In which state is the Maihar court where Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points

Madhya Pradesh is the Maihar court where Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician.
Baba Allauddin Khan was a musician for the Maihar court and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1971.
Pandit Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee, both deceased, were two more notable artists from this Gharana.
The nal-tarang, jal-tarang, and Chandra-Sarang, among other musical instruments, were created by Baba Allauddin Khan despite the restricted resources in a tiny town like Maihar.
Baba founded the Maihar Band in 1918 with the intention of offering comfort to children who had been left orphaned by an epidemic.

Important Points

Baba Allauddin Khan was appointed as the Maharaja of Maihar's court musician.
By creating a number of ragas, fusing the bass sitar and bass sarod with more conventional instruments, and assembling an orchestra, he created the groundwork for the present Maihar Gharana.
He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi's highest honor, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, for his lifelong contribution to Indian music in 1954.
He also received India's third and second-highest civilian honors, the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan, in 1958 and 1971, respectively.