dhrupad

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi ध्रुपद (dhrupad).

Noun[edit]

dhrupad (uncountable)

  1. A vocal genre in Hindustani classical music
    • 1996 September 20, Ted Shen, “Kartik Seshadri”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      Sitar prodigy Kartik Seshadri, now in his late 30s, began studying with Ravi Shankar in 1974, immersing himself in senia and dhrupad, a couple of distinctive northern Indian performing traditions.