Kajari derived from the Hindi

Hindi

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 word Kajra, or Kohl

Kohl (cosmetics)

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, is a genre of semi-classical

Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

 singing, popular in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 and Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

 . It is often used to describe the longing of a maiden for her lover as the black monsoon cloud come hanging in the summer skies, and the style is notably sung during the rainy season. .

It comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Hori

Hori

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 and Sawani, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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: around Banaras, Mirzapur

Mirzapur

Mirzapur is a city in the heart of North India, nearly 650 km between Delhi and Kolkata and also equidistant from Allahabad and Varanasi. Located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur has a population of a little over 205,264 and is renowned for its famous carpet and brassware industry...

, Mathura, Allahabad

Allahabad

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 and the Bhojpur

Bhojpur district, Bihar

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 regions of Bihar

Bihar

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Some noted exponents of Kajari are Pandit Channulal Mishra

Pandit Channulal Mishra

Pandit Chhannulal Mishra is a Hindustani classical singer from Banaras, a noted expotent of the Kirana gharana of the Hindustani classical music and especially the Khayal and the 'Purab Ang' - Thumri....

, Shobha Gurtu

Shobha Gurtu

Shobha Gurtu was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen, and for the ‘Abhinaya’ ang in her full-throated voice...

, Siddheshwari Devi

Siddheshwari Devi

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, Girija Devi

Girija Devi

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, and Rajan and Sajan Mishra

Rajan and Sajan Mishra

Rajan and Sajan Mishra are brothers, renowned singers of the khyal style of Indian classical music. They were awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, jointly in 1998 and the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995....

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