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Tansen Music Festival in Gwalior
Tansen Sangeet Samaroh has run since 1924 under the patronage of Gwalior's Scindia rulers, honouring Mian Tansen, the Mughal-era court musician who founded the Gwalior gharana. Held each December in the courtyard of his tomb in Gwalior's Hazira neighbourhood, beside the grave of his guru Muhammad Ghaus, the four-day festival features Hindustani classical vocal and instrumental recitals and confers the national Tansen Samman award.
Tansen Sangeet Samaroh began in 1924 under the patronage of the Scindia rulers of Gwalior, who supported it as a tribute to Mian Tansen, the court musician credited with founding the Gwalior gharana of Hindustani classical music and celebrated as one of the nine jewels of Akbar's court.