Bahauddin Dagar
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Baha'ud'din Mohiuddin Dagar (born 1970) is the rudra veena
player and son of famous north Indian musician Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He plays rudra veena with the dagarbani style. He represents the 20th generation of Dagar lineage, referring to Nayak Haridas Dagur of the 16th century. However, he himself traces his ancestry to Baba Gopal Das, who converted to Islam, and became Baba Imam Baksh in the 18th century, making him the representative of the 8th generation.
from his father when he was 12 years old. After the demise of Zia Dagar in 1990, he continued his training under his uncle Zia Fariddudin Dagar.
Rudra veena
See also veenaThe rudra veena is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani classical music. It is an ancient instrument rarely played today...
player and son of famous north Indian musician Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. He plays rudra veena with the dagarbani style. He represents the 20th generation of Dagar lineage, referring to Nayak Haridas Dagur of the 16th century. However, he himself traces his ancestry to Baba Gopal Das, who converted to Islam, and became Baba Imam Baksh in the 18th century, making him the representative of the 8th generation.
Training
Dagar started learning the veenaVeena
Veena may refer to one of several Indian plucked instruments:With frets*Rudra veena, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music*Saraswati veena, plucked string instrument used in Carnatic musicFretless...
from his father when he was 12 years old. After the demise of Zia Dagar in 1990, he continued his training under his uncle Zia Fariddudin Dagar.