring to mind many of the clourful Ragmala paintings. As Tansen commenced his masterly unfolding of Ragini Todi (perhaps his own creation Miyan-ki-Todi), the deer from the neighbouring forests came leaping and stood listening entranced. Tansen put a costly necklace around the neck of one of them. As soon as he stopped singing, the entire herd rushed back into the woods. Now it was for Baiju to meet the challenge of attracting the deer back into the palace and retrieving Tansen's costly necklace.

Baiju is believed to have accomplished this amazing feat through his rendering of Raja Mrgaranjini which could mean "a raga that could hypnotize mrga or deer," or a gaga named after Rani Mriganayani.

Now it was Baiju's turn to challenge Tansen. According to lengends he sung Raga Malkauns so powerfully that a stone slab in front melted and then he inserted his precious Tanpura into the wax-like liquid which solidified as soon as he stopped singing. Tansen had to melt the stone through some appropriate and potent raga and retrieve Baiju's precious Tanpura intact. Tansen needed no more proofs to identify the great Baiju about whom he had heard such high praise from their saintly guru Swami Haridas. Tansen touched the feet of his senior "guru-bhai" and the two great musicians embraced each other with tears of love in their eyes.

Originally posted by: charades

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Now on serious note: You are right Hindustani Classical Music Discussion without Tansen🤢

Sohabat ka asar hai VJ