Ajrara
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Ajrara is a village situated in the Kharkhoda
Mandal of Meerut District
in Uttar Pradesh
, India
. It located at a distance of 7.484 kilometres from its Mandal headquarters at Kharkhoda, and 19.97 kilometres distance from the district headquarters in Meerut.The population of Ajrara according 2001 Census of India was 11,513, and it is mainly a Muslim
village, with Muslim Tyagis forming an important element.
Villages nearby include Badholi ( 2.2 km ) , Ataula (2.7 km) , Atrara ( 2.8 km ) , Jasori (3.2 km) , Kharkhari (3.2 km) , Kaul ( 3.2 km ) , and Mundali (3.7 km).
The Ajrara style
of tabla playing gets its name from the village. It is thought to be an off shoot of the Delhi gharana because its founders, brothers Kallo Khan and Miroo Khan, had spent a considerable amount of time in Delhi learning from some of the great Ustads of the time, before returning to their native Ajrara.
Kharkhoda
Kharkhauda is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Kharkhauda had a population of 12,435. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kharkhauda has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national...
Mandal of Meerut District
Meerut District
Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:...
in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It located at a distance of 7.484 kilometres from its Mandal headquarters at Kharkhoda, and 19.97 kilometres distance from the district headquarters in Meerut.The population of Ajrara according 2001 Census of India was 11,513, and it is mainly a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
village, with Muslim Tyagis forming an important element.
Villages nearby include Badholi ( 2.2 km ) , Ataula (2.7 km) , Atrara ( 2.8 km ) , Jasori (3.2 km) , Kharkhari (3.2 km) , Kaul ( 3.2 km ) , and Mundali (3.7 km).
The Ajrara style
Ajrara gharānā
Ajrara gharana or Ajrada gharana is one of the six main traditional schools in tabla drum. This school was founded in the nineteenth century by Miru and Kallu, disciples of Sitab Khan of the Delhi gharana, at the Ajrara village, in Uttar Pradesh....
of tabla playing gets its name from the village. It is thought to be an off shoot of the Delhi gharana because its founders, brothers Kallo Khan and Miroo Khan, had spent a considerable amount of time in Delhi learning from some of the great Ustads of the time, before returning to their native Ajrara.